🚨Emergency🚨Florida Banning Aquarium Fish!!!!!

Fwc new law!! #Floridafishandwildlife Banning #saltwaterfishtank #reeftank #fishtank #aquariumfish.
Link to Tanknician’s explainer video:
• FWC proposed Whitelist...
Link to usarkFl
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[@SmokeyMesa]

You may think "I don't live in Florida, so this isn't my problem.", just remember many of the fish in your local store come from facilities in Florida.

[@carlimm5593]

Did lol

[@kelvinsoto3553]

I’m glad to tell every law affecting Florida affects every single Estate please read research and oriented your self before talk

[@kelvinsoto3553]

My bad I just read the first sentence and reptile keepers have USARK tried to protect reptiles keepers please contact USARK

[@sivyisvaj8054]

Imported from Thailand… Imported from Indonesia… Imported from Japan… Not imported from China! 😂

[@tipping_scales]

Preach it guys! The reptile community has your backs as well! Tomorrow will be very interesting

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Ty 💪

[@RecklessTheory]

I heard this has nothing to do with the environment. I heard It has to do with land developers wanting the land that is being used by fish farms. The man appointed to be in charge of the FFW is a land developer/builder not a conservationist or someone with credentials. Making it illegal just makes it incredibly easy to snatch of the land and they would all go backrupt in very short period. Why else would this be a sudden "revelation." Normally if there was environmental concerns they'd be discussed openly for an extended period of time but all the sudden every fish is a problem? Why a white list instead of a black list for one? there are like 30,000+ species in the trade and only like 200 of those have even been looked at in terms of this list. There are endangered species that would be extinct without the people caring for them and breeding them.

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Ty… We’ve heard whispers of that. Shady business.

[@tanknicians8839]

It is a huge blunder, Rodney Baretto chairperson of the FWC tried to develop a very fragile section of the lagoon in palm beach county...until public outcry forced him to abandon the project.

[@YetiRC]

BINGO

[@larrysiebert1201]

Follow the money!

[@marcbahrij883]

I heard the same thing just yesterday.

[@radiantreefs305]

Why didn't I hear about this sooner! This is really bad news, wish I went to the meeting. Awesome stuff guys, thanks for standing up for our businesses and reefers all over Florida.

[@tanknicians8839]

Bruh I tried to call you 😂

[@reinaldoperez89]

Yeah, all the videos I've seen on this were posted after the meeting. We all need to get this info out before the dates and a whole lot more of us will come support

[@alletklameista]

thats why government needs to be periodically trimmed back like the overgrowing weed that it is

[@andyaquatics]

FWC can’t even tell snakes apart. Them trying to tell fish apart will be a mess. Even google fails telling fish apart

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Truths 🙌

[@ScizzyGibbler]

That's pretty wild, the scale of this to whitelist only would definitely leave many items essentially "black listed" even if they posed no risk at all to the local environment.

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Exactly. Very serious situation

[@ArrickthaRed]

Got an email from TSA and there is a petition already. Even though I do not live in Florida I made sure I signed. If you love this hobby do your part.

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Ty Ty 🙏

[@andybilakshow260]

In the same token, "If you love your planet" think about doing *more*

[@kevinkey5270]

​@@andybilakshow260you should do more. Do you own a car? Do you use any form of energy? Nobody asked for your hypocrisy about an unrelated issue.

[@mikasauchiha6785]

I'm from the philippines and I have kois, goldfish, angel fish, glowfish tetras,mollies, tiger barbs, danios and swordtail fish. I can't imagine if this will also happened here.😒

[@eligalvan8515]

Hope that this doesn't escalate further. To all my Floridaia people please don't let this happen. 🙏

[@kevinpoe8137]

It’s crazy because aquaculture has been around for thousands of years, with the earliest records of koi and goldfish being from the 4th century if not older, with earliest records of aquaculture itself being from 4580yrs ago involving the aborigines and short finned eels, this is something that has been around for a very long time

[@aleksandrmarkov5992]

I have a reef tank in Georgia, and I agree that the proposed white list is way too harsh. But you can not say that we have been polluting/producing CO2 since we have started to use fire, and thus we can just forget about global warming. What we are doing is on a totally different scale. Something needs to be done, but needs to be done in a proper and reasonable way.

