Illegal fish questions
- Thread starter TheOscarFishKing
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Just some advice not trying to pick on you as you mentioned your only 17.
If you have a problem with what you "think" they are doing then dont be sneaky and play detective by setting up some sort of sting operation. 1) they will be ordering a fish you do not intend to buy and spending their money. Isnt this devious ? 2) handle your problems like an adult and do it face to face eye to eye...talk to them and ask what species it is.
Imo way more serious things to worry about in this world anyway.[/QUOTE]
Best way to easily tell if it is a common silver arowana that has been dyed or injected is to look at the tail. A silver arowana has a small fin running down the bottom of the fish whereas an Asian will have true distinctive fins more like that of a trident instead of one long ribbon like a silver
So say said fish gets in the water ways and destroys it...Selling drugs is actually the lesser of two evils. Lmaoooo last time I checked it's someones choice to take drugs, and I will go out on a limb here and have a guess the native fish didn't choose to have said fish invade their ecosystem but I could be wrong.
If my driving was endangering safety, yes I say you have a duty to report it.
I reported a shop selling HIGHLY invasive and destructive dwarf crayfish not too long ago here. Often bans are there for a reason, I find it stupid that just because "it doesn't effect you" that it shouldn't be dealt with. Regardless of OPs misinformation or whatever often fish are banned for a reason. People say they'll never release a fish but common availability leads to common stupidity
Asian arowana are banned due to their conservation status, and the aquarium trade literally wiping them from the wild doesn't help. People at customs won't know, a scleroplages formosus is a fish to them doesn't matter if farm bred or wild caught. Docs can be forged and pressure on wild stocks can deplete even further if there's even anything left.
On the the other end of the stick introduced or released aquarium fish can cause havoc in ecosystems. Is the risk of somebody letting some fish into the wild and risking the greater biodiversity justification for wanting that fish that looks cool?
I live in a country with a long blacklist as well, and a brown paper envelope lets some people around it. It's caused some damage and can continue if people continue to let things slip or get what they aren't meant to.
I don't quite get the ban on arowana but it's something to be lived with.
Rant over, peace out
Asian arowana are banned due to their conservation status, and the aquarium trade literally wiping them from the wild doesn't help. People at customs won't know, a scleroplages formosus is a fish to them doesn't matter if farm bred or wild caught. Docs can be forged and pressure on wild stocks can deplete even further if there's even anything left.
On the the other end of the stick introduced or released aquarium fish can cause havoc in ecosystems. Is the risk of somebody letting some fish into the wild and risking the greater biodiversity justification for wanting that fish that looks cool?
I live in a country with a long blacklist as well, and a brown paper envelope lets some people around it. It's caused some damage and can continue if people continue to let things slip or get what they aren't meant to.
I don't quite get the ban on arowana but it's something to be lived with.
Rant over, peace out
Very very well said. I hate the attitude "well it doesn't affect me, so whatever". I'm glad there are people like you around
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Is it illegal to sell baby turtles that are about 1-1.5" because in Texas some *******s sell them for as cheap as 5 bucks in a small plastic container.
When I questioned them they told that they bought it from a pet shop but still didn't knew the shop name.
What should I do to stop this people from doing this as I am sure they are wild caught babies.
When I questioned them they told that they bought it from a pet shop but still didn't knew the shop name.
What should I do to stop this people from doing this as I am sure they are wild caught babies.
They may not be but it's often illegal to sell under a certain size. Get a contact then try and find out if he's actually doing wrong before reporting
