Monterrey platy

[emeraldking]

The monterrey platy (Xiphophorus couchianus) is a wild platy and comes from a very small area of the San Juan River system situated close to the Mexican city of Monterrey. Due to a lot of building development in this region, rivers and ponds have been drying out and becoming polluted. As a result the Monterrey platyfish became extinct in the wild.

 

[joeyr188]

The monterrey platy (Xiphophorus couchianus) is a wild platy and comes from a very small area of the San Juan River system situated close to the Mexican city of Monterrey. Due to a lot of building development in this region, rivers and ponds have been drying out and becoming polluted. As a result the Monterrey platyfish became extinct in the wild.

Hopefully people can re populate the species and introduce it back to the wild.

 

[Sgooosh]

The monterrey platy (Xiphophorus couchianus) is a wild platy and comes from a very small area of the San Juan River system situated close to the Mexican city of Monterrey. Due to a lot of building development in this region, rivers and ponds have been drying out and becoming polluted. As a result the Monterrey platyfish became extinct in the wild.

pretty fish, but sad story!

 

[emeraldking]

Hopefully people can re populate the species and introduce it back to the wild.

There are international projects going on to breed them in captivity and re-release them in their habitat.

pretty fish, but sad story!

Indeed...