piranha?

i was wandering if it is legal to have piranha in my fish tank, i have a 125 gallon thats just sceaming for a gruop of 10. i would love to have some but dont what to break any laws or anything, is there a website that tells you what fish are legal to own in aquariums.

thanks justin

yep can't have them in texas and big bucks if you do. for got the size but look up texas wild life and game.

here is the states where piranha are illegal....



here is the link for all regulations involving piranha!

http://www.opefe.com/state_stat_prohibit.html

thats weak, thanks

That sucks, that you can't have piranhas. I live in MO, and they are a dime a dozen here. You can find them at any LFS. You don't want to be that guy though that goes to jail for owning an illegal fish. I actually just read an article last week about some dips*it up on the east coast that got caught importing 400 snakeheads, and now faces 10 years in prison, for a federal offense. If your looking for something legal that is just like a piranha, then go with Pacus. Pacus are in the same family, can be just as aggressive, and not near as shy as a piranha is, so you actually get to enjoy them. And they look exactly alike.

i know about pacus but it wouldnt be the same

but Pacus get to be A LOT bigger so be prepared

Pacus are a cousin to the piranha. Should stick with them. Don't know that you would be able to get on USAfishbox from jail.

Haha, I'm sure I wouldn't be able to. Just thought I'd ask, seen a show on national geographic channel thought they would be cool to have.

Strange how they are banned in some states and not others. They sell in the pet stores here in PA.

reminds me of José Jalapeño on a Steeeck!

I'm guessing because of climate, most of the states are up north. It would be hard for them to really thrive up where is colder.

We had a guy release a Pacu in a public park lake here in Richmond about 15 years ago. Someone caught it fishing and they shut the park down for a week till they figured out what it was.

I bet it was like you see in the movies. Mothers were picking up their children screeming and everyone was running for the enterance, 100 cop cars pull in and shut doun the park. lol