At work, we had some spiney crayfish, the parks and wildlife people just said tsk tsk and took the crays.. we honnestly were not aware of it as it was a bulk purchase of "yabbies" we are usualy a good (as in no illeagle trade) petsop!
BUSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The reason I believe they don't take them off the list is as follows
Asian aros are farm bred now so it should be fine to own these fish but There will always be that person who will go and collect from the wild and sell them because it is cheaper to collect them than it is to breed and raise them.
So basically if you where to flood the us market with asian aros it would be a lot harder to spot a legal one from an illegal one which would lead to wild endangered aros in fish tanks all over the states.
As the law is now any Aro is illegal so there is far less danger of someone in the states getting a "no chip" wild aro
Asian aros are farm bred now so it should be fine to own these fish but There will always be that person who will go and collect from the wild and sell them because it is cheaper to collect them than it is to breed and raise them.
So basically if you where to flood the us market with asian aros it would be a lot harder to spot a legal one from an illegal one which would lead to wild endangered aros in fish tanks all over the states.
As the law is now any Aro is illegal so there is far less danger of someone in the states getting a "no chip" wild aro
That's what the chips and paperwork is for, so people don't buy wild specimens.
Banning Asian aros in the US is only negative.
Banning Asian aros in the US is only negative.
rumblesushi;521386; said:
Unfortunately there has been certain parties who have been buying chips from dead aros & reusing them along with new certs.
No way? Buying chips from dead aros, and forging a cert? And this is with wild caught aros?
I'm surprised, doesn't seem worth the effort, especially considering the main wild stock is greens and RTGs right?
I'm surprised, doesn't seem worth the effort, especially considering the main wild stock is greens and RTGs right?
rumblesushi;521397; said:
Not necessarily using them on wild aros. At 6", a green looks almost identical to a gold. Think about the profits there. You're thinking along the lines of typical green aros & RTGs. There are a lot more rarer species like Nami greens & some of old RTG lineage. Less we forget the red & golds themselves.
On a side note, I have been told by good authority that in most areas, wild gold aro brood stocks have already been depleted. Many aborigines which live in those area & have local knowledge have not seen adult size golds for at least 4 years now.
So essentially, even if someone's getting ripped off these chips are not being used on wild aros. In which case my point still stands, banning Asian aros is silly, as all specimens in the hobby are captive bred. I don't see what the problem is.
rumblesushi;521406; said:
Essentially because there are such practices, it is highly difficult to tell the difference of certain dubious specimens. However, don't get me wrong. I am all in favour of them legalizing Asian aros in the states.
Redtail_Watcher;521333; said:
It is the BALD eagle, and even if they were not protected because of their rarity, they would be protected as the national bird.
How many wild bald eagles you seen in Ohio?
