It matters not whether they are hybrid or line bred. Neither should be encouraged to be bred and sold. The PCS's role is to maintain genuine species. Not Hybrids nor line bred fish so the arguement is a moot point on this forum IMO.
I have spoken to a few people from around Australia a number of months ago about this species. The common consent is that they are hybrid and at best line bred. That they have been produced and do not occur in the wild is without a doubt.
If you want a pretty fish in your tank and it must be a dragon blood then all is fine with me, if not bred and resold. The PCS has deemed it a hybrid (as I have) and all the argueing in the world isn't going to change it unless solid proof is produced.
The encouragement of labelling fish correctly by using locality has been pressed for many years. Common names like dragon blood is a clear statement that placing a locality is impossible (largly due to it not being caught in the wild). A name like dragon blood, using a common/shop name automatically places this fish under scrutiny and should be avoided because of it.
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