[@90sbabyD]

Omg! I live in miami Fl and just purchased a custom aquarium that literally came a week ago. 7500 goes down the drain 😢

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

We will Fight this and we will Find a way to save our hobby.

[@Microkimmi]

Don’t let this become law fight fight fight

[@yarrasadventures7239]

It is hard i live in Australia we have awesome animals but cant get anything invasive to Australia all my dream animals are from other countries

[@atfinthehouse8631]

Where were you guys 3-4 years ago when this was getting launched and we needed to speak out then?

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

I was working 70’hrs a week in a kitchen raising 4 boys. But I’m here now and ready to fight.

[@dennisscott6413]

Thanks for keeping us in the loop!

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Absolutely

[@aliciadaugherty9252]

Maybe they should go after influencers who go and take marine life out of our oceans so their tanks look cool...

[@mdowney14]

There’s a traffic jam of snarky comments about Florida politics in my brain right now. Good luck, guys! This is a sucky situation.

[@lazarogonzalez4537]

If it does happen their is no way I’ll be getting rid of my 100g coral tank Nore will I register them…

[@DeeGee-mv6eq]

No one will.

[@johnbubbajohnson5630]

Thank you both for sharing. God bless you both and both your families...🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊🙂😀

[@kevinpacheco7736]

This will eventually go past Florida! All states are watching what Florida does regarding this!

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

It always starts here 😞

[@MrBighead73]

In Maine if the fish is not native to Maine and can survive in Maine waters it is illegal to have. I had a Jack Demsey as a child and now it is banned. Koi fish are banned.

[@Name-ot3xw]

Time to call up small government Ron Instructions unclear, accidentally banned talking about bans.

[@saltnessmonster]

State agriculture commissioner is responsible.

[@silvioschurig749]

@@saltnessmonster He is? He is the single person responsible? Nobody else? He has introduced all those invasive species and is the only one wanting to get rid of that problem? He is the one selling and buying exotic animals and when they become inconvenient to just dump them at the first opportunity? I know it is easier to deal with to deal with coimplex issues by pointing at one person as the "other" and "enemy" but Q isn't the answer to everything.

[@Name-ot3xw]

@@saltnessmonster Honest question, who appoints the director of that department?

[@saltnessmonster]

@@Name-ot3xw the agriculture commissioner. It’s an elected office with a big amount of power. It was run by a Democrat until a few months ago.

[@fatguyonthc]

Sounds like a cool law to break.

[@1RungAtATime]

First they went after the mouse, now it's the fish. Make aquariums great again. Grab em by the papilla.

[@SteelLake]

This would all be terrible to the animals corals plants etc but not to mention it would wipe out ALOT of jobs

[@allthingzac]

So sad. Because I know people that has a tank for their anxiety issues and have their tank as their therapy

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

That’s a great point! Yes tanks are great for that

[@ReefLover]

This people just wanna take things away not considering a lot of the purpose why people keep them such as therapy for their well being. This just sad and inconsiderate on their part.

[@nicksanstra8942]

I’m here to support!! I love the aquarium hobbie and can’t not imagine seeing this go through, Florida is the only place with the most freedom when it comes to this hobbie, responsible people do not release their fish into public waters. Do not punish responsible fish owners. Punish those who choose to not take care of their fish and corals just like dogs cats etc. I’m heart broken and hope this doesn’t come through

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Ty . Always education over banning

[@davelui6257]

Will release my 25 designer clowns at Navarre Beach tomorrow which I got from ORA

[@michelrood2966]

​​​@@davelui6257 You should be arrrested, I hope youre joking

[@michaeleber4752]

It is a hard thing to deal with but look at the things living in Florida: trees are flooded with iguanas. There is a kid with a channel that is pulling out cichlids and monster fish from the sewers and waterways. It seems that too many people dump their fish and they just thrive in the Florida environment. Very poor husbandry in Florida!

[@jaxxonfishroom]

Great video 😊 the fish hobby has been a huge part of my life learning from my grandpa and I'm passing it down to my newborn son eventually and it would be sad if things like this happened

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Great way to teach the next gen

[@jaxxonfishroom]

@@aquariumservicetech2891 definitely

[@joshreagan1487]

This is what happens when an industry for decades has sold fish irresponsibly and then owners with no knowledge end up releasing them. I’m a fish keeper but am troubled by the industry.

