Black arowanas illegal?
- Thread starter wilsonlin45
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How come in the states you are not allowed to have asian arrows? I love mine but I live in Canada. They are such nice fish....
jthao;4025221; said:
well if they did and you get some beforehand, that wouldnt suck so much would it =p
Bderick67;4025245; said:
But some guy at petland told me i shouldve bought them a few years ago when they were like $15 for a baby one..
Bderick67;4025305; said:Ya you could've got it right after filling up you gas tank for 10 bucks.
why do i even bother listening to these workers..
so im guessing black arowanas arent going to be illegal anytime soon. But why is the price still multiple times that of a silver?
I think it's just basic economics right now that's driving the price up, supply and demand. The rarer the fish, the more expensive it is.
I remember black arows being about $10.00 more expensive than silvers, but this was about 10 years ago. I got back into the hobby just recently and now the price is $100.00+.
I remember black arows being about $10.00 more expensive than silvers, but this was about 10 years ago. I got back into the hobby just recently and now the price is $100.00+.
wilsonlin45;4025318; said:
From what I've heard(can't validate) it is, has been, illegal to export black/blue arowana from brazil for a few years. This drove up the price of black aros. They are now being exported out of Columbia, this makes them more available and brings the price down.
Capative bread silvers are being imported from asia, so they are cheaper. Again this is all hear say, and I have no way to validate or prove any of this.
i have a Black Aro (my avatar) and i live in NYC, their a bit more sensetive than your silvers, but you can check around to find them. they rarely have them at LFS around NYC, if you know a place let me know 
i wouldn't mind getting another one.
i wouldn't mind getting another one.