I really doubt this will be a big deal for most of the fish we own.
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Essentially, the legislation would require the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to create lists of approved and non-approved species for nonnative wildlife based on risk assessments of the species’ potential likelihood to “cause economic or environmental harm or harm to another animal species’ health or human health.”
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Most tropical fish would not cause environmental harm and should therefore be on the "approved" list. IMO pirahanas, Koi/carps, and goldfish can cause the most harm, and they have already approved the goldfish. ;)
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Species that may be harmful but are already “so widespread in the United States that it is clear to the Secretary that any import prohibitions or restrictions would have no practical utility” could be included on the approved list.
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This would cover most of the fish we see in the petstores including Koi and goldfish.