Asians breeding in the UK

[lookyloo]

Click on the link below

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/7829283.stm

 

[krichardson]

Its always good to hear when an animal that is threatened with extinction reproduces in captivity.

 

[jmotion]

Nice.

 

[Miguel]

great news!

 

[channarox]

i just wonder what will happen to the babies...

 

[cambo01]

there gonna sell them all to me lol i wish

 

[aro-discus]

awesome....glad to see reliable documentation that YES they can breed outside of ASIA.

The background story about the AA could have used some updating considering CITES has been ammended since 1975, to allow trade in captive bred AA.

 

[sodenoshirayuki]

Lol, no one said they cant, we just said it'll take too freaking long. It says it took 13 years just to be able to keep the fry alive lol...

 

[feeling2good]

how big is that green in the pic and
wonder if they are going to start a breeding program at the zoo?

 

[pressure_cooker]

Lol, no one said they cant, we just said it'll take too freaking long. It says it took 13 years just to be able to keep the fry alive lol...

look how long it took for them to breed asian arowanas.