Help To Bring Asian Aros Back To The US...
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i hope we get results on this one. there are many serious hobbyists in the US who deserve a shot at the asian aros. i feel bad seeing people resort to illegal means just to pursue what they love and get apprehended, when they mean no harm to the arowana industry
I hope to own an asian arowana someday, an RTG infact. I agree, if the ban has been around since the '70's its time for it to be lifted. I dbout anybodys going to release an asian aro either so its not like its going to become invasive.
kriztu;919036; said:
Really? Are they that nice? The final one is actually WAY nicer than the one that's on the page now. It's bigger too. Life size. 17 inches. It looks like it could swim away. Also, keep in mind that the cost is high because you're really donating to CI and the sculpture is a "gift" for your donation.
just out of intrest do you guys think their would be a big demand for asian aros in the US ?
im only asking because i have seen the price of rays go up over the last few years and lots of people saying they wont pay the money for captive bred rays even if they were avalible
OK green aros are cheap but thats it
you can get rubbish banjar 1.5 reds for cheap money but they are not worth buying if you as me
which then leaves the Red tail gold which if you go on the prices hear in the UK will cost you guys in the US $700+ i know their are many fishkeepers in the US that will pay that for an aro but with silvers and blacks sell for less than $100 sales will be high for the 1st few years if asian aros were make leagle until all the people who wanted them for so long get them with rush buying but then sales will drop big time
im only asking because i have seen the price of rays go up over the last few years and lots of people saying they wont pay the money for captive bred rays even if they were avalible
OK green aros are cheap but thats it
you can get rubbish banjar 1.5 reds for cheap money but they are not worth buying if you as me
which then leaves the Red tail gold which if you go on the prices hear in the UK will cost you guys in the US $700+ i know their are many fishkeepers in the US that will pay that for an aro but with silvers and blacks sell for less than $100 sales will be high for the 1st few years if asian aros were make leagle until all the people who wanted them for so long get them with rush buying but then sales will drop big time
T1KARMANN;920054; said:
I've been pondering this myself actually. When you first think of it, you think big, but if you think more deeply about it, and consider the points you've made, then I think you start to realize that there really wouldn't be that much of a demand. I think a lot of people like to think they would get one, but when the money has to hit the table, they'd back out.
I'm on the other side of the fence on breed and desirability. I would actually be VERY happy with a green, yellow tail or 1.5/G2 etc. For me, it's the shape of the fish and the scales that I'm attracted to. Color is secondary, and not important to me. The shape of the head etc is what matters to me.
I agree that there may be a surge of people buying them at first, but I don't think there is a sustainable market actually. I'd love to hear people's thoughts on this though.
Also keep in mind the 'ole timers' hoping to renew their hobby of keeping asian aros in the US. Before the ban, I kept a green and a blue-phase green. I bought both when they were a foot+ each and paid $39.99 each for them. I'll bet alot of us are expecting the prices to plummet once the ban is finally lifted.
1) remember that in the asian community they are an important good luck dragon.........so there is demand there
2) many hobbyists will want med priced asians
3) zoos and the some hobby folks will want $$$ asians
imo it will be a reasonal market in the usa.
2) many hobbyists will want med priced asians
3) zoos and the some hobby folks will want $$$ asians
imo it will be a reasonal market in the usa.
OK so we have sorted that out their will be a market for asian aros in the US
So lets look at it from a diffrent angle the asian farms are making a good trade from sell aros to countrys that allow import if the US do lift the ban then the market has doubled in size as the US is the same size as all the other countrys intrested in asian aros put together which will mean a shortage of asian aros for some time until the farms expand their breeding stock to cater for the US market the price will go up or people will resort to taking fish from the wild again
the farms are not set up for the US market if its as big as you say
So lets look at it from a diffrent angle the asian farms are making a good trade from sell aros to countrys that allow import if the US do lift the ban then the market has doubled in size as the US is the same size as all the other countrys intrested in asian aros put together which will mean a shortage of asian aros for some time until the farms expand their breeding stock to cater for the US market the price will go up or people will resort to taking fish from the wild again
the farms are not set up for the US market if its as big as you say
