I dont know why someone would ever want them but then again you never know also im surprised there only illegal in florida
Why are candiru illegal???
- Thread starter MatteoTheEnder22
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Probably due to them being able to survive in the waters there. Others states farther north probably get to cold over winter and kill them off.
A parasitic fish, dangerous to other fishes and possibly to humans-- as noted above. There are small and larger species, the large species can do this. Florida would be a favorable habitat for them and native fish would likely have no defense.
Florida has enough problems with invasive species escaped from the pet trade. Seriously, who thinks making candiru legal, then having them added to the list of harmful invasive species-- because some stupidly irresponsible hobbyist releases them (and sooner or later someone would), or they somehow escape during a hurricane-- would be a good idea! ☹
Florida has enough problems with invasive species escaped from the pet trade. Seriously, who thinks making candiru legal, then having them added to the list of harmful invasive species-- because some stupidly irresponsible hobbyist releases them (and sooner or later someone would), or they somehow escape during a hurricane-- would be a good idea! ☹
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The thing is that im surprised they havent banned blue whale catfish because from what i know there in the same family ad candirus
A 10in catfish is a completely different story than a parasite fish that is know to get into humans urinary tract.
