aisan arowana

[jm1212]

some people want the aisans leagel, but they arent right now.
then how can there be one of these for sale?
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwarowana&1162732171
there were no disclaimers notifying that the aisan aro is illegal in the US

 

[jm1212]

i thought that this one was aisan too, but i think is it austrailan because of the size of the scales
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwarowana&1163266787

 

[Dixon]

top link is a red arowana and bottom link is a gold xback arowana, both asians.
these are either scam ads or people not bothered about the law.

 

[tai95]

If you look at the sellers location, you will see he/she is from Indonesia. Seeing as how the internet is worldwide they wouldn't have to put a disclaimer about needing a permit if the buyer was from anywhere but the US. Also if someone from the US did buy this fish, they would be the one held responsible for trying to import an illegal species. They seller would have the money and the buyer would be SOL.

 

[blackwolfXKAV]

not to mention the fact that they would kill (customs) the aro upon discovery...

 

[Evan214]

Why would they kill the aro on discovery?

 

[jm1212]

Why would they kill the aro on discovery?

they are illegal to posess in the US.

 

[Evan214]

I know, but why would they kill it rather than just send it back? That's a bit cruel if you ask me...

 

[A_D_D]

the world is cruel unfortunately.
they can try and rehouse them with facilities that have the correct permits but if not they would probably kill them.

 

[Rallysman]

A lot of the time Asian arowanas are confiscated and put in a public aquarium.
They are CITES listed, why would they kill them? That defeats the purpose of the ban