Are piranha's illegal

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ElJefe

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i've heard that piranha's are illegal in some states? where would i go to find this info out?
How big do adults (RBPs) get?
how many would do good in a 75gal?
 
son of a *****!
Whats the punishment usually?
can you still get them shipped to your state?
 
ElJefe;865379; said:
son of a *****!
Whats the punishment usually?
can you still get them shipped to your state?
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Punishments differ from state to state. Anything can get shipped to any state for a price, but as a responsible fish keeper, I dont think it would be wise to break a federal law. I could only imagine fines and possible imprisonment would be imposed
 
ElJefe;865379; said:
son of a *****!
Whats the punishment usually?
can you still get them shipped to your state?
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ive heard that it is up to 10,000 a fish and up to two years in a federal prison

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OK punishment in texas is a class c misdemeanor
$25-500

depending on whether or not you live near a body of water the fine will be small usually
 
Bsixxx;866090; said:
ive heard that it is up to 10,000 a fish and up to two years in a federal prison

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whoever told you that gave you the punishment for a CITES listed and or federally banned animal
 
I know I'm gonna catch hell for this (To each his own. . .BUT . . .Piranhas really are somewhat boring fish. I was so excited when I moved out state years ago to Alaska and I could finally own them legally. And yeah. . . . .ugly shy pacus with an underbite. The ones I have now are rescues from a customers tank disaster. Not encouraging you by any means, Texas has these laws for a reason. . . but seriously If your gonna bother trying to get something illegal it might as well be something cool like rays or even better Payara. . . . .sigh I miss my little whitewater sabretoothed monsters.
 
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