Sometimes the LFS also don't educate the customers which is why in the US, people buy Giant Gouramis, Pacus, etc not knowing how big they will grow. But customers must also make sure they have all the information as well. Would you adopt a kid without knowing anything about him/her at all?

The practice of releasing into the local waters is the main reason why fishes like these are banned. It's the fault of those who were in over their heads and did not have any other option short of killing the fish.
I think some LFS still have existing stock, plus I don't know if banned for sure but I do know there aren't as readily available now as they were before.

Keeping big fish in small tanks is too common
My friends are keeping rtc,tsn and giga's in 10 gallon tanks and they say that they'll just stunt the growth so they don't need an upgrade even after I've told them a million times.Some people just wont learn 

You've seen shops with cubans and trops?

I saw what might have been a Cuban, it was the fairest whitest Gar I've seen about 6in long at this small fish shop in Centrepoint BU. Could be another type of Gar. Was just last week.

Bros,Sg gonna ban all those toothy fish like gars and atf,will it happen in Malaysia too?
If yes,what will they do to those already owning the fish? 

If can,what about us that are already having the fish?
confiscate?

About that i dont know la...maybe still cn keep but to have  that fish in our lfs susah sikit la....maybe la...i dont know.maybe our supplier cn explains more bout this..anyone?

What was the price?
Cubans should be a light olive green at that size
whats the address of the shop?
I might be going down to KL next week

Well the real enforcement will happen on the suppliers/retailers end I suppose. There is no practical way for the government to do anything about the fishes already in the hands of private owners.

Take the case of the hornbill (or whatever bird that was) in Sarawak where owners had a period of amnesty whereby they could surrender their pet with no legal repercussions. That's for an animal native to that part of the world. The fishes we're discussing for the most part aren't native so there is no reason for confiscating aside from destroying the animals.

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Added on May 26, 2011, 4:53 pm

Its the only pet shop in Centrepoint bro. Ground floor.

i'm lookin for ornate bichir.. anyone?

big ones or small ones?
my friends has one around 30cm dunno he selling anot
one LFS here got small ones for sale

doesn't matter, but i prefer the smaller one, which lfs...?

CTY aquarium,Penang
I think they also have one vatf left 

pergh~ penang??    when u wanna drop to kl?

Does anyone know where to get feeder lobster?
I am looking for more variety of feeders for my lungfish. I am currently feeding it pellets, feeder fish, goldfish, shirmps, and mystery snails (it's the most interesting when it's eating these).
Feeder crabs will do too.

Feeder crayfish?I also wan