Princess Crocodile Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Does anyone know if pirahnas are available in New Zealand, and if so, where ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 They're illegal to import, I believe. Closest you can get is something like a red belly pacu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 They are illegal. Places like Kelly Tarlton's can apply for a special licence to keep them, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Anyone with a Zoo licence can keep them but strict quarantine regulations apply to all waste-water and the aquarium. They are illegal to keep and you will not find anywhere in NZ selling them. If you go through the process of obtaining a Zoo licence and set up a MAF approved quarantine facility you will be allowed to import your own and legally keep them. However it is time consuming and expensive to set up + there is the ongoing cost of regular MAF inspections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Crocodile Posted December 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Thanks guys Man that's a bummer cause pirahnas are COOL fish man. I saw some "black pirahnas" at bird barn today, but they're not the same. I'll probaby get a licence some time in the far away future, but for now I think I'll aim for a knife fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Those would have been pacus. Red belly pacus looks similar to pirahnas and are related if you really want something similar. Good luck with the zoo license, I've heard it costs in the tens of thousands to get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Those at the bird barn are definitely red belly pacus. I have seen them myself. I think they have been labelled as "black piranhas" to increase the intrigue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 I hope you know how big those pacus get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman98 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 also silver dollars look sort of like pirahnas and there a lot smaller than pacu but pacu are alot closer looking and the size makes them a lot more impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 someone once told me that Pacu were illegal to keep in NZ fact or fiction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Ira said... > Fiction. Well, there is the concept that it's illegal to have noxious fish or anything that might be mistaken for one... I don't know if the legislation still says this but apparently it once did. BTW: Did anyone see Stuart MacDiarmond 'Breakfast' this morning? He used to have fish (may still do, I haven't been to his house for several years) and was a good guy to know when he worked for MAF. He was largely responsible for clearing up the importation of Artemia for example, now he's a big wig at ERMA or some such place. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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