Asian Arowana CITES Certificate

[showgunone]

I recently met someone who has a RTG in California, I didin't see the fish but my a mutual friend has seen it. The owner told me he got it from someone locally in Los Angeles, and claimed that some lady breeds them and sells them w/ a CITES certificate. This is impossible right???

 

[DeLgAdO]

I recently met someone who has a RTG in California, I didin't see the fish but my a mutual friend has seen it. The owner told me he got it from someone locally in Los Angeles, and claimed that some lady breeds them and sells them w/ a CITES certificate. This is impossible right???

still illegal

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

what del said ^

fyi - times people will sell illegal asian aros with fake certificates.

 

[Koji]

I recently met someone who has a RTG in California, I didin't see the fish but my a mutual friend has seen it. The owner told me he got it from someone locally in Los Angeles, and claimed that some lady breeds them and sells them w/ a CITES certificate. This is impossible right???

hmm.... owning asia aro I still will believe... but if you're telling me the lady able to breed them herself and come with CITES certificate?.... Very doubtful...

 

[Chaos32]

hmm.... owning asia aro I still will believe... but if you're telling me the lady able to breed them herself and come with CITES certificate?.... Very doubtful...

I agree.

 

[beblondie]

even with CITES certificate any asian arrowana is illegal to buy,sell,own in the United States

 

[Koji]

I agree.

Would you agree if we classify it as con job?

 

[Jesse]

even with CITES certificate any asian arrowana is illegal to buy,sell,own in the United States

Yep, unless the Asian arowana in question can be proven to have originated from a U.S. captive breeding effort that predated the 1976 Endangered Species Act listing, it is regulated under the Endangered Species Act. The CITES certificate only gets you by the Lacey Act, not the ESA.

 

[HiGhTiMeZ]

be careful that sounds fishy..

 

[Chaos32]

Would you agree if we classify it as con job?

Under these circumstances it does sound like a con job.