zebra pleco

[bluedempsey]

i'm talking about the expensive one
i had no idea they were illegal
when did this happen?

 

[shoefreak03]

how did you find out they were illegal???

 

[Waldo]

This is news to me. let me talk with some of the pleco queen and see if I can't get you some more info on that.

 

[SteveL91]

The Brasilian government deemed the collection of zebras illegal.

 

[guppy]

Damn, I love those guys, did they just exceed quota or is this permanent, maybe someone can breed them in US.

 

[shoefreak03]

damn, price just went up on those beauties again. further is my dream of own a few

 

[SteveL91]

Damn, I love those guys, did they just exceed quota or is this permanent, maybe someone can breed them in US.

They are being captive bred, but I don't think it's being done commercially. If you check www.aquabid.com, zebras will pop up every now and then. All captive bred... and all ungodly expensive: i.e. $100-$200 per fish. I like zebras, but there are plenty of other plecos I'd like to work with just as much for significantly less initial outlay.

Also, I'm not sure if it's permanent. From what I've been able to gather, Brasil has been cracking down on the exportation of its fish stocks, but I can't really list specifics off the top of my head.

 

[jelly]

Similar experience in the UK. Can't import them but can get home breed.

I've seen them for £250, about 455 of your US dollars.

 

[Loubard]

A friend of mine used to breed those, if you mean these beauties

.

They are very beautiful!!

 

[Loubard]

In Holland there pretty common, not that there everywhere but you can get your hands on some fairly easy. There still expencive though, around a €100,- I think. But maybe I can get them cheaper through that friend of mine. He doesn't ship (anyway that what he sad 3 months ago).

Come to think of it, will they be okey witch bichir, or is it a risk not worth taking?