Whats your view on illegal fish keepers?
- Thread starter Gr8KarmaSF
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Nova 8;895932; said:Did any of you guys hear about that adut P they found here in S.A., they think there is a breeding program in the state. I wouldn't know where to find them.
Is that the one they have photos of on the customs website? If so its a pacu even tho' they still insist on labeling it as piranha. The chick holding it has the best "worried" look on her face.
http://www.daffa.gov.au/about/media-centre/aqis-releases/2007/putting_the_bite_on_prohibited_fish
I dont think ameca splendens are illegal to posess.There is a group called the ARK project that has been distributing them at club auctions for the purpose of preserving the species.I purchased 5 of them a few weeks ago and plan on breeding them,then contacting the group to see about trading fry to keep them from getting inbred,and "passing some forward".Seemed to me an interesting and fun way to give something back to the hobby that I enjoy so much.
interesting to see where this thread went.
for the record, i've been to a couple different driving schools and have done some sanctioned high speed racing (bonneville speed week, silver state classic). and all of my high speed runs where done on a length of the freeway that i have driven for 15+ years. and its not like i was hitting 150 everyday. lol, overreact much around here, i'm not some 16 year old kid making hihg end runs during rush hour! besides, i know sportbike guys who make runs like that EVERYDAY and never run into problems because they know their machine and know the area they are driving fast.
getting back to the topic what i hate the most about this hobby are the irresponsible people that dump non native species in local streams/rivers/lakes and the idiots that keep two oscars in a 20gl for years on end. those two situations and situations like them are what frustrate me the most about this hobby.
someone who owns a RTG for 15 years in its own 180gl isn't a criminal in my opinion, but someone who respects the hobby and knows what they are doing.
one last thing, for those on here that are saying we shouldn't own them because the law says so, while i agree that certain laws are unbendable, when you consider that some of the laws regarding fish are horribly outdated and completely inconsistent with the rest of the WORLD, it makes your arguement pretty weak.
for the record, i've been to a couple different driving schools and have done some sanctioned high speed racing (bonneville speed week, silver state classic). and all of my high speed runs where done on a length of the freeway that i have driven for 15+ years. and its not like i was hitting 150 everyday. lol, overreact much around here, i'm not some 16 year old kid making hihg end runs during rush hour! besides, i know sportbike guys who make runs like that EVERYDAY and never run into problems because they know their machine and know the area they are driving fast.
getting back to the topic what i hate the most about this hobby are the irresponsible people that dump non native species in local streams/rivers/lakes and the idiots that keep two oscars in a 20gl for years on end. those two situations and situations like them are what frustrate me the most about this hobby.
someone who owns a RTG for 15 years in its own 180gl isn't a criminal in my opinion, but someone who respects the hobby and knows what they are doing.
one last thing, for those on here that are saying we shouldn't own them because the law says so, while i agree that certain laws are unbendable, when you consider that some of the laws regarding fish are horribly outdated and completely inconsistent with the rest of the WORLD, it makes your arguement pretty weak.
From yesterday,
And then from 4-23,
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=822878#post822878
Interesting how it's okay for you to break the laws you choose to, yet condemn others for the same practice. You were right, you would be a hypocrite.
Polypterus;897569; said:
And then from 4-23,
Polypterus;822878; said:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=822878#post822878
Interesting how it's okay for you to break the laws you choose to, yet condemn others for the same practice. You were right, you would be a hypocrite.