[@coreymelanson6729]

I've seen this topic discussed a lot recently. Clearly many shop owners & breeders believe they will be severely impacted by new regulations &/or restriction which they may very well be. Florida is a very unique case though; it is the extreme outlier. It is state that has seen much of its cherished wildlife face extinction due to the release of non-native, invasive species. Most of which (Burmese python, tegu, so on) are a direct result of the pet trade industry. Not to mention the Oscar, African & South American cichlids that can be commonly found in any freshwater lake or pond in FL, displacing native species. The cane toad is another ecological disaster that was brought upon by the agricultural industry in failed attempt at organic, biological, pest control. Florida can no longer afford to just do nothing or there won't be a single Everglades, wetlands, or subtropical, native species left within our lifetimes. Granted due to no fault of their own & because pet owners cannot be trusted it's the breeders & pet shop owners that will suffer.

[@tanknicians8839]

Their is more nuance to be considered here. Python introduction was the result of a hurricane. This was tragic but after the hurricane FWC worked with keepers to create protocols to prevent this from happening again. The cherished wildlife that faces extinction is primarily due to development. We have fundamentally altered the environment in Florida and have paved over immense swaths of habitat. Less than 3% of Miami pine rocklands remain and they are small disjunct parcels of land. I would really like to see data on nonnative freshwater fish in less degraded habitats. I imagine with most of them they stick to canals and unnatural lakes as opposed to pristine habitat. (Similar to iguanas which you almost never see in healthy habitat) most of the released freshwater fish were escapes from aquaculture farms and again FWC worked with the industry to create bio security measures to prevent that from happening. There is also a lot of good the industry and hobby does, which is ignored in this type of analysis.

[@tanknicians8839]

It is also generally very difficult for a single fish or small group of fish to establish, introductions typically need a robust gene pool and a large enough population size. There are some few exceptions to this rule and that is what should be focused on with a black list in our opinion.

[@coreymelanson6729]

@@tanknicians8839 It always seemed rather odd or convenient to blame the presence of a widespread, non-native, invasive species, which also happens to be the most popular snake in the pet trade, on one guy in one location. It's not logical to assume every Burmese python in FL originated from one captive breeding location. It was thousands of irresponsible pet owners over decades. Just like the black & white tegu didn't originate from some pet shop destroyed in a hurricane nor Oscar, nor the armored catfish. It is a direct result of the pet trade & its not even worth debating otherwise.

[@tanknicians8839]

@@coreymelanson6729 maybe, but I think if you look into invasive species biology and species introduction biology a little deeper you might come to the conclusion that it’s more likely that they started from one massive point source introduction. We also have genetic data on the existing population you can search for which I believe point to that conclusion as well.

[@robertbaker3174]

To my understanding many wild caught fish are sustainably harvested especially in South American. Without harming anything.

[@annaschaffer3729]

It is not about the collected specimens but the threat that they pose to native species in Florida if they get released

[@jeffreylewis1442]

How does one contact the FWH (??) or what agency is proposing this proposal ?

[@deborahcollis9814]

We already have something similar in New Zealand. The mayor different is if we want a new species add get have to pay for all the testing and reports that need to be done

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

That’s understandable. Is it the individual who pays?

[@stonermanjb]

I really hope they rethink this process

[@TheSonorousG]

Sorry to hear about this happening, Florida State Government is out of control right now PERIOD. Hopefully this can be thwarted because I'm tired of the Fed and State govts turning law abiding citizens into criminals. I wish I could show up but I'm in another state but I will spread this at my LFS.

[@keldaMouse]

💯agreed

[@mirandag.3277]

banning books, banning fish, banning people. its crazy down there right now

[@jenpink4298]

💯

[@motojojo6601]

Remember, who you vote for matters, because they appoint people that do crap like this and threaten an entire industry/hobby. "Rodney Barreto of Coral Gables was appointed to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by Governor Ron DeSantis on July 19, 2019. His term ends January 5, 2024"

[@DottonTuffin]

Florida people will still vote for these fools.

[@Botzz28]

Too bad WWC and Top shelf aquatics are to busy worrying about money and charging 2000$ for a frag instead of fighting this scary law change. It’s a shame. They should use the shit ton of money they make to lead a movement to fight this.

