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[Bermont]

ive seen the colony johno has in real life and that picture does them no justice, absolutely STUNNING!! johno definately has the best breeding stock ive seen in any pleco

[waxy]

And collecting the best breeding stock for L numbers in oz is not an easy task considering there is only one species on the import list.
We have to make do with fish that are already in Australia or ones that make it here some other way.
Either way its good when people dedicate there time ,effort and dollars to trying to spawn the not so common varieties. Same goes for all fish.

[smirq]

Which one is on the import list?

 

I found this list of permissible imports to Tasmania -  http://m.ifs.tas.gov...ed-imports-list which includes the following genus categorised as "Armored catfishes (L numbers)" 

 

Hypancistrus

Panaque

Peckoltia

Pseudacanthicus

Pterygoplichthys

Rineloricaria

 

I'm pretty new to L numbers, but I'd be keen to build up a collection as the years go by. I anticipated it being a little expensive, but didn't realize it was due to biosecurity restrictions 

[waxy]

Not sure about that list at all. Only had a quick look, is it an old list?
L168-Dekeyseria brachyura
Is the only allowable import of all L numbers to Australia.
Damn shame too.

[smirq]

That sucks if so. Looking deeper into it - https://www.google.c...chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

It appears to be an Aug 2012 list. Not sure if it has been revised, or if Tasmania is more lenient than the mainland. 

 

L168 is the only L number to be singled out on that list, whereas the others are grouped by genus.

 

Found another list - http://www.environme...import-list.pdf

 

Not a very friendly list...

 

This one is for Tassie, as of 15th of April 2013 - http://www.ifs.tas.g...uarium-industry still allowing those mentioned before (looks like the same list?)

Edited by smirq, 13 September 2013 - 04:29 PM.

[waxy]

I'm sure its not right but

hmmm I'm sure I could live in tassie

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