{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"scleromystax-cw038-trident-cory","title":"Scleromystax CW038: Trident Cory","description":"\u003c!-- ============================================================\n     CRITICAL MASS AQUATICS — PRODUCT DESCRIPTION\n     Species: Scleromystax sp. CW038\n\n     HOW TO USE:\n     1. Products → your product → Description → click \u003c\u003e (HTML mode)\n     2. Paste everything below this comment block\n     3. Update Breeding Status value as status changes\n        Common values: \"Available Now\" | \"Growing Out — Join the Waitlist\"\n        | \"Waitlist Only\" | \"Not Currently Breeding\"\n\n     NOTES:\n     - Undescribed species: no IUCN block, no FishBase block (FishBase does not index undescribed species)\n     - No CARES listing\n     - Two Species \u0026 Care blocks permitted: undescribed species, data sparse\n     ============================================================ --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 1. RESOURCES SECTION --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 10px 0 !important;\"\u003eResources\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Species \u0026 Care block 1 — ScotCat --\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.scotcat.com\/callichthyidae\/scleromystax_sp_cw038.htm\" style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; text-decoration: none !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eSpecies \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0 !important; text-underline-offset: 3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eScotCat — Scleromystax sp. CW038\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #c8b4a0 !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- Species \u0026 Care block 2 — PlanetCatfish --\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.planetcatfish.com\/common\/species.php?species_id=2226\" style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; text-decoration: none !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eSpecies \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0 !important; text-underline-offset: 3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003ePlanetCatfish — Scleromystax sp. CW038\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #c8b4a0 !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- Breeding Status block — update value as status changes --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eBreeding Status\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eReady for new homes! \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE THIS --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 2. TAXONOMY LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 26px 0 4px 0 !important;\"\u003eCallichthyidae · Brazil (Atlantic Forest drainages)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 3. SPECIES CREDIT LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 22px 0 !important;\"\u003eScleromystax sp. CW038 — undescribed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 4. CONSERVATION STORY --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 2px solid #c8b4a0; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 16px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 0 13px 0 !important;\"\u003eThis fish has no formal scientific name yet - it was collected from coastal drainages in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, one of the most threatened biomes on earth.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"#ref1\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 9px; color: #a09488; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e As little as 12% of the original forest cover remains,\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"#ref2\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 9px; color: #a09488; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e2,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"#ref3\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 9px; color: #a09488; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e3\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and the small, clear streams these fish depend on are among the first casualties of agricultural expansion and development. An undescribed species in a collapsing habitat is a species that could disappear before science catches up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003eThe fish you're looking at were bred here in Eugene, Oregon - not collected from the wild. Building a captive population now means there's something to fall back on regardless of what happens to the habitat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 5. REFERENCES --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 2px solid #e8e0d8 !important; padding-left: 20px !important; margin: 0 0 26px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"ref1\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 4px 0 !important;\"\u003e1. WWF. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/places\/atlantic-forest\/\" style=\"color: #a09488; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Atlantic Forest.\u003c\/a\u003e World Wildlife Fund.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"ref2\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 4px 0 !important;\"\u003e2. The Nature Conservancy. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org\/en-us\/get-involved\/how-to-help\/places-we-protect\/atlantic-forest\/\" style=\"color: #a09488; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAtlantic Forest.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"ref3\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #a09488; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003e3. Ribeiro et al. (2009). \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0006320709000974\" style=\"color: #a09488; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Brazilian Atlantic Forest: How much is left?\u003c\/a\u003e Biological Conservation, 142(6).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 6. DIVIDER + BRAND CLOSER — leave as-is on every listing --\u003e\u003chr style=\"border: none !important; border-top: 1px solid #e8e0d8 !important; margin: 0 0 18px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 !important; text-align: center; letter-spacing: .04em;\"\u003eEthically bred.   