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

It would be nice to see them more on the front lines.

[@Botzz28]

@@aquariumservicetech2891 hell yea. With the prices they charge they should be putting some effort to help out. Unfortunately all they care about is 💰

[@davestephens9463]

They will care when they get shut down

[@Botzz28]

@@davestephens9463 they deserve too if they don’t fight this. It really is disgusting what they charge for these frags it should be illegal. It’s the biggest rip off.

[@MHoran86]

Watching this after you just returned from the meeting. I'm glad they decided to come back to this once they had more information as it does carry alot of weight. What exactly was the reasoning behind this, and since WWC and TSA are such heavy hitters in the area, did they show up. If anything you'd think the people on the top would have the most interest in making videos like this. Either way thanks for the info and videos

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

I was very disappointed from the lack of presence of the certain “ heavy hitters”. They carry alot of financial/ social power. That was a let down.

[@angelespino2513]

The way WWC and Top Shelf charge an arm and a leg for a frag. I really hope they step it up for the hobby.

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Agreed.

[@floridafam8365]

I support this. We have to do our part to save our native fish

[@pennypiper5857]

Thank you for the information.

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Sure thing

[@RobertPagano226]

This is crushing news!!

[@ryanmedina2146]

I just got into the hobby after watching my dads tanks growing up. This sucks this better not go through

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Let’s look to protect the world that gave us these living jewels

[@heneryhenery]

I love all the laws 20 years too late, these laws do nothing now but hurt small businesses and exotic pet enthusiasts.

[@marshallmerriam1548]

and i do not blame the FWC to stop this mess

[@marshallmerriam1548]

WELL you look at what has happened in south Florida with all snakes and Iguanas

[@lynnehughes9135]

only 230+/- animal species have been reviewed and approved as of now. That means 29,000+/- have not. It will cost approximately $10,000 PER study PER animal and up to 6 months for the review to be completed! This not only affects the aquarium industry, but also zoos, wildlife refuges, etc. Keep in mind that this is government overreach. The commission that is trying to push this through is made up of LAND DEVELOPERS! They want the land that big fish farms occupy.

[@livelljames8218]

Florida government is getting out of hand lately

[@WHY269]

On a list of problems in Florida, this seems trivial.

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Its not trivial to the 1000’s of workers who will not jobs. I get Florida has its problems but so do a lot of others places.

[@rachelkling6008]

When is the bill being past?

[@michelrood2966]

I wonder what they think about doing about the hundereds of aquarium fish in floridas ponds and lakes, ?

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Not much. They don’t have the man power or funding.

[@michelrood2966]

@@aquariumservicetech2891 So my question might be a ignorant one but can they physically check if someone has"illegal" fish in their home, whether imported or from.the wild? Are people suposed to euthanize the fish that they already have? I live in the Caribbean so I dont really follow the news. Please enlighten me . Thank you in advance

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

@@michelrood2966 it’s possible if a white list is implemented then stores couldn’t sell anything not on the white list. So they’ve done something like this before with snakes and yes they went into peoples homes and killed snakes. Eventually keeping anything not on the white list would be illegal unless grandfathered in and require a special permit. A white list would mean LFS could only sell fish native to Florida which would kill 99 % of LFS. But again it’s a work In project and FWS isn’t releasing a info to us.

[@Ygblitzz]

People will always have the voice . If your not happy with laws just kick these people out of power . It’s that simple

[@rudedog1515]

Rubio wants the land the fish farms are on for the developers. Prime real estate.

[@FatherFish]

Good work guys. This is devastating for the hobby. There will be nothing on the white list.

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Ageeed

[@annette3563]

People will throw there fish as they don't want to be in the same place as the snake owner

[@hammerheadgaming992]

Is it fresh water too?

[@charli_1rl]

but coral isn't that regulary released in lakes (which it obviously wont survive), so wont they just whitelist all coral species?

[@andybilakshow260]

make the store take them back so they can take appropriate action. Problem solved It might also be "wiser" to make a law banning idiots from making laws that don't make sense.

[@cameroonkendrick6312]

Good thing because more invasive species would come in

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

So do we stop allowing cats? Because they cause way more damage.

[@nerve.]

I kinda understand though. Especially if you ever been fishing in any body water in Florida. Non-native species took over. U can fish for Oscar's now!

