Golden Climbing Perch

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Many years ago I picked some up at a LFS, but I had to give them away when I moved for school. I really enjoyed keeping them, and was looking to get some more now that I've settled down. But, I can't seem to find them for sale anywhere in the US. As far as I can tell, they are not illegal, at least where I live (cold-water state), and are a pretty common species in their native range, so can't imagine they have become endangered or anything like that.

Anyone know if they are still sold anywhere?

Edit: I am talking about Anabas Testudineus
 
I haven't seen any around in quite some time.
 
They are certainly still available and on sale in the uk although not a hugely popular fish, probably due to its drab coloration relative to ctenapoma, but I would assume should still therefore be found available in us.
 
To be fair though I was a bit quick replying, we do just tend to get the normal drab grey variety rather than the golden one of the same.
 
The golden strain was available in Europe a few years ago. But they looked quite drab compared to the yellow form which I believe is a totally different mutation.

The golden ones available looked like this


The yellow ones look like this.

 
Fishman Dave said:
To be fair though I was a bit quick replying, we do just tend to get the normal drab grey variety rather than the golden one of the same.
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I have seen some of the drab colored ones for sale online in the UK - although shipping a couple live fish from a retail store across the Atlantic seems cost-prohibitive. I can't find any reason why they would be for sale in the UK but not the US. I get that they are not a popular fish, but there are lots of niche fishes that someone in the country is selling online somewhere.
 
modestly_priced_receptacl said:
I thought this could be the case, but I have not found any evidence of it. Also, a lot of things are considered invasive in Florida and California that are legal in the Pacific NW where I live.
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The cold doesn’t always save us for more species… im in Ohio and its becoming one of the worst for legality. I wanna say the climbing perch was on the 2016 lacey act list that was federal for imports. I do agree the info is hard to find which doesn’t make it easy for us.
 
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