? STUDY For U.S. ASIAN AROWANAS
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I don't like your poll options. Just because someone doesn't want to have one, doesn't mean that they don't think others should be able to have one. Aros just aren't my cup of tea.
thanks Pharaoh I dont mean some people wouldn't care to see others with one legally , its a simple question how many people here if given an option to purchase one legally but there were permit fees involved to own one , how many people would do it ? maybe I should have asked it a little more clearly .
It is only expensive because they are illegal. Crossbacks in America might cost $3K-$5K because they are illegal, but in Asia they are only in the mid to high hundreds depending on the quality. Once legalized, I believe anyone who wants one can afford it. Once you legalized it, the price will drop like a brick.
^^^^ agreed ^^^^^ but thats after some time of letting them in legally they will still have some high prices like rays better quality more $$$$ but after some time everything will indeed mellow out to a normal affordable price for sure
they still not cheap! some 2 years old high quality crossback are already cost over $3k in some countries that they are legal!
Of course a very nice high-quality arowana will come with a high price, but decent quality aros will be very affordable to people that want one. Just look at the ray prices for the past 2 years... Henlei's were about $1500 2 years ago and nowadays you can get henlei's for $500 but nice henlei will still cost you $1000. P14's were going for $4000 each and now they are going for under 2K. The same will happen with aros if they become legal.
Prices of Aros will still drop wether if it becomes legal for the US. The only price difference would be no more black markets for them. You ppl in the US will still pay the same as what legal countries would pay. Nowadays prices have dropped due to more farms coming out and breeding them not becuz they are legalized. For example look at prices 10 yrs ago where asian aros are legal to import, RTG's were 1000-1100, xbacks and reds were 4000-5000+. Now u can get a RTG for 300-400, SR for 700-900 and xbacks for 1000+. They will keep dropping slowly even for legal countries to import as long as more and more farms breed them. Nowadays only high priced Asian Aros are usually for the high quality, new breeds and new colors that come out. It's just ashame that it's illegal in Ausralia and the US.
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