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Most of the time, the government bans fish that they think could spread out quickly if dumped in US waters. If this is a ban to preserve the fish, then it wouldn't make sense. A lot of countries, canada for one, can import asians. Even if the asians are smuggled in Canada, asian aros as a whole are legal in Canada.The whole preservation thing has been just put to rest.

Please give me a good point of view on why this ban exists not one that can be proved wrong.
 
IITUFFTOBEATII;2730982; said:
And what do you propose for states that have both climates, like CA?
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CA is a state that has warm and cold climates. The thing about cali is that if you would want to transport a fish, you can without crossing state lines. There is a much lower chance of being caught with an asian aro.

As a result I would ban asian aros in cali too.

Only cold climate states, not ones that are warm or a combination. If the state has cold weather only during the winter (i.e. only the northern states in the lower 48) then this ban should not go in affect. In those particular states ONLY.
 
''Originally Posted by enervatedlight
haha it would be totally hilarious if there were MFK'ers who were feds''
Giggle your butt off then because there are at least two on this board
 
SOKO;2732781; said:
CA is a state that has warm and cold climates. The thing about cali is that if you would want to transport a fish, you can without crossing state lines. There is a much lower chance of being caught with an asian aro.

As a result I would ban asian aros in cali too.

Only cold climate states, not ones that are warm or a combination. If the state has cold weather only during the winter (i.e. only the northern states in the lower 48) then this ban should not go in affect. In those particular states ONLY.
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Again, whats the difference? Not like if you dump them into warm waters they'll be breeding until the 6 years later. The ban on asian aros has nothing to do with being invasive...
 
sodenoshirayuki;2733239; said:
Again, whats the difference? Not like if you dump them into warm waters they'll be breeding until the 6 years later. The ban on asian aros has nothing to do with being invasive...
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It is not illegal due to it being an invasive species. its illegal due to the fact that its population is decreasing in the wild. Captive bred does not count towards the total population of wild.

if u all really love the asian aros and wishes for the ban to be lifted...id suggest you donate $$$ to CITES, who knows with enough donation just for the asian aros they could use it towards the revival of its endangered state.
 
selki;2733820; said:
It is not illegal due to it being an invasive species. its illegal due to the fact that its population is decreasing in the wild. Captive bred does not count towards the total population of wild.

if u all really love the asian aros and wishes for the ban to be lifted...id suggest you donate $$$ to CITES, who knows with enough donation just for the asian aros they could use it towards the revival of its endangered state.
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Like I wrote earlier, I am not a fan of the asian aros personally.

So I'll let someone else take over this.

But the thing remains. If they are illegal due to a decreasing population in the wild and this ban is supposed to help stop the deterioration of their numbers in the wild, then why don't other countries impose this ban?

Here's what I'm talking about. The Brazilian government banned the exportation of plecos (I believe) and other fish so that the ban could preserve their numbers in the wild. So why don't asian countries where the asian aro originates from, impose such bans?

Next, what about other countries? Canada, for one, is allowed to keep them. Yet we don't know the status of the asian aros up there. What about those aros and do they originate as tank bred fish.

Now, if other countries are allowed to keep them, then the idea of the ban being imposed to preserve the wild population is contrary and rediculous.

All I'm saying is next time please provide a clear and cohesive argument, supported by facts taken from research.
I.E. make a bibliography include books and page numbers so that I can look this infornation up myself.
 
Ok if there are 2 feds on here, why don't they give a good explanation. I'm not trying to say they owe it to us or anything. Just a lot of people have the same question! Why not make an understanding of it? Make sense?
 
IITUFFTOBEATII;2730982; said:
As for the original topic, selling asian aros on aquabid is just plain stupid. Everyone knows Craigslist is the way to go......
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:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:
 
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