[@davidliming9419]

Well, apparently most coral cannot live in Florida anymore. The oceans are too hot!

[@scorpio663]

Basically it's the same as they are doing the Reptile people . 😐

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Seems like the Same blue print

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

something tells me that this will probably lead to a lot more people dumping exotic fish in waterways

[@papascrumpeeh]

not at all and has all to do with the fkers wanting the land fish farms take for themselves to profit/build on

[@TheIncredibleMrT]

I just got into this hobby and I ain't giving up shhhhhhittttt😂 can we all make fwcs life ridiculously hard and just not listen to them?

[@nugz4529]

thank god I'm in the middle of converting my 125 gallon saltwater tank to a North Florida species only freshwater tank

[@FatherFH]

I don't live in Florida but I am well aware on how bad this will be for all of North America.

[@garysteinert8040]

Research what FEC just did too the pet snakes. Good Friday massacre.

[@keldaMouse]

Agreed! Please everyone research and open your eyes to what is happening here.

[@bishrob345]

Florida supplies the American Aquarist; I stand with Florida in this fight...

[@jeffreylewis1442]

What is the Florida agency

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Florida fish and wildlife

[@WhozaCardoza]

Step 1: Don't live in Florida

[@Weedman42069]

2 dont live in usa

[@WhozaCardoza]

@@Weedman42069 Step 3: don't try to 1-up an already perfect comment

[@power21100]

@@WhozaCardoza Step 4: ..... Profit?

[@GaZaGaMer1876]

Damn right don’t live there

[@Reefingaddiction]

To many F'ed up lib's in the world!

[@danieljckson]

Im so conflicted about this. I have 3 tanks, 2 reef and a fresh. Humans are absolutely destroying the planet and wrecking ecosystems, if I have to give up a hobby to do my part I think thats not the biggest sacrifice a person can make. Its actually sad to me how many people wont make any sacrifices at all.

[@barefootaquatics]

The industry in Florida is accepting of a black list of what animals NOT to keep. But to ban over 20,000 species of fish alone is an impossible task. This isn’t just fish though. This is birds reptiles and small mammals that are not native to the state.

[@YetiRC]

this planet is strong. animals naturally migrate and repopulate constantly on this planet.....

[@danieljckson]

@@YetiRC not true, if you are trying to say invasive species aren’t a problem because animals migrate you are stupid.

[@cbarber5366]

But isn’t keeping and caring for corals and fish helping to make sure they will still exist in 20 years?

[@evil1by1]

Except it isnt about the environment its about government overreach. The big shift is from all rights belonging to the people except those reserved to the state. Same with legality, things are supposed to be legal unless expressly forbidden. This flips it to the default being illegal. You cannot tell me the environmental impact of a fish thats never been studied or conversely only theoretically is a problem but has never actualized an issue. I also take offense to your accusations against humans. Change isn't inherent bad, the real question is why are scientists obsessed with maintaining a fictional earth without humans? Thats like saying beavers are bad because they shape their environment but your basis being the land pre beaver and just assuming any alteration is bad. Its not. Mihht be bad for a specific species but before you humanity hating gaia worshiping Satanists got involved it was becoming a paradise. Plenty of water, food, energy, commercial species running out trash fish, pests at an all time low. Do me a favor, if you hate humanity so much and love your goddess gaia so, unalive yourself first

[@danielle2451]

What can out of state people do to help?

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Ty..Join us ark. Honestly this looks like it up to the hobbyist/ industry in Florida to fight this.

[@rainy131313]

@@aquariumservicetech2891 Thanks, just did this

[@juanriverol7527]

At what time is it

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Just posted an update!

[@NicoleShalan-ue3yw]

U used the right word, u know what's going on.

[@brandonbrown9852]

So many freshwater fish farms breeding fish...this sucks. Can't imagine paying $20 for a neon tetra.

[@robinbudd6784]

First off quite blaming the pet owners. The same storms that destroyed the reptile holding facilities destroyed commercial fish farms. Birds carry eggs, fry to other bodies of water. The blame should be put on those in charge of regulating those farms.

[@krismiller5468]

You have to admit invasive species have really taken over. If people keeping fish and reptiles were more responsible, this wouldn't have happened. At least you have an endless supply of tropicals you can fish for in every southern body of water.

