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patrick5874
12-02-2002, 2:46 PM
Im looking for some snakeheads , if you have any available please send me some info on them and how much !
Pics would be greatly appreciated
thanks
patrick
You might check out The Shark Aquarium in new Jersey. He has a large selection of predatory fish. If that doesn't work try Predatory Fish.Net (http://www.predatoryfish.net/) and check out their buy/sell board. There seems to be more of that type fish sold their. Good luck.
slipknottin
12-02-2002, 4:27 PM
snakeheads are illegal to sell now.......... stores cant legally sell them any longer.
fish_freak
12-02-2002, 6:33 PM
Last I heard as long as snakeheads where in this country then they can be bought or sold. The only regulation on them that I was last aware of was that they are no longer aloud to be imported into this country. There may have been legislation scince then passed but I havent heard of any.
Patrick if you want to make a long trip there is an LFS in CT that has 2 for sale right now.
slipknottin
12-02-2002, 7:48 PM
ask Jen or that other guy if they can sell the snakeheads ;)
Shes "giving them away".
The price for them isnt listed on the tank either.
That was my understanding as well, Slip.
patrick5874
12-02-2002, 8:16 PM
as long as the snakeheads are in the US , They are legal to sell or trade. It is illegal to bring new snakeheads into the country !
just a little education for those of you who are unaware of the new law !
thanks patrick
slipknottin
12-02-2002, 8:26 PM
actually there not
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/08072002_nw_snakehead.html
they were first and most other states have followed suit. Im not sure where the federal law stands at this point.
fish_freak
12-02-2002, 9:23 PM
Slip when I was at Nuagy Doggy a couple of weeks ago they had 2 forsale. Might be gone now. I know that they are giving the ones at waterbury away. I Know the ones ay waterbury are for adoption I go there ussualy once a week as I only work like 10 min from there.
Slip you might be right there pal. I just spoke to a guy over on Pred Net who said he thought so as well. I'll be dipped. That happened fast.
patrick5874
12-02-2002, 9:44 PM
well in baltimore stores are selling them I bought two cobras saturday for 21.00 each they also have an albino for 52.00
and this is in md so how illegal are they !
slipknottin
12-03-2002, 1:25 PM
yea it happened real quick. must have been made a law within the past month or so.
I thought they would still be legal to sell, but a pet store near me told me if they didnt get rid of them within the week, they needed to destroy them, as the govt was making sure they have none for sale or in their posession.
mcmama96
12-15-2002, 1:56 PM
hi All,
Here is the deal. Effective 4 October the Federal government (fish & Wildlife) Put the snakeheads on the Lacey act list. What this means is you can possess them however they can not be brought into the United states and can not be transported accross state lines. SO you can have them: UNDER one condition. If your state has banned them, then you will have to abide by what the state says. There are currently 15-16 states in which they are illegal in.
Illinois for one, their laws states that you can not posses, sell, trade, barter or propagate them in the state of Illinois. The fine is $5,000.00 for persons and $10,000 for business.
They only reason we know this is that we were keeping up with it due to the fact we had 7 different species of snakeheads here in our house in Illinois when this all came about. The law went into effect here and we had 30 days to "destroy and dispose" of them. Sad to say we no longer have any, but some people in the states still do. But you will have to find someone willing to ship or in your state.
Hope this helps on what is going on with the laws.
Wanda and Ken
patrick5874
12-15-2002, 7:40 PM
I would like to thank everyone first who replied to my post .
and as far as them being illegal to buy I am aware of this .
as for the law aginst them, IT REALLY SUCKS !
remember these are little fish just doing thier thing !
I bet there are many fish that would be just as dangerous if they
were let loose in the wild . I also have peacock bass and they are more aggressive than my little snakeheads ! (at least in my tank )
why arent they banned, would they be harmless if let loose in a resovior(I think not ). What would they do to the largemouth population if let loose. Could you imagine if the peacock bass
spawned with a Largemouth. I know im just rambling but I think all the lawmakers are just ridiculous ! This is an educated forum where people know about fish what they need to survive , and what they are capable of doing. I live in maryland they would never be able to make it through the winter because of the cold temperature !
:To Wanda and Ken in Illinois I am sorry you had to destroy all your babies ! No law no matter how big the fine would ever make me destroy my dog , my cat or my Fish !
In closing I would just like to say " This is America not a dictatorship. This is another example of big goverment trying to make granny feel safe in her retirement home !