Occasionally available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Critical Mass Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small: .75\"-1\" \/ 1","offer_id":47270248284309,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Small: .75\"-1\" \/ 3","offer_id":47270394331285,"sku":null,"price":122.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Small: .75\"-1\" \/ 6","offer_id":47270394364053,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium: 1.25\"- 1.5\" \/ 1","offer_id":47270394396821,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium: 1.25\"- 1.5\" \/ 3","offer_id":47270394429589,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium: 1.25\"- 1.5\" \/ 6","offer_id":47270394462357,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large: 1.75\" - 2\" \/ 1","offer_id":47270394495125,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large: 1.75\" - 2\" \/ 3","offer_id":47270394527893,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large: 1.75\" - 2\" \/ 6","offer_id":47270394560661,"sku":null,"price":329.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Extra Large: 2.5\"+ \/ 1","offer_id":47270394593429,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Extra Large: 2.5\"+ \/ 3","offer_id":47270394626197,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Extra Large: 2.5\"+ \/ 6","offer_id":47270394658965,"sku":null,"price":455.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/4817\/3461\/files\/IMG20260429101134_BURST003.jpg?v=1777482794"},{"product_id":"pseudomugil-mellis-kangaroo-creek","title":"Pseudomugil mellis \"Kangaroo Creek\"","description":"\u003c!-- ============================================================\n     CRITICAL MASS AQUATICS — PRODUCT DESCRIPTION\n     Species: Pseudomugil mellis \"Kangaroo Creek\"\n     Source: Marcel Wuethrich lineage\n\n     HOW TO USE:\n     1. Products → your product → Description → click \u003c\u003e (HTML mode)\n     2. Paste everything below this comment block\n     3. Swap CARES_URL_HERE for the actual CARES list URL\n     4. Update Breeding Status value as status changes\n        Common values: \"Adult Breeding Stock Available\" | \"Growing Out — Join the Waitlist\"\n        | \"Waitlist Only\" | \"Not Currently Breeding\"\n     ============================================================ --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 1. RESOURCES SECTION --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 10px 0 !important;\"\u003eResources\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Conservation Status block --\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/18543\/123378987\" style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; text-decoration: none !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eConservation Status\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0 !important; text-underline-offset: 3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eEndangered — IUCN Red List\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #c8b4a0 !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- CARES block — swap CARES_URL_HERE --\u003e\u003ca href=\"CARES_URL_HERE\" style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; text-decoration: none !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c!-- ← CHANGE href --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eCARES Status\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0 !important; text-underline-offset: 3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eListed — CARES\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #c8b4a0 !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- Species \u0026 Care block — ANGFA for Pseudomugilidae --\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rainbowfish.angfaqld.org.au\/Mellis.htm\" style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; text-decoration: none !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eSpecies \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0 !important; text-underline-offset: 3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eANGFA — Pseudomugil mellis\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #c8b4a0 !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- Breeding Status block — update value as status changes --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eBreeding Status\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eGrowing Out - Join the waitlist!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE THIS --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 2. TAXONOMY LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 26px 0 4px 0 !important;\"\u003ePseudomugilidae · Australia (SE Queensland, endemic)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 3. SPECIES CREDIT LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 22px 0 !important;\"\u003ePseudomugil mellis — Allen \u0026amp; Ivantsoff, 1982\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 4. CONSERVATION STORY --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 2px solid #c8b4a0; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 26px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 0 13px 0 !important;\"\u003eThe Honey Blue-eye exists only in wallum heathland - the tannin-stained, acidic coastal dune lakes and slow streams of a narrow strip of southeastern Queensland between Brisbane and Fraser Island. It has been documented at just 18 scattered localities. Brisbane's suburban sprawl is the primary threat, compressing already fragmented habitat; invasive mosquitofish have established themselves throughout the range and their impact on populations is not yet fully understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003eThese fish trace to the Kangaroo Creek locality through breeding stock acquired from Marcel Wuethrich. With \u003cem\u003eP. mellis\u003c\/em\u003e, locality isn't just a label - populations are genetically structured by drainage, and mixed-locality fish lose something that can't be recovered. These fish are not collected from the wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 5. DIVIDER + BRAND CLOSER — leave as-is on every listing --\u003e\u003chr style=\"border: none !important; border-top: 1px solid #e8e0d8 !important; margin: 0 0 18px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 !important; text-align: center; letter-spacing: .04em;\"\u003eEthically bred.   