Just a little curiosity
- Thread starter Spitfire
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Asian aros (Scleropages formosus) are illegal in the US because they're on the Endangered Species List.
Silver aros (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) are not illegal throughout the US but, are on several (mostly southern) state's Restricted Species Lists.
Silver aros (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) are not illegal throughout the US but, are on several (mostly southern) state's Restricted Species Lists.
WeeNe858;693395; said:
its not for sure but they wont take any chances
but making pirahnas illegal in maine was a stupid idea
there is absolutely no reason why asian aro's should be forbidden, since everybody knows they are captive bred...it would only increase the genetic pool of breeders, because of the possibility that out of the guys that would have them, one or two could turn out to breed them.
And there are animals also in annex 1 of the CITES convention that are legal in the US and bred by knowledgeable people over there, thereby helping to save the species..i am talking, for instance, of the Hyacinth Macaw, (the Pantanal Macaw, the giant of the Macaws, entirely blue ith a monstrous beak )..why can you guys buy a captive bred hyacinth, with the full paperwork and such, and get arrested for an asian ( or a snake head )? US contradictions...always a case of interest, of curiosity.
And there are animals also in annex 1 of the CITES convention that are legal in the US and bred by knowledgeable people over there, thereby helping to save the species..i am talking, for instance, of the Hyacinth Macaw, (the Pantanal Macaw, the giant of the Macaws, entirely blue ith a monstrous beak )..why can you guys buy a captive bred hyacinth, with the full paperwork and such, and get arrested for an asian ( or a snake head )? US contradictions...always a case of interest, of curiosity.
Miguel;693612; said:
very good point. if they are captive bred then having asians in the fish trade should not have an impact on the wild ones. as long as people didnt start taking them out of the wild to bread them. which people always seem to abuse good things.
making them legal would jus put more into the hobby. which would lead to more deaths then whats already being seen. yes it would help if they let us keep them to start breeding them. but the govt. dont kno that our intentions are to start breeding to increase the numbers in the hobby without going wild for them. so to protect them in every way possible frome being extinct, the united states just banns them completly to lessen the numbers in the hobby since other areas allow them. of course we have our reasons for wanting them and to promise keeping captive bred ones only, but the govt dont kno that for sure. they have there reasons for not letting us keep them jus as we have our reasons for wanting them.