Aussie Lung Legality in the U.S. of A. . . ?

H2O had a few babies a few years ago and I don't recall any talk of micro chipping and I'm not sure what their status here is.There is only one breeder who is even allowed to export them from Australia as far as I know so they don't seem like the kind of bait that agents would use for a sting but who knows?Oddball can tell you more about them.

I'm pretty sure they're legal in the US. I've never heard of someone having to microchip one and I've seen them for sale a few times before.


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Generally speaking there are 2 reasons F&W prohibit commercialisation of a species:

1. conservation status (is it getting hunted to extinction?) as you said, asian arowana.
2. invasive species (is it going to wreck havoc on the natural environment?) think, piranha.

From what I have read, N. Forsteri are not endangered in their native habitat.

As for 2) invasive pest, that is a tough call and might be regional. In California, piranha, FW sting ray, and a variety of others (ie African Clawed Frog) are all unlawful in California. However in Idaho a friend told me he purchased his ray from the local LFS and piranha are common place. They can not endure the winter freeze and therefore pose no threat upon escape/aquarium dump.

If you're in a location where winter temperatures routinely drop below 0. It would be unlikely that a lungfish would be considered an nuisance.

Not an absolute, just speculation.

On a side note. Whenever the Gov't is involved in a sting operation over exotic import it is usually on items in the $1000's. As you said about Asian Arowana; some of those have been sold for a lot of money. The US Gov't is unlikely to be involved in a anything that could be considered a pocket change transaction (I am assuming by "reasonable price" you meant less than a few hundred dollars).

Sorry I could not be of more service.

Don't look at this section very often, link to relevant info from the only exporter.
http://ceratodus.com/orders.html

Peanut Power needs to update as to if or not he bought the fish.

Hard to get here atm no juvies available, saw a couple on sold for $1200 AUD recently.

krichardson said:

Peanut Power needs to update as to if or not he bought the fish.

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No, he didn't get it. I would have been at his basement trying to steal it if he did.

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