Snakeheads can cause quite a commotion among people. Myself, I will pass. These are not (in my opinion) pretty fish, and from my research, they will kill anything put into the tank with them. It is no wonder various locales are scared to death of these fish reaching thier local waterways . They breed fast and would destroy the local fish population. The LFS's sell these fish when they are quite immature. The problem happens when they grow so rapidly that the owner may be inclined to just release it as they don't have the room for it. I wish there was more education for the sale of these super predators to potential buyers. This would allow the responsible aquarist to be able to enjoy this fish and others like it rather than having them banned.