Freshwater Fish Allowed To Be Imported Into Australia

The majority of people who keep freshwater fish in Australia are not aware of what is and is not allowed to be imported into Australia. Following is the current listing for the species allowed in and the requirements to do so. In general, if the a species is not on the list, it is not 'illegal to keep', but 'not allowed into the country', that is no more new specimens can come through our ports. This is why cichlids, most of which are not on the list, are in such high demand. We rely on breeders in Australia to keep on producing fish varieties for the future. This is also why there is a strong opposition to hybrids and some line-breeds in this country, once we loose a species, it is hard to get it back.

ICON Website - Freshwater Fish (other than Salmonidae) - Live

Import Premise Regulations

The list of fish is at the end of the document.

If anyone has any questions about the importation and quarantining of freshwater fish that is not covered by this document, you can PM me or post a general question on the forums and I will try and answer it for you.

Mr_docfish

Edited by Mr_docfish, 05 December 2024 - 02:22 PM.

A new major review of this list is underway (due in May )- http://www.aqis.gov....p;TopicID=25112

Any idea how the list is going to change?

"There have been some changes in scientific information in terms of the known susceptibility of fish species to disease agents of biosecurity concern" - does that imply that the list is going to be even more restrictive?

Edited by deliriouz, 04 March 2025 - 06:57 AM.

It is hard to expain in detail here how and why, but basically, this review will do little change at this point in time...
As it is at the moment, there is no funding for DAFF to continue with any changes and reviews until after the federal election..... Since PM Gillard has put the federal government into caretaker mode for her own survival, no decisions or new funding can be made... So in general, DAFF in Canberra are going to work to twiddle their thumbs on tax payers money until they get more funding to do something worthwhile.....
Ok... Rant over....

Edited by Mr_docfish, 04 March 2025 - 09:53 AM.