Arapaima are also illegal in FL.
The way the law is written, it specifically states anything BUT silver arowana.
There is always a small movement to lift the ban - however it will never happen. The law is there to protect the greater good. FL needs to be very tight, as it's already suffering from non-natives killing our ecosystem down here. It's easier to stop the problem from starting by bans than it is to fix it after the problem has started.
The way the law is written, it specifically states anything BUT silver arowana.
There is always a small movement to lift the ban - however it will never happen. The law is there to protect the greater good. FL needs to be very tight, as it's already suffering from non-natives killing our ecosystem down here. It's easier to stop the problem from starting by bans than it is to fix it after the problem has started.