Why is the ban on Asian Arowanas still up?!

[Arokeeper13]

A government sponsored breading program,something along the lines of what is done in the United States where certain fish are bred and released in the wild when they get a certain size.The private farms already have the know how and a few of them could be paid to carry out this task and fishing for theses Arowana would have to be guarded against by forest rangers or a similar entity.
I don't care if the Arowana never become available to American hobbyists but it would be unfortunate if they are wiped out,especially if they could have been saved.

If this was to happen, how much do you think a green arowana will cost you guys?

 

[Arokeeper13]

And if the ban was lifted tomorrow, how many asian arowanas will you guys buy right away?

 

[pshtex]

All the species of Asian Arowana's should not be seen legalized in the USA if they are not protected in there native habitat. There are many endangered species that are in the aquarium hobby that are lost in there native habitat. However that is a tragedy that should not be. The way the water ways ecosystems in Sumatra and Borneo are being converted from swampland to other purpose land that is prime habitat for Asian Arowana's is a tragedy happening in front of all our eyes. If some of these Southeast Asian countries that say they are committed to conserving Arowana waterways and can't or won't take care of there important and prized waterways I do not want to endorse watching them sell me farm raised Arowana's in the USA. This species should exist in their native habitat first and in my aquarium room second. It is a privilege to keep these Arowana's in captivity, they must be conserved in their wild habitat.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

so here's a question then. If native habitat is destroyed to a point where the wild population is all but gone would it be better to allow the species into the US to help keep the species alive?

 

[krichardson]

If this was to happen, how much do you think a green arowana will cost you guys?

I don't know for sure but I imagine a green would at least cost more than a leichardti...

And if the ban was lifted tomorrow, how many asian arowanas will you guys buy right away?

I probably would not get a green but I wouldn't mind a RTG,no need for me to get into the other variants..I'm pretty much past the point of paying big money for a single fish.

 

[Arokeeper13]

I don't know for sure but I imagine a green would at least cost more than a leichardti...


I probably would not get a green but I wouldn't mind a RTG,no need for me to get into the other variants..I'm pretty much past the point of paying big money for a single fish.

In the philippines, single green arowana will cost you 82 dollars, so with the transportation costs , taxes and other stuff. also on top of that the money that other guys said that would fund the conservation of the asian arowanas is not yet included. Now if we sum it up probably it would cost you already a low grade xback in some parts of asia for a price of a green arowana in the US ( if legalized ).

 

[krichardson]

...and if the ban is ever lifted most of the fancy types that would be sent here would probably be considered low grade stuff over there,but wouldn't be priced as such lol....at least for a short while anyways.

 

[that_fish_Guy]

...and if the ban is ever lifted most of the fancy types that would be sent here would probably be considered low grade stuff over there,but wouldn't be priced as such lol....at least for a short while anyways.

That's why I need to move to Malaysia lol. I actually strongly considered moving there but I wouldn't know language, laws etc. It would be a tough adjustment from California to Malaysia.

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[krichardson]

No need to go that far...just head north to Canada.

 

[Arokeeper13]

If the ban is ever lifted there would be a huge demand, US is a very big country with alot of fish hobbyists especially hobbyists who are itching to get their hands on a asian arowana, farms would end up sold out and asian arowana price tag might increase again...

 

[Arowana1]

so here's a question then. If native habitat is destroyed to a point where the wild population is all but gone would it be better to allow the species into the US to help keep the species alive?

I would prefer

1) 1st Asian Arowana's to be conserved in their native habitat or home ecosystems. Then once that is done.

2) 2nd then made available to world markets through CITES approved aquaculture.