Red arowannas...

[Orthopod]

What is the legal status of owning them? I have seen advertisements when I google them for reds with "papers" certifying their heritage. Are any at all legal?

Regards,
Josh

 

[Oddball]

Absolutely no Scleropages formosus asian arowana is legal in the US. Aside from CITES umbrella, this species falls under the Lacey Act and the Endangered Species Act.

 

[iloveoscars702]

LEGAL i have one. lol jk thats just my silver aro. but asian aros are illegal in the US...

 

[Hao]

they are not legal at all and those papers are for like public aquariums

 

[Joshw]

It's pretty stupid thats it's illegal in the U.S. when we have some of the best fish breeders on the planet. I would like to hope that one day the super red arowana won't be endangered and I can own one without having to pay 20,000 dollars. I mean isn't this one of the coolest fish you've ever laid eyes on!?!?!

 

[aidenb]

The reason you've read about the papers is that in other places, such as Canada, we can have them as long as they have a certificate showing they are captive bred. They are still illegal in the states though.

 

[L!$A]

Asian Aro's are LEGAL in Canada.

 

[aidenb]

As long as they have the matching certificate they are legal in Canada as well as other countries.

 

[Oddball]

Question has been answered. Thread is getting repetitive. Closed