I have also read that each aro that is allowed to america is implanted with a chip for recognition. Good news however, reds are now being farmed in south florida under federal supervision and they belive aros will be available for sale in 2-5 years under special conditions which include large tank inspections
Arowana Legal Issues....
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icthy, i understand these are just speculation regarding their legality, not that i can afford one any time soon anyway unfortunately 
you are referring to the abstract you posted on WW? it actually has the following
"Scleropages formosus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) is restricted to the green variety and is characterised by long maxillaries reaching far behind the eyes...."
which is why it's odd that xbacks aren't even mentioned since i think they address all of the other non-hybrid color varieties.
you are referring to the abstract you posted on WW? it actually has the following
"Scleropages formosus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) is restricted to the green variety and is characterised by long maxillaries reaching far behind the eyes...."
which is why it's odd that xbacks aren't even mentioned since i think they address all of the other non-hybrid color varieties.
Oops! I must have gotten the Malayan bonytongue info from that ever so credible source Wikipedia then.Infblue said:icthy, i understand these are just speculation regarding their legality, not that i can afford one any time soon anyway unfortunately
you are referring to the abstract you posted on WW? it actually has the following
"Scleropages formosus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) is restricted to the green variety and is characterised by long maxillaries reaching far behind the eyes...."
which is why it's odd that xbacks aren't even mentioned since i think they address all of the other non-hybrid color varieties.
i've heard rumors of asians for sale from various friends in the aquarium business here in socal. the one thing no one ever knows or will speak about is price. has anyone ever heard what kind of prices an asian arro would demand?
*sigh* all these rumors over the yrs.
the last one i got was pretty funny. check it out
http://www.petitiononline.com/AsianAro/petition.html
the last one i got was pretty funny. check it out
http://www.petitiononline.com/AsianAro/petition.html
*sigh* all these rumors over the yrs.
the last one i got was pretty funny. check it out
http://www.petitiononline.com/AsianAro/petition.html
the last one i got was pretty funny. check it out
http://www.petitiononline.com/AsianAro/petition.html
1. i know they are illegal. but here in socal its not unusual to see them in some of the more "ethnic" neighborhood fish stores.
2.probably one of the more red variety. i like the RTG and the chili reds.
got an answer to my question though, a friend of mine just paid 250 bucks for a 4 inch green arro. said they had chili reds as well, so i may go check the place out in the next week or so.
2.probably one of the more red variety. i like the RTG and the chili reds.
got an answer to my question though, a friend of mine just paid 250 bucks for a 4 inch green arro. said they had chili reds as well, so i may go check the place out in the next week or so.
rtomber said:
All asian arowana's are required to have a microchip, as well as documentation that matches the microchip.
I haven't heard anything about this farm. Do you have a web page, or contact information about this?? Icthy have you heard about this?
I haven't heard about it, but I doubt its veracity for two reasons. First, to get around the ESA issues, such a breeding farm would have to be able to prove that their arowanas are descended from Asian arowanas that were imported into the U.S. prior to the 1976 ESA listing. Second, all osteoglossids are illegal in Florida without a permit (for scientific, educational, etc., purposes), so it's unlikely that such an operation would be allowed for commercial purposes.WyldFya said:
