arapaima laws

[osteoglossum]

wats the situation with arapaima gigas in the US. are there state by state laws? are they illegal? the LFS near me thinks they are illegal yet i see them on live aquaria, aqua bid, and numerous posts on MFK.


whats the deal!?

thanks

 

[AttackFish]

Legal.

 

[osteoglossum]

not that i dont trust you but i read they were added to the CITES list. were they removed or what?

 

[thrillbillie12]

i dont know much about it, but from what i have seen here you need the proper paper work for them and about 30,000 gallons.

 

[AttackFish]

Doubt it.
If so, would you see so many people with them on MFK?
Would you see so many people selling them publicly?
Trust me.
They're legal.

 

[AttackFish]

i dont know much about it, but from what i have seen here you need the proper paper work for them and about 30,000 gallons.

Oh yeah.
The 30,000 is a new law.

 

[groovitudedude]

Oh yeah.
The 30,000 is a new law.

No need to get sarcastic....

 

[osteoglossum]

is there a credible website that tells you exactly what you need? (if or if not you need paperwork)

 

[osteoglossum]

or maybe an arapaima owner we could ask?

fyi i know i dont want one my silver aro is keeping my hands fuller than they should be as it is, i just want a def. answer

 

[rallysman]

copied from Oddballs thread in the frequently asked questions section:

OHIO:

-- it is unlawful for any person to possess, import, or sell live individuals of the following fish species (scientific names listed exactly as provided in code section) or hybrids of any such species at any given time:

1) walking catfish (Clarias batrachus),
2) diploid white amur or diploid grass carp (Ctenopharygodon idella),
3) silver carp -- white bream (Hypopthalmichtyhys molitirx),
4) black amur -- black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus),
5) bighead carp -- bighead -- bighead amur (Aristichthys nobilis),
6) rufe (Gymnocephalus cernuus),
7) round goby (Neogobius melanostomus),
8) tubenose goby (Proterorhynus marmoratus),
9) snakeheads (Channa spp. and Parachanna spp.),
10) white perch (Morone America),
11) three spine stickleback (Culaeea aculeatus),
12) sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus),
13) eastern banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus),

Souce: Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife regulations, Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 1501:31-19-01(A).

I've never heard of having to fill out paper work or do anything special to get a pima.