I know snake heads are illegal in many US states but i was wondering whether they were illegal in NY and if so, what states are they not illegal in.
Illegal Snakeheads
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and it's about time, really. too many people tossing them into local streams and ponds where they destroyed everything in their path.....
LunchBox said:
I don't think that they should be illegal, they should just make them hard to get and you have to register to get them, and also when you get rid of them you should have to do something similar to what Floridians have to do with Pirana's.
well the problem wasn't reall aquarists. it was food fish companies importing them, selling them to people live, and those peopel not wanting to eat them so they set them loose... or least that's how the story goes for one of the cases in maryland.
the short version is there aren't many aquarists who are getting them and setting them loose.. it's mostly the fishmongers
the short version is there aren't many aquarists who are getting them and setting them loose.. it's mostly the fishmongers
fishcatch22 said:
Then I guess you've never heard of pacus, goldfish, plecos, tilapia, ect,ect,ect.
LunchBox said:well the problem wasn't reall aquarists. it was food fish companies importing them, selling them to people live, and those peopel not wanting to eat them so they set them loose... or least that's how the story goes for one of the cases in maryland.
the short version is there aren't many aquarists who are getting them and setting them loose.. it's mostly the fishmongers
I've heard the exact same story.
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i agree. i kind of think carp (koi) are worse. i've seen videos where the water is literally alive with them. you can't even eat them because they all these tiny little bones between the ribs. they have a nasty habit of rooting around in the substrate and destroying plants, mucking up the water so nothing else can live, and can withstand nearly zero oxygen so are hard to kill.tai95 said:
:OT: You guys should try snakehead meat. Its really good.
And I think the Asian Carp infestation is worse than the snakeheads.
And I think the Asian Carp infestation is worse than the snakeheads.