Pets from the market? Tilapia, crab, etc...

[knifegill]

Anybody buy a tilapia or other food fish as a pet? I mean, it would need dewormed and rehabbed, but I've seen some SB tilapia and other interesting things at the Asian markets around here that would make neat pets. Eels, etc.

Also, I really want to try keeping a dungeoness crab in my basement. I think it's cold enough. Other sea critters have fared well down there. How hard are dungeoness to keep? Is it legal? Are they poopers?

 

[lix.ma14]

If it's legal to sell to eat it's legal to keep. Maybe not for snakeheads LOL

 

[krichardson]

.......are they poopers?

 

[fhawk362]

I used to keep some tilapia since they're in the waterways here. I need to find an asian market around here, I wouldn't see a problem with keeping them, obviously quarantine them but I hear theres some cool fish at the markets, only thing they may be pricier being sold per pound than at an lfs.

 

[pharmaecopia]

I've purchased 5 bowfin from my local asian market.

 

[fhawk362]

I've purchased 5 bowfin from my local asian market.

How much did you spend if you don't mind me asking. Canada has some nice asian markets.

 

[pharmaecopia]

They were $3.99 per pound. Total for all 5 came to 71.35, ranging in size from 18 - 24". I averages out to about $14.27 each.

 

[krichardson]

Yeah,most of the Asian markets here sell the live fish by weight.I have purchased a striped bass before as well as stone fish and canada crab.

 

[lix.ma14]

LOL asain markets are the number one pet stores!! I can just imagine you guys in an actual markets in asia!!

 

[krichardson]

One place even had a tank full of baramundi and man was I tempted to rescue one.