Snakeheads

[saeseejim]

Hey I just found this site and discovered the snakeheads and they look freaking awesome. How much do they normally cost? and do they eat each other. I've been told that black pirahnas do.

 

[kentobizmol]

i'm pretty sure that they are illegal to buy anymore of them now.
i think if you had it before 2003, you can still keep your snakehead.

but how much did they cost?

 

[lizardfishman]

welcome to MFK. because i live in the US and dont ever remember seeing SN's before the ban, i cant help you. i do know that reds are extremly aggressive and will kill anything. o, the get huge to.

 

[saeseejim]

I live in Canada usually they aren't as quick to ban stuff as Americans, are they legal in Canada?

 

[guppy]

They are still legal there, I have seen at least one Canadian member mention buying one, I think it was in BC. I don't remember the price mentioned. Ontario is considering banning them.

 

[RobD23]

Ontario has banned them ...but montreals just a short drive away

 

[clare]

One of the deciding factors of a ban will undoubtedly be whether they can survive in the wild if set free.Snakeheads are very adaptable,can take poor water quality but most importantly can breath air so they can migrate from pond to river etc.Some species can even take ice if still able to take air through holes.Many people fall in love with the small cute micropeltes and when it grows into a monster and kills their tank contents they dump them in the nearest stream,pond river or lake.In some parts of the world they have resorted to poisoning to try to eradicate the threat to some ecosystems.

 

[hogan2000]

I live in dubai, two red snakehead will cost 20 AED about 5$

 

[contender]

in BKK micropeltes is .25 USD : )

 

[Gooda]

if you have no fear, you can catch them in America for free... But be ready for some awesome fines when the dept. of F&W come knocking on your door.