Collection for the international pet trade may also impact populations in some areas.
These fish occasionally make their way into the pet trade.
In recent years, this species also entered the pet trade.
For this reason most animals in pet trade are wild caught.
It is believed that they were introduced through pet trade.
They first became popular in the 1960s and have spread to the pet trade all over the world.
It is sometimes threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.
A further 2 were rescued from the British pet trade at the same time.
Their numbers have also fallen due to collection for the pet trade.
This species is quite popular in the exotic pet trade.