Asian arowana interest poll

[wizzin]

We need to try to get some data on actual interest in the Asian arowana import program in the United States.

2 questions.

1. Would you actually buy an Asian arowana when they become legal? BE HONEST!!!

2. If you live in a country where Asian arowanas are already legal, would you be willing to pay $1USD more per fish to support conservation?

 

[cichlaguapote]

There are polls over at www.savethearowana.com too, only reply to one site's polls right?

 

[---XR---]

i'd buy more than one.

 

[pirarucu319]

of course i do.

 

[wizzin]

There are polls over at www.savethearowana.com too, only reply to one site's polls right?

yes, should've mentioned that. Please only reply in one place. Thanks.

 

[ethnics]

as long as i wasn't paying 5k for an arowana, i'd buy one. but i gotta keep it realistic because i couldn't really afford to lose a fish that cost more then my car

 

[ZOO YORK 207]

I'd without a doubt get one. HBRTG here I come.

 

[AquataHolic420]

i said yes, but it depends on price.

 

[wizzin]

Let's assume for the sake of the study that you could buy aros at the following (roughly based on rates in Canada) rates. Assume a $50 conservation fee and a $120 ESA permitting fee per fish. May be other fees in the $50-$200 range (including but not limited to shipping etc).

Green - $250
Yellow Tail - $300
G2 red - $400
RTG - $750
Super Red - $1800
X-Back - $3500
Higher grade specimines in the $5000 - $7000 range.

 

[blazin_dragon18]

wow, w/that kinda price, i only can get a G2 red, i mean, not that i don't like G2 red, i do. but i love RTG, and x-back...but the price...damn.

personally, i think if they do allow the importation for asian aros, then that'll open up a huge demand in asian aros' market. even though law enforcements will try to limit the imported asian aros to be only tank raised, still, people would do anything for $$. this might lead to more wild aros being caught for the US market.