Occasionally available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Critical Mass Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Male","offer_id":47270251593877,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Female","offer_id":47270460588181,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Attempted Pair","offer_id":47270460620949,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Breeding group of 7","offer_id":47270460653717,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/4817\/3461\/files\/CopyofCRITICALMASSAQUATICS_Stickers_Oval_Landscape_Stickers_Circle_Stickers_Rectangle_Landscape_Stickers_Circle_Stickers_Oval_Landscape.png?v=1776279818"},{"product_id":"sewellia-albisuera","title":"Sewellia albisuera: Gold Ring Hillstream Loach","description":"\u003c!-- ============================================================\n     CRITICAL MASS AQUATICS — PRODUCT DESCRIPTION TEMPLATE\n     Populated with: Sewellia albisuera\n\n     HOW TO USE:\n     1. Products → your product → Description → click \u003c\u003e (HTML mode)\n     2. Paste everything below this comment block\n     3. Swap values marked with ← CHANGE THIS\n\n     RESOURCE BLOCK LOGIC:\n     Conservation Status → IUCN Red List always; FishBase if no assessment\n     Species \u0026 Care      → ScotCat (catfish) | ANGFA (rainbows\/blue-eyes)\n                           | Seriously Fish (default) | SNR Medaka Encyclopedia (Oryzias)\n                           | Omit block entirely if no credible source exists\n     CARES               → Include block if listed; omit if not\n     Breeding Status     → Always present; update value as status changes\n                           Common values: \"Available Now\" | \"Growing Out — Join the Waitlist\"\n                           | \"Waitlist Only\" | \"Not Currently Breeding\"\n     ============================================================ --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 1. RESOURCES SECTION --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 10px 0 !important;\"\u003eResources\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Conservation Status block — swap href and species name --\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/187929\/8638768\" style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; text-decoration: none !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c!-- ← CHANGE href --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eConservation Status\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0 !important; text-underline-offset: 3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eCritically Endangered - IUCN Red List: Sewellia albisuera\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE species name --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #c8b4a0 !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- CATFISH → ScotCat | RAINBOWS\/BLUE-EYES → ANGFA | DEFAULT → Seriously Fish | MEDAKA → SNR Medaka Encyclopedia | OMIT block entirely if no source exists --\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fishbase.se\/summary\/Sewellia-albisuera\" style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; text-decoration: none !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c!-- ← CHANGE href --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eSpecies \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0 !important; text-underline-offset: 3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eFishBase: Sewellia albisuera\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE source + species name --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #c8b4a0 !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- Breeding Status block — no link, update value as status changes --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eBreeding Status\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eReady for new homes!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE THIS --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 2. TAXONOMY LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 26px 0 4px 0 !important;\"\u003eGastromyzontidae · Vietnam (endemic)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE THIS --\u003e\u003c!-- 3. SPECIES CREDIT LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 22px 0 !important;\"\u003eSewellia albisuera — Freyhof, 2003\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE THIS --\u003e\u003c!-- 4. CONSERVATION STORY --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 2px solid #c8b4a0; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 26px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 0 13px 0 !important;\"\u003eThis species exists only in Vietnam, in rivers covering an area smaller than the state of Connecticut. Scientists have documented its population shrinking as agricultural runoff and development degrade the rocky, fast-moving streams it needs to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE THIS: where it lives + what's threatening it, plain language --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003eThe fish you're looking at were bred here in Eugene, Oregon - not collected from the wild. Building a self-sustaining captive population means fewer reasons to ever pull from a wild population that can't afford the loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE THIS if needed, or keep as-is --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 5. DIVIDER + BRAND CLOSER — leave as-is on every listing --\u003e\u003chr style=\"border: none !important; border-top: 1px solid #e8e0d8 !important; margin: 0 0 18px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 !important; text-align: center; letter-spacing: .04em;\"\u003eEthically bred.   Occasionally available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Critical Mass Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small: .75\"-1\" \/ 1","offer_id":47270428835989,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Small: .75\"-1\" \/ 3","offer_id":47270428868757,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small: .75\"-1\" \/ 6","offer_id":47270428901525,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium: 1.25\"- 1.5\" \/ 1","offer_id":47270428934293,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium: 1.25\"- 1.5\" \/ 3","offer_id":47270428967061,"sku":null,"price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium: 1.25\"- 1.5\" \/ 6","offer_id":47270428999829,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large: 1.75\" - 2\" \/ 1","offer_id":47270429032597,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large: 1.75\" - 2\" \/ 3","offer_id":47270429065365,"sku":null,"price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large: 1.75\" - 2\" \/ 6","offer_id":47270429098133,"sku":null,"price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/4817\/3461\/files\/IMG20250929180022.jpg?v=1777307453"},{"product_id":"hoplisoma-sp-cw111-vulcan","title":"Hoplisoma sp. CW111 \"Vulcan\"","description":"\u003c!