jn Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 If you have fish that aren't on the list it means you'd better be breeding them Cause they won't be allowed to bring any new ones into the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 It a shame that a lot of the fish not on the list are quite difficult to breed, and often quite scarce. I know there's other Polypterus here that aren't on the list, but finding one of them is hard enough, let alone a male and female of the same species... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 first thing I noticed was the number of spelling mistakes in the list! Its irritating that the list is alphabetically by genus rather than arranged by family, it makes it far harder to actually find the fish and of course genera are always changing with taxonomic updates, eg, the clown loach is under "Cromobotia" so if you're looking for it under Botia you might be under the impresson it is now banned. But there are still heaps of fish on there that we can get -- I was bored, so counted up no fewer than 41 Ancistrus species, 54 Hypostomus, 77 Corydoras, and 13 Apteronotus (thats the ghost knife genus)!! I saw Ancistrus ranunculus on there -- anyone have any of these currently? They are AWESOME fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU1 Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 There are golden arowana on there (on the CITES list too), do these often come in?? Also, just curious, I presume these are the fish that are allowed to be imported from the wild, but there is no restriction in importing any captive bred species if you manage to find a source, is that right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 I doubt it, I don't think it matters where they come from (unless they're CITES), if they're not on the list theyre not coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 No "Hara" sub species... anybody know how to sex and breed dwarf moth catfish? (Hara Hara) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 When does this come into effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 It's already being enforced. I was told by 1 importer that they had to destroy some of there import as the fish were no longer on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 I would not be very happy if I was the importer, also he would have to pass that cost on somewhere else along the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 took me flipping ages to find pearl danios! They are the only ones listed as Brachydanio. All the other danios are under danio or devario. :roll: I printed the whole list off so i can add it to the library. (48 pages ) There are killies on the list. i have refered to the list tons of times and most of the time the fish i am loking up has been there. The only fish i was really disappointed that was not on the list was the celebes half beak/ nomorhamphus liemi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Has the hypancistrus zebra fallen off the list? I can't see it. Those who have this fish in NZ will hopefully be able to mass produce it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Is the list on the MAF site out of date? And how do we find out what the current one is? I heard today that they have decided to stop imports for: Guppies :-? Ancistrus Corydorus and some others. But the list in Appendix D, (which is dated 21 March 2007,) has them on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I don't think Hypancistrus were ever on the list they just came in under Ancistrus sp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 The list is correct. I'm still wondering what the heck was banned from the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel1708 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 A couple of my fish are not on the list, Pitbull plecs - Patroclinus Jumbo (sp?), Blotch Fin Aspidoras - Aspidoras Pauciradiatus, Orange Cory - Corydoras Venezualanus and I can't find the Galaxy Rasbora/Celestial Pearl Danio? :-? Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 There are a few things no longer on the list, nice fish but nothing to mager. What has change is that the old list allowed genes to be imported ( as I like killies i'll use them as an example ). All Aphyosemion's were allowed, as the Fundulopanchax genes was split from Aphyosemion's that means all Aphyosemions and Fundulopanchax were allowed this is a large number of species, now were only allowed to import 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 The galaxy's came in under Raspora sp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 There were a few Corys (i think about six) taken of the list. Bandits (C. metae) were one I remember that are no longer allowed. So those people with bandits need to make sure they keep breeding them or they'll be gone for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 heard today that they have decided to stop imports for: Guppies Ancistrus Corydorus and some others. News to me. i doubt they have as the list is the updated list put togeather by importers. Maf/erma are looking to take some fish off, however they will have to consult importers before they can do that. I have a interesting study done on ornamental fish in Australia, will post it once i work out how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I recieved the list last Friday so is very up to date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 some reading http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/fish-i ... 21977.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I just spent a while going through the importable fish list and rearranging it by family so i could see what was actually on there. For example, only one hillstream loach ("Borneo sucker") Pseudogastromyzon myersi, but 21 New World knifefish; interesting to me as a catfish-enthusiast, if you take out the loricariids (plecs) and callichthyids (Corys), there are only 29 other catfish species, and 12 of those are mochokids!: Amblydoras hancockii Blue-eye catfish Bunocephalus bifidus Banjo catfish Bunocephalus coracoideus Banjo catfish Bunocephalus knerii Banjo catfish Kryptopterus bicirrhis Glass catfish Microglanis cottoides Bacon cat Microglanis poecilus Dwarf marble cat Microsynodontis lamberti Mystus micracanthus Twospot catfish Mystus tengara Silver mystus cat Mystus vittatus Striped dwarf catfish Ompok bimaculatus Butter catfish Ompok sabanus Pimelodella gracilis Slender pimelodella Pimelodus ornatus Ornate cat Pimelodus pictus Pictus cat Platydoras costatus Raphael/chocolate catfish Pseudomystus siamensis Bumblebee cat Synodontis alberti Bigeye squeaker Synodontis angelicus Angel squeaker Synodontis decorus Decorated synodontis Synodontis eupterus Synodontis multipunctatus Cuckoo synodontis Synodontis nigrita Upsidedown catfish Synodontis nigriventris Blotched upsidedown catfish Synodontis ocellifer Synodontis petricola Cuckoo catfish Synodontis pleurops Bigeye synodontis Synodontis schoutedeni Vermiculated synodontis sigh...oh well, still lots of cool stuff there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktttk Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Just had a quick look through the list - there are a large variety of plecos and corys - but don't see them available at the petshops.. are they just too expensive to bring in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Sometimes it comes down to expense and other times it comes down to what is actually available on the exporters list at the times and depends who the suppliers deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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