back on topic:
It annoys me that females are so hard to find in many species. I'm sure
that demand plays a big part in it, but I can't help but notice that
female dwarf gouramis suddenly got a LOT harder to find once the fancy
"fire" and other similar strains became available. If anything, it would
seem to me that people would be even more interested in breeding such fish.
That black ruby barb females are hard to find is not just irksome, but
downright distressing. That's one of those nearly-extinct-in-the-wild
species still found in aquaria, and we need as many females available to
hobbyists as possible.
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