Why have a Conservation project?

If you read through the CDAS breeders’ award records you will come across dozens of species that were once common in the local aquarium hobby but are difficult to find.

If you are lucky enough to find some they are often of poor quality, or prohibitively expensive.

The CDAS committee wanted to do something about this and the idea of a CDAS Species Conservation project was spawned.

The aim of the CDAS Species Conservation project is to increase the availability and diversity of good quality aquarium fishes within the local hobby. 

Affordability and conservation of endangered or threatened species are also major elements of the program.