Help To Bring Asian Aros Back To The US...

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It seems the only thing missing from legalizing Asian Arowanas here in the states is the fact that the wild habitat is not protected. If a stretch of river was turned into an elephant or tiger reserve which protected Asian Arowanas in the wild. That would mean that they are not threatened in captivity or in the wild. That is the only knock on Asian Arowana legal issue left and after that its just rallying politicians and making it happen.

I concur with the Save the Asian Arowana website.
 
Let's say (hypothetically of course) that someone obtained some Asian Aros in the states. Threw them into a pond and started breeding them. They don't sell them but just keeps them for themselves and increasing the population. One day the US government finds out about it and arrests/fines them for possessing illegal endangered fish. What would they do with the fish? Destroy them? Give them to an aquarium in the states? Give them to an aquarium outside the states?

My point is once the ball starts rolling and there is a breeding stock in the US it may be easier to perpetuate it. With Aros breed here they would be like US citizens and not immigrants. Once they were born on US soil they're automatically "citizens" and cannot be deported right? The logic is kinda like illegal immigrants from Mexico, Cuba, China whatever. Once they get here and have a baby the child is considered a US citizen and can stay. :naughty:
 
please, wtf is the problem with some1 foreign from the arowanas origin having 1? silver aros are a major in the USA, amazonian native...ya ME! ai amigos aquaristas, encontramos o negro por aqui? "NÃO, mas tem na gringa!" how absurd. how many farms are there in singapore, thailand, china, canada? damn, they arent illegal down here, but sure are a ton'a paperwork to handle & expensive. X-Sake, we are ***in fishkeepers, we love the species, i treasure them (AMAPEIXES), wanna visit friends home to stare at there's , wanna crossbreed to enhance color & get new variations too. Why are they endangered if its such an easy breed?? hmm gonna look into arowana farm terms for fish replacement to the wild, if any...right after i type this. If all is done with good intentions whats the ****in problem?? FISHKEEPERS UNITE! "maintaining my fish tank & they house cost the same" Young Buck
AsianAros...1day ill keep 1
 
It's not 100% illegal to own the arowanas here. Someone just needs to have the right credentials. The USA GOV allows for established facilities such as zoos, universities or people who are licensed breeders to obtain these. They just have to go through a lot of paper work and ultimately show that they are breeding the fish and nothing else. What we need are some hardcore MFKers(ahahah) with the right means to do so. If anyone at all has some sort of connection then it's time to call on it. Perhaps get something at a college going, get some Zoo to breed some of these or finding reputable breeders. If the breeders refuse because of monetary reasons then perhaps we can all chip in and donate to these. I don't know if any of what I just said will work, but I'm willing to back up any idea out there that's better.
 
asian arowanas will never survive in the wild in countries with four seasons. People tried in Japan and Taiwan and failed.
 
Only bring them out during the breeding season? The farms only put their fish in the ponds outside during breeding/brooding. Otherwise they keep the fish inside... Who said anything about releasing them in the wild here... that would make it an invasive species should it manage to survive.
 
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