My local LFS owner has said that these Aro's will be legal in the U.S soon(not sure what makes him so certain)but i will be going to my bank for a loan when and if this ever happens!!1
Asian Arowana Again
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Well I stopped by the shop today to see what was going on mostly if the scientific name loop hole was legitamate. He said that they weren't allowed to be sold in the USA however they were legal to keep? I asked him if he had paper work for the chilli red he was trying to sell me. He said no import paper and no CITES paper work. Not even close to buying without CITES paper work and no authorized paper work of importation under the name S. legendrei instead of S. formosus. Only seems they will be imported in the USA with major ESA policy amendments.
ok lets get this straight- asain arowana's of any sort, under any name, color, whatever are ILLEGAL to own, buy, sell, transport, babysit, or whatever else you wanna call it.
To my knowledge the first Asian Arowana farms started back in the mid 80's were established with out legal permission and documentation such as CITES documents ect.. There doing a good job now and because of their aquaculture program the population of Asian Arowanas in captivity is not endangered and stable with the possiblity of growing. If a loop hole that has tariff's on it such as CITES paper work and money is sent back faster for conservation of the species in the wild, legalization started through a loop hole could conserve the species in the wild faster than just waiting for policy here in the USA. I understand what you mean, just to change policy a proactive aproach is most important and the Arowana keeper community has proven the wildlife conservation communtity wrong before with the success of CITES arowana farms. I was hearing what the shop had to say and their perspective of Asian Arowanas and have no intention of buying an Asian Arowana unless I can justify it with legal paper work (CITES etc..).
They will NEVER become legal at least not to the southern states
Imagine if you can get a green for $40 - $50 which grow to 2-3ft.
Then the keeper decide to let it go because its too big for its aquarium. More and more green asian arowana being dump into the wild and ....
history will repeat itself again (snakehead)
They can control the fish coming into the country BUT they cant control the fish being introduce to the wild from an aquarist
But itd be cool to fish your own Green Arowana in North America
Firstly I don't know how well asian arrows would hold up in the wild, secondly pretty much every monster fish could be the same story.
I propose the following, for every asian arrow sold one must also be released into the wild!!! that would really help things.
