Okay so ive been seeing alot of posts on craigslist of people saying "F0 festae (extremely rare because its illegal to export from from SA)" and other SA fish too, is this true or are these people just trying to make an extra buck.
Illegal to export from south america?
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overall, no, its not illegal to export from South America. There are some countries have a ban on export and some fish are on the restricted list but there are still a lot of fish that you can export (ie Arapaima)
its not illagel in all of sa. ecuador it is . so i woyuld say its just people trying to make a few extra bucks. read this thread it will help.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?500737-Wild-caught-fish-from-Ecuador
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?500737-Wild-caught-fish-from-Ecuador
I spent quite a bit of time searching for information that states that the commercial exportation of fish is banned in Ecuador (I went to school in Quito 16 years ago and plan to return soon). I came up with nothing. I do know that fish were being exported from there as recently as two years ago, but I don't know what is going on currently. Also, there are a couple companies on the web that say they export fish from Ecuador, but I was unable to contact them.
As far as SA in general, fish absolutely are currently being exported from Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Uruguay, and possibly other countries.
Is it some fish or all fish? I know that plecos from the Xingu rivers in Brazil has just been open for exporting after from a 10 year banned.
Here you go. I'm not sure if this for commercial exportation but this is what i found.
http://ecuador.visahq.com/customs/
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Not sure about Plecos, but there are plenty of wild-caught discus and crenicichla advertised as being from Brazil. I imagine most countries have regulations banning harvest of certain species or from certain areas, but outright export bans not so much. I really am curious about Ecuador, because if the wife and I go back (we met there) I would love to visit a fish wholesaler.
I think its just Sp. only. pikes, plecos and any other fish but cichla are exported to the states and else where. sad for us cichla and ray folks (I guess).
We can't get wild ones.I've seen this, but to me it really doesn't mean anything. I doubt if many countries will let you leave with wildlife or parts thereof in your suitcase. Also, this is the only "proof" anyone has ever offered that fish exportation is banned in Ecuador. I did some rather extensive searching of the Ecuadorian fisheries and natural resources websites and came up with nothing.