The $5,999 pair of Clown Fish

Scythanith · #1 01-27-2009, 03:49 PM

If they are a CITES regulated fish then you must have the original import CITES from the country of origin. You then apply for a re-export CITES from the US FWS to get it into Canada. Simple as long as you can get the original import CITES.

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Originally Posted by BlueAbyss

Hmm how is it even possible to import fish into Canada from the US, when you're only a hobbyist? Or am I not understanding the way things like that work...

BCOrchidGuy · #2 01-27-2009, 06:05 PM

By the time the tank is set up, water mixed, rock added, skimmer, suppliments and a few coral to decorate the tank I bet most of us spend close to that to enjoy our little clowns.

Douglas

digital-audiophile · #3 01-27-2009, 06:22 PM

I appreciate what he went through to be able to offer these to the market, but I myself would never spend that kind of money on a fish. It's hard enough spending $60+ and having it die

BlueAbyss · #4 01-27-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Scythanith

If they are a CITES regulated fish then you must have the original import CITES from the country of origin. You then apply for a re-export CITES from the US FWS to get it into Canada. Simple as long as you can get the original import CITES.

Cool so it IS possible, even if its more work than it's worth for most fish and things... I did see a Turbinaria coral on the website that I've never seen on any Canadian site

I'll keep this in mind, but how does it work for species that are not CITES regulated? I've heard of something called a photosanitary certificate that they use when shipping orchids and plants cross-border, would there be something like this for fish?

Actually, I will start a thread about importing, so I don't sideline this thread

BCOrchidGuy · #5 01-27-2009, 08:09 PM

A couple years ago I wanted to bring some Seahorses into Canada, before they were on Cities. After all the hoops to jump through I would have had to pay $85 on top of everything else for each box regardless of the content. This is one of the reasons they try to pack so much stuff into one box when the LFS gets stuff. Whether they have $100 worth of livestock or $25000 they have to pay it. Now as to what it was for, I don't remember I know I didn't have to pay it when I brought live shrimp into Canada but they made me sign a document saying they were meant solely as a food source for aquatic animals and not for pets/breeding purposes.

Canadian Border Services has a web site with contact numbers, I recommend you allow yourself a number of hours to sort out what they have to say.

Douglas