like getting punched in the stomach as a bad reminder that we cannot have such beautiful fish, great setup btw.
Barca Tank
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Really? Anything? I get the fact that they are illegal........But in NY you can hop in the car and drive down to Florida and with a map and fishing pole you can bag a half dozen Marulia.
Just don't ever release them. You would be doing your part to control this "invasive species".
Just sayin.
Thanks for the comments guys. I appreciate them.
It is unfortunate that you Americans can't have these guys, but law is law Being a law student I can't recommend doing anything illegal to get these hahaha. There is one solution though... you guys are welcome to move to Canada where snake heads and asian arowana are legal! haha
It is unfortunate that you Americans can't have these guys, but law is law Being a law student I can't recommend doing anything illegal to get these hahaha. There is one solution though... you guys are welcome to move to Canada where snake heads and asian arowana are legal! haha
Most Excellent, Well then being a law student you also realize there is "grey area" in the law and the fishing license requirements (outlined as an "agreement) requests (not demands) that fish obtained in FL waterways not be reintroduced to the water and be forfeited to Fish and Game or euthanized via ice or other method.
There is a bit of "grey area" here to say the least.
Nice find. You got a good eye. I would suggest looking at the Federal, State and Municipal (by)laws. Although I'm not familiar with American laws, I would assume there is a law somewhere that makes it illegal to keep any channa or parachanna in an aquarium (regardless to whether it was caught in USA or not), unless you are some kind of research facility.
However that brings up a good point. Do your laws prevent you from keeping only fish from the genus channa, or do they prevent you guys from keeping fish from the genus parachanna also?
My local bylaws that prohibit the keeping of certain reptiles were recently changed due to too much "grey area". To improve this grey area they broke it down to prohibiting specific species and genus', opposed to size requirements or whatever other dumb system they were using.
Under the new bylaw Morelia Amethistina are prohibited, however recently many of the M. amesthistina subspecies have been classified as separate species all together (clastolepis, tracyae, etc). Therefore I was able to legally keep a "scrub" python even though I'm sure those who developed the bylaw meant to make all "scrub" pythons illegal.
Furthermore the current bylaw has a section on venomous animals. It simply says that all venomous snakes, spiders, scorpions or other invertebrates are prohibited. However it does not mention venomous lizards, and heloderma is not included as a prohibited genus under the section about lizards. Therefore, it seems completely legal to keep gilas and beadeds. I wont be the one to push my luck though. They have been forgiving enough with my collection. Mainly because I have been keeping big reptiles for 10+ years, well before the bylaws were passed, and that I used to do public educational shows.
It sometimes pays off to read the laws imposed on you. Don't push your luck too much though.
JMorash
However that brings up a good point. Do your laws prevent you from keeping only fish from the genus channa, or do they prevent you guys from keeping fish from the genus parachanna also?
My local bylaws that prohibit the keeping of certain reptiles were recently changed due to too much "grey area". To improve this grey area they broke it down to prohibiting specific species and genus', opposed to size requirements or whatever other dumb system they were using.
Under the new bylaw Morelia Amethistina are prohibited, however recently many of the M. amesthistina subspecies have been classified as separate species all together (clastolepis, tracyae, etc). Therefore I was able to legally keep a "scrub" python even though I'm sure those who developed the bylaw meant to make all "scrub" pythons illegal.
Furthermore the current bylaw has a section on venomous animals. It simply says that all venomous snakes, spiders, scorpions or other invertebrates are prohibited. However it does not mention venomous lizards, and heloderma is not included as a prohibited genus under the section about lizards. Therefore, it seems completely legal to keep gilas and beadeds. I wont be the one to push my luck though. They have been forgiving enough with my collection. Mainly because I have been keeping big reptiles for 10+ years, well before the bylaws were passed, and that I used to do public educational shows.
It sometimes pays off to read the laws imposed on you. Don't push your luck too much though.
JMorash
I finally put him in the 240. The tank isn't fully set up yet, but I thought you guys might enjoy a sneak peak!
Enjoy!
JMorash
Enjoy!
JMorash
Two words, sheer beauty!! 240g tank looks stunning. Love the 'overhanging branches' look. 
Please keep the pictures coming. TY for sharing.
Please keep the pictures coming. TY for sharing.
:O This probably looks nicer than heaven:O. You can keep them here in Ireland...........but one of those will cost about €5000-€6000. So Maybe when im old enough to get a job i will consider buying one
Its true, that SH is awesome. One of the coolest ones ive seen on this site.
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