deangelo;1026894; said:
I dont think anyone would buy an asian aro then let it go...it costs too much..and asian aros arent banned because they are pests, they are banned cost they believe it is an endangered species..an endangered species that is available at almost all the LFS in asia, go figure...
lucky post no. 888 right there..
Thats the main reason that MOST fish species are banned for in the United States. Its a precautionary effort to keep these fish from having a chance of being released into the wild. Because in certain states, like Mississippi, it IS warm enough for most of these species that are restricted to survive, and A LOT of them would be deterimental and probably very destructive to the native fish and habitats. Mississippi is just OVERLY anal for some reason. I don't get it actually, Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia are all Southern states, but they don't have nearly as many restricted species as Mississippi. Some logics just surpass my understandings...lol.
You are correct about the Jar. and Lei. not being illegal. Here is the list of restricted species:
Mississippi
The following prohibited species may be allowed under a Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce permit process where environmental impact has been assessed:
Fish Species
lampreys (Petromyzontidae)
piranha and pirambebas all species (Serrasalminiae)
banded tetra (Astyanax fasciatus)
Mexican tetra or silvery tetra (Astyanax mexicanus)
tiger characin or trahira (Hoplias malabaricus)
skinny tiger characin or biara (Raphidon vulpinus)
pencil or parasitic catfishes (Trichomycteridae)
airbreathing or walking catfishes (Clariidae)
bony-tongue (Osteoglossidae)
dorados (Salminus)
freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae)
Nile perches (Lates and Luciolates)
African electric catfishes (Malapteruridae)
African tigerfishes (Alestidae/Hydrocyninae)
freshwater electric eels (Electrophoridae)
snakeheads (Channidae)
South American tigerfishes (Erythrinidae)
airsac catfishes (Heteropneustidae)
peacock bass or peacock ciclid (Cichla ocellaris)
South American pike characoids (Acestrorhynchus spp.and Ctenolucious spp.and Luciocharax (Boulengerella) spp.
African pike characoids (Hepsetus spp. and Ichthyboridae,
rhapiodontid characoids (Hydrolycus spp. and Raphiodon (Cynodon) spp.
banded knifefish (Gymnotus carapo)
mud carp, sandhkol carp (Cirrhinus spp. and Thynnichthys spp.)
rudd and roach (Scardinius spp. and Rutilus spp.)
old world breams (Abramis spp., Blicca spp., Megalobrama spp. and Parabramis spp.
old world chubs, ide and dace (Leuciscus spp.)
asps and yellowcheek (Aspius spp., Psedaspius spp., Aspiolucius spp. and Elopichthys spp.)
giant barbs and mahseers (Tor spp., Barbus tor and Barbus hexagonolepis
catla (Catla spp.)
whale catfishes (Cetopsidae)
pike killifish (Belonesox belizanus)
marine stonefishes (Synanceiidae)
ruffes and schraetzers (Gymnocephalus spp.)
zanders (Stizostedion lucioperca, S. volgense (volgensis) and S. marinum
cichlids (Crenicichla spp. and Batachops spp.)
Asian pikehead (Luciocephalus)
Plant Species
hydrilla (Florida elodea) (Hydrilla certicillata)
egeria (African elodea) (Egeria densa)
water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
rooted hyacinth (Eichhornia azurea)
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)
paperbark (Melaleuca) (Melaleuca quinquenervia)
Invertebrate Species
yabbie lobster (Cherax destructor)
zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
Tasmanian giant crayfish (Astacopsis spp.)
Long freakin list!! Anywho, it says bony-tongue (Osteoglossidae) are the only restricted ones. I wouldn't really risk it though, as most people in Mississippi are really retarded and don't know their fish. They will see arowana and automatically confiscate it, and ask questions later. Really don't think its a Lei, but I will go back this weekend and take pictures if they still have it to help confirm. 