[@mikeg9341]

Floridians you are welcome here in California. Dont live your life with so many restrictions and dont let your state government dictate how to live your life. What you can and cannot have. When it is legal to other state.

[@jesuscichlidtank]

all the while florida allows business' to dump chemicals into the water way which leads to red tide.

[@FRD-HDD]

This is mainly due to the carelessness and selfishness of some fish keepers. Released animals become invasive and endanger the local fauna. The pleco invasion is a good example.

[@Nanoscape30]

I live in ohio, as soon as i heard about the lacey act, i started to breed more fish than ever, killifish and barbs especially, put me in jail, bc youll never take this hobby away from me, ever!

[@brianashley4612]

Blame Wal-Mart for a lot of them when they lost their license to sell live pets and all those fish from all over the USA were sent back to the main store in Florida and they dumped them in their ponds and the first hurricane and flood voila now their all over there !

[@oskee305]

Did the BS ban go through? i just built a huge pond in my yard! SMH

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

no update as of yet

[@oskee305]

Sucks that due to individuals that choose to release animals into the wild, now everyone suffers!

[@scubasteve9032]

You cannot collect corals in Florida anyway, except for gorgonians. So the coral companies will not be affected much there.

[@bruhman8005]

Maybe I’m misunderstanding, wouldn’t that be worse for business since the corals are from out of state

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

This isn’t about collecting it’s about importing and keeping. So for example we couldn’t keep a yellow tang or any coral for fear it could survive in Florida. Just like they did with banning certain reptiles.

[@thomaskong5]

California next for sure 😢

[@COACHHELLYEAH]

Vote Ron DeSantis out!

[@Engineering_Science]

1:44 - It's not difficult actually, they'll simply use AI, hook up wireless cameras which are connected to a powerful AI database to every tank in the shop for the morning, then go for lunch and come back later to the shop and viola, advanced computer software and hardware helped identified thousands of fish in matter of 30 mins or so. It's already being done for research.

[@CrayZJo3Davola]

Lets fight this so we can held animals captive to satisfy our own satisfaction because we are at the top of the food chain.

[@ryan_bro265]

black market time. imagine getting raided because you have fish instead of being a drug dealer. fwc is off their rocker

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

🤣

[@walterotiepka1460]

Its a joke how many oils spills, global warming thats what we need to address not the aquarium hobby

[@rudedog1515]

FWC can't tell the difference between pythons and boas . .

[@purepro1995]

How can you ban corals when 70% of the hobby is preservation. If these species are in danger you should be working with the people of the hobby to re-establish the population? This is so terrible, id love to have a word with the person who made the executive decision to do this. I understand taking from wildlife but to be sustainable and to cultivate population is as equally important as the taking aspect and i disagree with the majority of this ban .

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Great points

[@thomascariera4852]

Looks like a new Black Market is about to open.

[@arcanerune9134]

I mean lets be real they already shown they can't identify snakes. Even when the snakes have been identified to them over and over.

[@Dariusdoesreefing]

That’s awful. I stand by it although the environment is just as important as the hobby there definitely needs to be a line drawn

[@awilderireland]

Are you not being a little dramatic re hobbyists mass releasing their livestock into waterways? They are hardly going to make the legislation retrospective. It will have big implications for the trade but not for customers who have already purchased livestock. Or am I wrong?

[@tanknicians8839]

Look into how FWC handled recently the transition from conditional to prohibited for a handful of species (green iguana, Burmese python, tegu , retic , etc). Now imagine they have the same directive but for the enforcement of potentially 10s of thousands of species and I don’t think it’s all that hyperbolic.

[@awilderireland]

@@tanknicians8839 That's what I'm asking. So they are that dumb! Makes no sense. But that's the public service the world over. I could see their point if they were to stop future imports. But expecting existing owners to get rid of their collections is asking for trouble. The cure will be as bad as the disease.

[@tanknicians8839]

It’s still early in the rulemaking process so a lot of this is speculation as to how it would be implemented. But from what we know it is very concerning. For a recent example look into what happened with Chris Coffee and his animals.

[@Davidsworldz]

Damn Florida seems to be the problem child state 😂

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

More like the crazy uncle 🤣

[@hammerheadgaming992]

They aint taking my fish.