Why is the ban on Asian Arowanas still up?!

[Ade]

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Here's some cheap fishes in my "Rubbish" tank.

These Golden Crossbacks are so dirt cheap its not worth the effort to place them in white tanks.

By the way black tank is the best to bring out the colour.
White tanks are super ugly especially when the algae grows out.

Originally Posted by T1KARMANN
I think you need to do some more research before you rush out and buy a gold aro and put it in a black tank

Gold aro do best in a white tank if you put one in a black tank it will look rubbish

What an incredible sight. Looks amazing against black back ground.
I recently changes my back ground to dark granite. And my xb aro looks really nice.

 

[jclyde13]

From what I've learned from the members here. Even though they're being mass bred, their population in the wild is still extremely low and they don't plan on releasing any to replenish the population.


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Fun fact: Red-tailed black sharks are actually critically endangered in the wild. But see if you can find a single fish store in the US that isn't selling them.

 

[krichardson]

Fun fact: Red-tailed black sharks are actually critically endangered in the wild. But see if you can find a single fish store in the US that isn't selling them.

I've been told the same goes for the bala/tri color sharks.

 

[jclyde13]

I've been told the same goes for the bala/tri color sharks.

Balas are classified as endangered, but not critically endangered. RTBS were actually thought to be extinct in the wild until a few years ago.

 

[krichardson]

That's good then as I was under the impression that there were almost no balas left in the wild and they were only bred in captivity for the hobby.I'm trying to remember where I read it.

 

[Slippery K]

I used to love the redtail black sharks when i was a kid. Iv never been able to keep one alive though

 

[joe5639]

I think its because they have way more important things to do and taking the ban off asian aros would be a waste of their time.

 

[ecoli73]

Nvm the post I was responding to was really old.


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[Oddball]

From a TFH article on Red Tail Black Sharks:

Though listed as extinct in the wild, tens of thousands are exported from Thailand every year thanks to massive captive breeding projects. These utilize outdoor ponds, but reports of aquarium spawning are uncommon, undoubtedly because of the difficulty of keeping more than one adult in an aquarium.

 

[UnstoppableJayD]

From a TFH article on Red Tail Black Sharks:

I am pretty sure black ruby and cherry barbs are extinct also