Aruwana Fish

[fong47]

I have this fish back in Asia and it;s very popular but I have not seen it in the US and I was told that is it illegal to have it here. This fish grows fast and can grow up to 2 feet or even bigger. The fish is called Aruwana. Is anyone familiar with it? Here is the video:

Super Red Aruwana

 

[Innovator]

Asian arowanas are a protected species in the U.S. and not available to hobbyists. I am; however, very familiar with them and they are a magnificent species!

 

[Etunes]

Yes, i am very familiar with arawonas and they are very cool looking fish. Wish i could get one at the moment but I don't have the space.

 

[fong47]

Having said that, so it;s not available. I have the silver one in Asia and we use to feed them Oscar, mice and even roaches. They grow very fast. They also have red, gold and green. The gold I think it's the most expensive one. Any idea how much if they sell it here?

fong47

 

[Bige]

I live in Austin and some fish stores have them. They are around $30-$50. The white or albino ones are about $80. Places around here started carring freshwater stingrays. I thought those were illegal too.

 

[Innovator]

FW stingrays are illegal in TX and asian arowanas are illegal in the US so please report retailers importing these to US Fish and Wildlife. Do your part

 

[Aquarium1]

I live in Austin and some fish stores have them. They are around $30-$50. The white or albino ones are about $80. Places around here started carring freshwater stingrays. I thought those were illegal too.

Are you sure they weren't silver arrowanas?

 

[Etunes]

Ya, asian arowanas are illigal but silvers are not. I don't think Jardinis are either.

 

[Aquarium1]

Yeah I think jardinis are the other legal one, I knew there were 2. They are both on Extra Large Oddball Fish btw

 

[Innovator]

Scleropages jardinii hails from Australia and are not considered illegal nor are those from the Osteoglossum Genus. Scleropages leichardti is listed as LR/NT, not sure if such a listing credits illegality and commands a high price since their availability is infrequent. Scleropages formusus, Asian arowana, are illegal.

 

[mgamer20o0]

Scleropages jardinii hails from Australia and are not considered illegal nor are those from the Osteoglossum Genus. Scleropages leichardti is listed as LR/NT, not sure if such a listing credits illegality and commands a high price since their availability is infrequent. Scleropages formusus, Asian arowana, are illegal.

easy to tell by the price tag lol if it was a asian aro there would be a very very high price tag on it.

 

[DragonFish71]

When I first moved to Colorado I became friends with the owner of a LFS. He had a huge tank that took up the front wall of his shop. In that tank he had a mated pair of silvers. They were so unbelievably beautiful. When he closed his show I had the chance to get the tank and the fish for free. I had no place to put a tank that size.

You can bet I'm kicking myself in the tail to this day!!!

 

[fong47]

Wait, I am a little confuse now. Silver Aruwanas are NOT illegal in the US?

Can someone clarify this?

Thanks,
fong47

 

[Aquarium1]

The silvers are legal in the us. Asian arrowanas are illegal. Btw i wonder how many spelling errors were in this thread lol.

 

[exodon king]

Scleropages jardinii hails from Australia and are not considered illegal nor are those from the Osteoglossum Genus. Scleropages leichardti is listed as LR/NT, not sure if such a listing credits illegality and commands a high price since their availability is infrequent. Scleropages formusus, Asian arowana, are illegal.

leis are legal in the US

 

[fong47]

The best thing for me to do right now is not to have it and I don't want to get into trouble from the law. The one I have in asia is pretty big and it's so fun to watch them grow and eat all sorts of things.

 

[johnny_zanni]

silver arrowanas are LEGAL anyone can have them same with the blacks, and jardinis and the africans ....

 

[exodon king]

Wrong. Reds are illegal.

Silver
Platinum (silver strain)
Black
African
jardini
Leichardti

Those are the only legal ones.

 

[johnny_zanni]

meh i dont know doesnt affect me they are legal here