Asian arowana jealousy, etc...
- Thread starter santoury
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you complain about not being able to have asians, still you have 60% of the worlds hobbyists there so imagine how much easier it is to get anything there... not even malasya or indonesia have more keepers than you, they migth breed the fish but they sell most of them to you...
plus if they take the asians out of the protected species list, they whould be able to ship them there, the thing is they don't want to take them out of the list because then the aro price whould really drop. and trust me after seeing a few aro farms, they are not endangered at all
plus if they take the asians out of the protected species list, they whould be able to ship them there, the thing is they don't want to take them out of the list because then the aro price whould really drop. and trust me after seeing a few aro farms, they are not endangered at all
greenterra;891366; said:
Steve_89;892333; said:
You guys to the east have it easy, try living in South Australia. I'm waiting for them to ban every cichlid that reaches 6", or just cichlids in general. People own goldfish which are a plaque but I can't even legally keep a damn convict, come on a Murray Cod wouldn't even notice if it swallowed one. Only Jars and Lei for aro fans, big catfish aren't allowed like RTC, TSN, big plecs like panaques and most of the Cichlasomas are illegal except Synspilum and thats the one I DON'T LIKE.
Yeah! We can't even wash our car at home here in Brisbane at the moment.Using a hose is a big no no.Water restrictions really suck. Wont stop my W/C routine.I'll fill the tanks until I get arrested(LOL)Then when my fish die,I'll have to complain and make an ass of myself like the greenies I suppose.Sue the shire for depriving my fish of life giving water.davo;894341; said:
These are the definate no no's.Anything else is pretty much fair game in Queensland,Australia.If it is not on the current import list it does not mean you can't keep it.You can basically own what is already in the state as long as it's not on the noxious species list.Some species you just can't import anymore.
Declared noxious species
Those species declared noxious in Queensland waters are listed in the table below:
Common name
Scientific name(s)
Bluegill
Lepomis spp. (Centrarchidae)
Chinese Weatherfish (Weatherloach)
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cobitididae/Cobitidae)
Electric Eel
Electrophorus electricus (Electrophoridae)
Carp
Cyprinus carpio (Cyprinidae)
Climbing Perch
Anabas testudineus (Anabantidae)
Grass Carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella (Cyprinidae)
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides (Centrarchidae)
Gambusia or Mosquitofish
Gambusia spp. (Poeciliidae)
Nile Perch (live)
Lates niloticus (Centropomidae)
Parasitic or Pencil Catfishes, Candiru
Family Trichomycteridae
Pike Cichlids
Crenicichla spp. (Cichlidae)
Piranhas, Pacus
Subfamily Serrasalminae (family Characidae): Serrasalminae (of Nelson 1994) - all species except Metynnis spp. and Myleus rubripinnis
Snakeheads
Channa spp. (Channidae)
Tiger Catfish
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Pimelodidae)
Tigerfishes (African)
Hydrocynus spp. (subfamily Hydrocyninae or Alestinae)
Tigerfishes (South American), Trahiras
Erythrinus, Hoplerythrinus and Hoplias spp. (Erythrinidae)
Tilapia
Tilapia, Oreochromis and Sarotherodon spp. (Cichlidae)
Walking Catfish, Airbreathing Catfish
Family Clariidae
For additional information, please see Noxious fish - species information.
Legislation
Noxious fish are listed in schedule 5A the Fisheries Regulation 1995. Fines of up to $150 000 can be imposed on anyone having noxious fish in their possession without a permit. Copies of legilsation can be downloaded directly at the Office of Parliamentary Counsel website.
Noxious fish cannot be kept, hatched, reared or sold. When caught all noxious fish should be destroyed; they must not be returned to the water and must not be used as bait, live or dead. Anyone found to be releasing noxious fish may be charged with the cost of eradication and removal of those fish.
Control of noxious fish
Chemical control of noxious fish using piscicides (poisons specific to fish, for example, rotenone) can be successful for small, enclosed water bodies such as farm dams, resort lakes, ornamental ponds and some isolated pools within river systems where noxious fish sometimes congregate. Eradication is a costly procedure and involves the destruction, collection and disposal of fish. Chemical control was used to eradicate a population of tilapia in a Port Douglas resort pond in 1989. Eighteen tonnes of fish (more than 1 million fish) were poisoned. This population had grown from only five fish released three years earlier.
