legalizing snakeheads

[MN_Rebel]

I wish I could vote but i have mixed feelings on snakehead. Permit and class sounds like great idea but Im not sure about have government check out me twice a year...If you want legalize the snakehead, they are not only fish thats illegal...I wished I can owned dwarf rainbow snakehead and calico walking catfish.

 

[tropheus]

personnaly i would like to see a law passed that ment every one who sells fish , should have a legal obligation to take back in any fish that the owner can no longer look afer (no money would be expected back). this way the shops that sell them and make the most money from them would without doubt , check more closley who they are selling to , obviously this would mean that most shops would stop selling the huge guys as they would not want to rehouse them down the road , but if someone could prove to the shop they had the space to house one of theese fish ,then they could be ordered in for them . i think this should not stop at snakeheads but be extended to every fish , freshwater and marine . i suspect there is probably far more redtailed cats and shovelnose cats that have been released into the wild than snakeheads and have the ability to do as much if not more damage the the enviroment

i licence system would also work if carried out correctly , but over here in the uk channa argus is by licence only , i applied and despite having a pond to house was refused , when i spoke to the guy from defra i was told they have been instructed not to issue any licences for this fish ,

cheers col

 

[McFluffrichromis]

I highly disagree with legalizing snake heads. These are a danger to our local fish populations due to the fact that there are irresponsible fish owners out there.

 

[Tom500]

Sorry, I think they are evil. I had one bite the crap out of my hand I will never own one again.

Truly a Devil Fish

I tend to admire instead of hate fish like that, thats why i keep snakes aswell as fish i think they are amazing you have to respec animals that can hold their own!

 

[MN_Rebel]

I highly disagree with legalizing snake heads. These are a danger to our local fish populations due to the fact that there are irresponsible fish owners out there.

Which species you dont want see it become legal? There are lots of tropical snakehead and most of them are small and very colorful. I want giant snakehead and Northern snakehead become illegal but not other species. Rainbow dwarf snakehead dont get very big.

 

[JD7.62]

Which species you dont want see it become legal? There are lots of tropical snakehead and most of them are small and very colorful. I want giant snakehead and Northern snakehead become illegal but not other species. Rainbow dwarf snakehead dont get very big.

Youre logic makes no sense.

The size of the animal has NOTHING to do with how it will damage an ecosystem. One of the costliest aquatic invader in the US is the small Zebra Mussel that costs thes US BILLIONS of dollars a year. And guess what, it aint big.

Think before you speak, you along with a lot of other VERY uninformed people would look a lot smarter plus it wont infect the brains of other informed individuals.


Snakeheads pose no greater threat to ecosystems then many other large predatory non native temperate species that are legal such as some masheer sp, lates sp, etc. Heck, dorado range in sub tropical to even temperate regions in Paraguay and Argentina and could easily live in many US states year round.

Saying all of this I do ultimately feel the ban should be lifted however Im not an idiot. The .gov for one doest care, there isnt enough support and too many people against it (just read these replies and this is a MONSTER FISH keeping site), and there is no funding/man power for a permit system. It wont happen.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Youre logic makes no sense.
why?

The size of the animal has NOTHING to do with how it will damage an ecosystem. One of the costliest aquatic invader in the US is the small Zebra Mussel that costs thes US BILLIONS of dollars a year. And guess what, it aint big.

Think before you speak, you along with a lot of other VERY uninformed people would look a lot smarter plus it wont infect the brains of other informed individuals. Chill out man.


Snakeheads pose no greater threat to ecosystems then many other large predatory non native temperate species that are legal such as some masheer sp, lates sp, etc. Heck, dorado range in sub tropical to even temperate regions in Paraguay and Argentina and could easily live in many US states year round. Still Northern snakehead pose very serious threat to the ecosystems than any species except asian carp, round gobies and sea lampreys.

Saying all of this I do ultimately feel the ban should be lifted however Im not an idiot. The .gov for one doest care, there isnt enough support and too many people against it (just read these replies and this is a MONSTER FISH keeping site), and there is no funding/man power for a permit system. It wont happen.

Agreed with your last section about govt wont lift the ban because there are over one million people are not excatly aquarists...why government would lift the ban for very few people want snakehead compared to over 1 million people thats not even aquarist?

 

[JD7.62]

Agreed with your last section about govt wont lift the ban because there are over one million people are not excatly aquarists...why government would lift the ban for very few people want snakehead compared to over 1 million people thats not even aquarist?

I dont mean to sound harsh but the internet is a gret venue for people to read BS and then repeat it and I hate that.

It is true that C. Argus could potentialy pose a risk to an ecosystem but so can hundreds if not thousands of other non-native legal animals and plants.

Besides there is more then 1 million poeple that arent aquarist, probably more like over TWO HUNDRED SIXTY MILLION! lol

 

[MN_Rebel]

I dont mean to sound harsh but the internet is a gret venue for people to read BS and then repeat it and I hate that.

It is true that C. Argus could potentialy pose a risk to an ecosystem but so can hundreds if not thousands of other non-native legal animals and plants.

Besides there is more then 1 million poeple that arent aquarist, probably more like over TWO HUNDRED SIXTY MILLION! lol

Anyways government wont lift ban for just few snakehead fans. Same with walking catfish, why anyone would to buy them? they are not excatly fish that you would put in your community and not pretty fish. Same said for snakehead, nobody want have an unattractive 2 footer fish as pet.

Unlike snakehead, you can legally keeping these walking catfish WITH federal permit depends in what states.

 

[JD7.62]

Anyways government wont lift ban for just few snakehead fans. Same with walking catfish, why anyone would to buy them? they are not excatly fish that you would put in your community and not pretty fish. Same said for snakehead, nobody want have an unattractive 2 footer fish as pet.

Unlike snakehead, you can legally keeping these walking catfish WITH federal permit depends in what states.

The economic importance of channa in the U.S. was NOT for ornamental purposes, the commercial farming industry was hurt the most from the ban so it wasnt just about pets. Besides very few of the channa sp reach 24" hehe.

Its sad so if you want one in the US its good to have friends in DNR...haha NOT!