-- ============================================================\n     CRITICAL MASS AQUATICS — PRODUCT DESCRIPTION\n     Species: Hoplisoma sp. CW111 \"Vulcan\"\n\n     HOW TO USE:\n     1. Products → your product → Description → click \u003c\u003e (HTML mode)\n     2. Paste everything below this comment block\n     3. Update Breeding Status value as status changes\n        Common values: \"Available Now\" | \"Growing Out — Join the Waitlist\"\n        | \"Waitlist Only\" | \"Not Currently Breeding\"\n\n     NOTES:\n     - Undescribed species: no IUCN block, no FishBase block\n     - No CARES listing\n     - Two Species \u0026 Care blocks permitted: undescribed species, data sparse\n     ============================================================ --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 1. RESOURCES SECTION --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 10px 0 !important;\"\u003eResources\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Species \u0026 Care block 1 — ScotCat --\u003e\u003ca style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; text-decoration: none !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotcat.com\/callichthyidae\/hoplisoma_sp_cw111.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eSpecies \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0 !important; text-underline-offset: 3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eScotCat — Hoplisoma sp. CW111 \"Vulcan\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #c8b4a0 !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- Species \u0026 Care block 2 — PlanetCatfish --\u003e\u003ca style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; text-decoration: none !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planetcatfish.com\/common\/species.php?species_id=6569\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eSpecies \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0 !important; text-underline-offset: 3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003ePlanetCatfish — Hoplisoma sp. CW111 \"Vulcan\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #c8b4a0 !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- Breeding Status block — update value as status changes --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eBreeding Status\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eReady for new homes!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE THIS --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 2. TAXONOMY LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 26px 0 4px 0 !important;\"\u003eCallichthyidae · Brazil ([DRAINAGE\/REGION])\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 3. SPECIES CREDIT LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 22px 0 !important;\"\u003eHoplisoma sp. CW111 \"Vulcan\" — undescribed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 4. CONSERVATION STORY --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 2px solid #c8b4a0; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 16px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 0 13px 0 !important;\"\u003eThis fish doesn't have a scientific name yet, but everyone knows it as \"Vulcan\". It was first documented in 2016, collected from the Rio Curua in the Xingu drainage, a river system that has been at the center of one of the most contested infrastructure projects in recent Brazilian history. The Belo Monte dam complex began diverting flow on the Xingu in 2016 and wasn't fully operational until 2019, and the full downstream effects on endemic fish communities are still being worked out.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 9px; color: #a09488; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#ref1\"\u003e1,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 9px; color: #a09488; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#ref2\"\u003e2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The Xingu has an unusually high rate of endemism, with species found nowhere else, which makes undescribed taxa from its tributaries worth paying attention to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 0 13px 0 !important;\"\u003eCW111 also happens to be exactly the fish serious hobbyists spend years trying to find: compact enough for smaller tanks, straightforward to keep, and more vividly patterned than almost anything else in the genus. The zebra patterning and the size (males top out around 4cm) do the talking. It shows up on waitlists far more often than it shows up for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003eThe fish you're looking at were bred here in Eugene, Oregon. There's no IUCN assessment for an unnamed species, and no formal conservation program to cite. What exists is a small, healthy, captive population...and a lineage that doesn't depend on what's happening in the Xingu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 5. REFERENCES --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 2px solid #e8e0d8 !important; padding-left: 20px !important; margin: 0 0 26px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"ref1\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 4px 0 !important;\"\u003e1. Fearnside, P.M. (2017). \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12854\/erde-148-27\" style=\"color: #a09488; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBelo Monte: Actors and arguments in the struggle over Brazil's most controversial Amazonian dam.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cem\u003eDie Erde\u003c\/em\u003e, 148(1), 14-26.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"ref2\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #a09488; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003e2. Higgins, T. (2020). \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2020\/01\/belo-monte-boondoggle-brazils-biggest-costliest-dam-may-be-unviable\/\" style=\"color: #a09488; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBelo Monte boondoggle: Brazil's biggest, costliest dam may be unviable.