At present there is no effective method for eradicating noxious fish from larger water bodies and flowing river systems. Eradication of the existing populations has proved impossible except in small bodies of confined water. Several incidences of a 'natural climatic' control have occurred in North Pine Dam where, following the onset of westerly winds in winter, turnover of the water within the dam resulted in extensive mortalities of tilapia (they can't tolerate extensive periods of low water temperature). However, this was not sufficient to cause eradication.
Biological control methods, such as manipulating the genetic structure of tilapia to disrupt their breeding or inducing early death, have yet to be developed and a great deal of research is required. It may be many years before these techniques can be used outside laboratories. Another possible control measure is rehabilitation of the riverine environment which may reduce the competitive advantage noxious fish have over native fish.
Last reviewed 08 March 2005
Declared noxious species
Those species declared noxious in Queensland waters are listed in the table below:
Common name
Scientific name(s)
Bluegill
Lepomis spp. (Centrarchidae)
Chinese Weatherfish (Weatherloach)
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cobitididae/Cobitidae)
Electric Eel
Electrophorus electricus (Electrophoridae)
Carp
Cyprinus carpio (Cyprinidae)
Climbing Perch
Anabas testudineus (Anabantidae)
Grass Carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella (Cyprinidae)
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides (Centrarchidae)
Gambusia or Mosquitofish
Gambusia spp. (Poeciliidae)
Nile Perch (live)
Lates niloticus (Centropomidae)
Parasitic or Pencil Catfishes, Candiru
Family Trichomycteridae
Pike Cichlids
Crenicichla spp. (Cichlidae)
Piranhas, Pacus
Subfamily Serrasalminae (family Characidae): Serrasalminae (of Nelson 1994) - all species except Metynnis spp. and Myleus rubripinnis
Snakeheads
Channa spp. (Channidae)
Tiger Catfish
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Pimelodidae)
Tigerfishes (African)
Hydrocynus spp. (subfamily Hydrocyninae or Alestinae)
Tigerfishes (South American), Trahiras
Erythrinus, Hoplerythrinus and Hoplias spp. (Erythrinidae)
Tilapia
Tilapia, Oreochromis and Sarotherodon spp. (Cichlidae)
Walking Catfish, Airbreathing Catfish
Family Clariidae
For additional information, please see Noxious fish - species information.
Legislation
Noxious fish are listed in schedule 5A the Fisheries Regulation 1995. Fines of up to $150 000 can be imposed on anyone having noxious fish in their possession without a permit. Copies of legilsation can be downloaded directly at the Office of Parliamentary Counsel website.
Noxious fish cannot be kept, hatched, reared or sold. When caught all noxious fish should be destroyed; they must not be returned to the water and must not be used as bait, live or dead. Anyone found to be releasing noxious fish may be charged with the cost of eradication and removal of those fish.
Control of noxious fish
Chemical control of noxious fish using piscicides (poisons specific to fish, for example, rotenone) can be successful for small, enclosed water bodies such as farm dams, resort lakes, ornamental ponds and some isolated pools within river systems where noxious fish sometimes congregate. Eradication is a costly procedure and involves the destruction, collection and disposal of fish. Chemical control was used to eradicate a population of tilapia in a Port Douglas resort pond in 1989. Eighteen tonnes of fish (more than 1 million fish) were poisoned. This population had grown from only five fish released three years earlier.
At present there is no effective method for eradicating noxious fish from larger water bodies and flowing river systems. Eradication of the existing populations has proved impossible except in small bodies of confined water. Several incidences of a 'natural climatic' control have occurred in North Pine Dam where, following the onset of westerly winds in winter, turnover of the water within the dam resulted in extensive mortalities of tilapia (they can't tolerate extensive periods of low water temperature). However, this was not sufficient to cause eradication.
Biological control methods, such as manipulating the genetic structure of tilapia to disrupt their breeding or inducing early death, have yet to be developed and a great deal of research is required. It may be many years before these techniques can be used outside laboratories. Another possible control measure is rehabilitation of the riverine environment which may reduce the competitive advantage noxious fish have over native fish.
Last reviewed 08 March 2005
