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The Masked Shadow said:
How could you have acquired one? They are listed as critically endangered?
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They're that endangered they were declared extinct in the wild in 2003. Their rarity is the sole reason I threw it into the mix, I didn't think anyone would have a clue what it was......only for @Hybridfish7 to get it as soon as I posted it, lol.

Apparently it was Chester Zoo in good old blighty that came to the rescue. They bred them and things have been on the up since. Not sure of their current status now though.
 
The Masked Shadow said:
How could you have acquired one? They are listed as critically endangered?
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Back when I had them, there was an aquarist in the Milwaukee Aquarium Society who specialized in rare live bearers.
He had the magic touch and was able to breed, any species he got his hands on, and seemed to thru his network get even the rarest.
I acquired just about all LBs thru him, never from LFSs.
The Xenatoca eiseni (above) were another cool water species that worked well with seasonal cool water cichlids like Gymnogeophagus
I lost track of what the species of LV is with Gymnogeophagus sp Paso Pache above.
I also preferred the wild type, (as opposed to the designer man induced color variants) he provided, like these Xiphophorus mayae below.
 
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There are a number of aquarists around the world that support the C.A.R.E.S Conservation Priorty lists, and breed species extinct or nearly extinct and at risk in nature.
They pick a species or number of them, breed them with the aim of maintaining it as a legitimate species.
There are over 100 cichlids alone on the list.
 
#2 cyprinella venusta?
#3 cyprinodon nevadensis?
 
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