a sad truth

[Deadliestviper7]

Also eclipse catfish

 

[FMA4ME]

Hello; Often the issue is habitat destruction meaning there may not be any natural place suitable for them to live.

Aahhh, right.

 

[ehh]

Aren't several dat species also extinct in the wild?

 

[DN328]

So why aren't these fish on the CITES list like the Asian arowana?

I don't necessarily want them to be on CITES for selfish reasons and the sake of those keeping ;-) But, I'd like the rationale be applied to the Asian Aro so that we can keep in the US. Last I checked, farm raised isn't an issue. Perhaps the wide popularity and releasing to the wild is the fear? But have not read any logical explanations.

 

[Aaroncboo1]

Not a fish but axolotl too

 

[krichardson]

Not a fish but axolotl too

I wasn't aware of that one.

 

[demonknight]

Denisonni barbs are bred in farms now? Thought they were all wild caught. They are endemic to a small area in my state. We hardly get to see them here as they are all sent straight for exports. And our export laws are also pretty weak when it comes to fishes.

 

[ehh]

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2017/1/...ed-species-as-Republicans-plan-its-extinction

Looks like it was stopped but it's annoying thst members of the government wanted to do this.