Anybody have a freshwater saw fish?

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Oddball I believe had one, I know I read that he paid loads of money for one that came DOA.
 
Squirtle919 said:
I dont think a saw fish should be anywhere near an aquarium... cruel stuff..
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Why not? The dwarf FW sawfish grows to an average 48". Very doable in my (and lots of other's) tanks.

Yeah. I ordered one back in the 80s for $16K and it arrived DOA. Haven't been able to find another since. Now that all the FW saws are on the endangered list I'll likely never see one outside a public aquarium.
 
I've kept Green sawfish (Pristis zijsron). We had the first male/female pair in the US. I know a few people who work with FW sawfish (Pristis microdon) - but all are in brackish or full SW.
 
Little off topic but I was at Shed last week and they had there freshwater sawfish exhibit shut down. Was disappointed.

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Oddball said:
Why not? The dwarf FW sawfish grows to an average 48". Very doable in my (and lots of other's) tanks.

Yeah. I ordered one back in the 80s for $16K and it arrived DOA. Haven't been able to find another since. Now that all the FW saws are on the endangered list I'll likely never see one outside a public aquarium.
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Did you get a refund ? ???


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No. The stipulation of the sale was no arrival guarantee. The loss wasn't the seller's fault. The airline cut the power cord to the shipping bin pump/filter/aerator. The sawfish was $10K. The rest was for the insulated transport bin/system, shipping, permits, and customs/inport fees.
 
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