My boss and i are looking for these fish ive done some serching and can not find them for sale. Did they get banned from the US? and does anyone have any information on obtaining one or two of these fish? thanks in advance for any information about these fish.
snakehead fish?
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not sure if it was a rumor...but i heard they are illegal to keep in captivity now...I was in the same boat
They were banned back in 2002. You need a special permit to import them. I have no idea how one obtains such a permit, but I'm certain it's neither easy nor cheap.
The problem is that these fish grow to over 3 feet in length very quickly (2 to 3 years) and then irresponsible people who cannot house them any longer throw them into local lakes and streams where they wreak havoc in a very short time.
The problem is that these fish grow to over 3 feet in length very quickly (2 to 3 years) and then irresponsible people who cannot house them any longer throw them into local lakes and streams where they wreak havoc in a very short time.
It was a total US ban of 28 different species of snakehead fish.
As of 2002, owning these fish was also illegal in 16 of the 50 states.
More -
http://www.fws.gov/policy/library/02fr62193.html
As of 2002, owning these fish was also illegal in 16 of the 50 states.
More -
http://www.fws.gov/policy/library/02fr62193.html
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thanks for the link although i never found the part in that article that stated what 16 out of the 50 states that made it illegal to possess a snakehead fish i will take your word on it. from what i can tell it is still legal to own one as a hobby or food in most states but you can still get fined if you release the fish into the wild. so with that being said is it illegal to sell the fish everywhere in the US. and if you can own one as a "hobby fish" where do you get one from? again thanks for all of the info webcricket
also it stated that not all of the fish get up to 3feet in length some are dwarf species and do not get that big. so this must be one of the ones that my boss was speaking of i deffenitly do not want a 3 foot killer fish in a small aquarium.
also it stated that not all of the fish get up to 3feet in length some are dwarf species and do not get that big. so this must be one of the ones that my boss was speaking of i deffenitly do not want a 3 foot killer fish in a small aquarium.
tai95 said:
I get understand what you mean, but rough choice of words. But yeah, even if you can get snakehead in your state, maybe you should suggest different type of fish to your boss.
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