\u003c\/a\u003e Mongabay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 6. DIVIDER + BRAND CLOSER — leave as-is on every listing --\u003e\u003chr style=\"border: none !important; border-top: 1px solid #e8e0d8 !important; margin: 0 0 18px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 !important; text-align: center; letter-spacing: .04em;\"\u003eEthically bred. Occasionally available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Critical Mass Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small: .75\"-1\" \/ 1","offer_id":47310131921045,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Small: .75\"-1\" \/ 3","offer_id":47310131953813,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Small: .75\"-1\" \/ 6","offer_id":47310131986581,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium: 1.25\"- 1.5\" \/ 1","offer_id":47310132019349,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium: 1.25\"- 1.5\" \/ 3","offer_id":47310132052117,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium: 1.25\"- 1.5\" \/ 6","offer_id":47310132084885,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large: 1.75\" - 2\" \/ 1","offer_id":47310132117653,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large: 1.75\" - 2\" \/ 3","offer_id":47310132150421,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large: 1.75\" - 2\" \/ 6","offer_id":47310132183189,"sku":null,"price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/4817\/3461\/files\/IMG20260228081817_2.jpg?v=1777581338"},{"product_id":"aspidoras-cf-cw216","title":"Aspidoras cf. sp. 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A. kiriri)\n     - cf. designation: best current ID per Rob McClure; not formally confirmed\n     ============================================================ --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 1. RESOURCES SECTION --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 10px 0 !important;\"\u003eResources\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Species \u0026 Care block — PlanetCatfish --\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.planetcatfish.com\/aspidoras_sp(cw216)\" style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; text-decoration: none !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eSpecies \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0 !important; text-underline-offset: 3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003ePlanetCatfish — Aspidoras sp. CW216\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #c8b4a0 !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- Breeding Status block — update value as status changes --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eBreeding Status\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eAvailable now! \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE THIS --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 2. TAXONOMY LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 26px 0 4px 0 !important;\"\u003eCallichthyidae · Brazil (Atlantic Forest, Bahia)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 3. SPECIES CREDIT LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 22px 0 !important;\"\u003eAspidoras cf. sp. CW216 — undescribed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 4. CONSERVATION STORY --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 2px solid #c8b4a0; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 16px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 0 13px 0 !important;\"\u003eThis fish doesn't have a confirmed scientific name. It was originally imported as \u003cem\u003eAspidoras kiriri\u003c\/em\u003e — a described species from coastal drainages in Bahia state — but subsequent identification work suggests it's more likely an undescribed species provisionally assigned CW216. The distinction matters: it may represent a lineage science hasn't formally documented yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 0 13px 0 !important;\"\u003eEither way, the habitat is the same. Bahia's Atlantic Forest streams are among the most degraded freshwater systems in South America. The Atlantic Forest has lost over 85% of its original cover,\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"#ref1\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 9px; color: #a09488; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and the small, clear-water drainages these fish come from are squeezed between sugarcane, cattle, and eucalyptus.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"#ref2\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 9px; color: #a09488; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e An undescribed \u003cem\u003eAspidoras\u003c\/em\u003e from a collapsing biome is a fish that could disappear from the wild before it even gets a name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003eThe fish available here are F1 — first generation bred in captivity from wild-caught stock. That lineage is documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003eSorry but these are so active that photos are difficult. I will try to add more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 5. REFERENCES --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 2px solid #e8e0d8 !important; padding-left: 20px !important; margin: 0 0 26px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"ref1\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 4px 0 !important;\"\u003e1. Ribeiro et al. (2009). \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0006320709000974\" style=\"color: #a09488; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Brazilian Atlantic Forest: How much is left?\u003c\/a\u003e Biological Conservation, 142(6).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"ref2\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #a09488; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003e2. The Nature Conservancy. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org\/en-us\/get-involved\/how-to-help\/places-we-protect\/atlantic-forest\/\" style=\"color: #a09488; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAtlantic Forest.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 6. DIVIDER + BRAND CLOSER — leave as-is on every listing --\u003e\u003chr style=\"border: none !important; border-top: 1px solid #e8e0d8 !important; margin: 0 0 18px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 !important; text-align: center; letter-spacing: .04em;\"\u003eEthically bred. 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