Just because he's a Global Mod doesn't mean he knows everything, he's only human and makes mistakes sometimes. If you follow the link and go to the Hawaii Dept. Of Ag website it will show that the only Arowana that is PROHIBITED is the Arapaima Gigas. The rest of them: silver, black/blue, jardini, leichardti, and african are all legal to bring in and own. Of course asians aren't on the list because they are banned by the US Gov.catfishlover106;1823577; said:if you want to see if it is legal or not check with the legallity of species from a thread somewhere here...i'll find it for you so its makes your life so much easier than try and know better than a global mod