Public Outrage halts states execution of Snake head ...

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I was laughing at Derricks response and being serious with you,all possibilities have to be considered.Sorry for the misunderstaning.
 
If you buy a guidebook, or even spend some time on FishBase, you can tell the difference between all 29 species. I don't think it's easy, I just think it's their job.
 
weird...why DEC's gone crazy about a old giant snakehead who live in the aquarium for 10 years. What it cause the problems the waterways by what? Its not even in the waterways! And you need two fish to reproduce in the waterways, not one snakehead.
 
Well I sent them an email too.To whom it may concern,
I, along with countless other concerned fishkeepers, have decided that your decision to end the life of this fish is both unjust and not needed. This fish is a giant snakehead. This species would not be able to tolerate the cold temperatures that you recieve in New York during wintertime, and because of that would not pose a threat to the ecosystem. I understand you concerns, because we all know what can happen if the Northern Snakehead is released. However, this is a completely different species. In fact, the method you chose to kill the fish was freezing. I lived in Rochester, New York for ten years, and have firsthand experience with winters there. Now, if you were going to kill the fish by freezing it, and the waterways of New York freeze or dip down close to freezing temperatures during winter, does it not make sense that the fish would die in freezing water?
I'm sure that you have seen the picture of Mr. Deverso standing next to his fish tank looking at Rocky. In the corner of the tank you can notice an aquarium heater. This is an expensive piece of equipment that would not be in the tank if it was unnecessary. The fact that this man has spend hundreds, likely thousands of dollars over the years to care for this fish proves that he does not intend to release it anytime soon. The tank he has purchased to house this fish is listed at 200 gallons in the news articles describing this situation. This is by no means a cheap tank, and is much larger than the average hobbyist would supply for a fish like this. This simply adds to the proof that he truly cares for this fish.
Finally, he bought this fish 10 years ago. A simple grandfather clause would end all this trouble and provide much better publicity for your department. If you kill this fish, anyone who knows about keeping tropical fish will know that your department is uneducated and unconcerned for the general well being of the environment. To me, not differentiating between snakehead species seems like banning any species of mussel from New York, instead of just getting rid of Zebra Mussels. If you grandfather clause this man, I'm sure that the general public will be very impressed by your decision.
I hope this helps influence you to let this fish live.
Sincerely,
Greg Trusso
 
pronova1970;2883244; said:
as of 2002 i knew was banned to import/export or breed ,i did not know they were illegal to posses (2004)untill the dec showed up at my door(2008) on new yrs eve,and yes i have checked into the grandfather clause the dec tells me there isnt one simple because the fish was to dangerous,and that they do not differentiate between the 29 different snakehead species ..i do understand your concern about your opinion i have been asked that before and understand that if i knowinly was breaking the law for the past 5 yrs you would think differntly of the situation but that is not the case ,think about it if i did know i would not have let the dec in my house that nite...

Thanks for answerin my conerned questions :)

Count me in ;)
 
Signed!
 
Anyone know how Rocky is doing?

Also, from reading through this thread, it seems to me they have only been trying to find him homes at zoos. What about an aquarium? Surely they would be more interested in a fish than a zoo would be. Just a thought.
 
the DEC has nothing to do but harass a man and his 10year old fish. those people are impossible to reason with.
 
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