Anyone keep Japanese Zoas?

[theplatypus]

Joe, those are sick!

 

[sailfish]

Yea I love these.

Joe

 

[kirru]

tokejr;340850 wrote: Feel free to clutter the thread with the answer.

That's an excellent question!

Well I still need the answer I'm still lost to this whole Jap thing....

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Japans coral reefs are consider Natural aprks., There is collection allowed domestically in Japan, but it is illegal to export them from there.

 

[lorenk]

What about export of aquacultured corals?

 

[jmaneyapanda]

LorenK;341135 wrote: What about export of aquacultured corals?

Im not sure how Japan regulates their laws. Im sure it would be possible, but I dont know the red tape involves in proving to the Japanese government that it is aquacultured. Im guessing its hard, otherwsie, someone would've done it.

There has been a bit of a fad about this inthe past several years. It started with Japanese Acans a few years ago. They were all illegally smuggled in. Nowadays, its zoas. So, zoas sold today as Japanese zoas are eitehr fraudulently labelled as such, or are illegally exported from Japan, which is poaching. Neither one is good.