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Old 12/29/2007, 07:01 PM
oysterxfast5 oysterxfast5 is offline
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anybody want one?

http://www.keithwhite.us/piranha.html
Looks like it would take your arm off.
Just thought I would share this fish.
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Old 12/29/2007, 07:07 PM
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Holy crap. Look at those teeth!
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Old 12/29/2007, 07:08 PM
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That's just freaky. i love it. it would be fun to have um if you don't get eaten lol.
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Old 12/29/2007, 07:08 PM
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I just wonder how they caught the thing.
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Old 12/29/2007, 07:21 PM
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So did they eat it or stuff it? Freaken Cool!!!!!!!!! I don't know what I'd do if reeling in and saw that coming at me. OMG!!!
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Old 12/29/2007, 07:25 PM
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Feed a few people, or need a big wall.
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Old 12/29/2007, 07:27 PM
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You can actually get small ones at the LFS...
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Old 12/29/2007, 07:28 PM
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From the looks of that one there I dont think I would even like a little one.
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Old 12/29/2007, 07:57 PM
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You can actually get small ones at the LFS...
Yup; place I used to work would get them once in a while. And its not a piranha at all.. lol...
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Old 12/29/2007, 08:02 PM
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Says it might be a tigerfish.
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Old 12/29/2007, 09:15 PM
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Definatly not a piranha. Just look at the body shape; ever seen a piranha without a circular-ish body? And absolutly NOT the red-bellied's you see in the fish stores.


Sorry to be a party-pooper.
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Old 12/29/2007, 09:23 PM
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So what is it and what country did catch in? It's still freaking me out!!!!!!!!!!!!I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!OMG!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 12/29/2007, 10:30 PM
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Its a type of tigerfish (looks like Hydrocynus goliath). Could have been caught in the Congo Basin, maybe Lake Tanganyika. You get Tigerfish throughout north and central africa.

Fun fact- its basically a tetra. Think about that the next time youre staring at those cute little Neons in your freshwater tank... lol
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Old 12/29/2007, 11:31 PM
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Man oh man, that thing creeps me out just looking at it. Heck, It could be like a garage disposal. Just dont our arm down to far when rinseing off the plates. :-)
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Old 12/29/2007, 11:36 PM
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Yeah, looks like either an African Tigerfish or a Goliath Tigerfish. A LFS I used to work at had an African Tigerfish for sale. It was probably around 3-4" but still would go after your hand. Guess what....I had to clean the friggin' tank.
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Old 12/30/2007, 01:18 AM
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Looks like a herbivore to me.
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Old 12/30/2007, 01:21 AM
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there are non round shaped piranha. BUT all piranha have triangular teeth; this has round pointy teeth
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Old 12/30/2007, 06:59 AM
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eww. thats preety gross. even the little ones bites hurt. my mate has 10 in a 350 g tank. and i stuck my finger in. i thought they only bit u if u had a cut. it was a lie !!
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Old 12/30/2007, 07:06 AM
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Looks like a herbivore to me.
Haha. That likes big fleshy plants.
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Old 12/30/2007, 01:00 PM
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I fish out of my kayak and would freak if I saw that. Worse than a
shark!
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Old 12/30/2007, 01:01 PM
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I also fish from my kayak on occasion, its great fun isn't it?
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Old 12/30/2007, 02:56 PM
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Something that big would probably pull you around for a little bit.
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Old 12/30/2007, 03:06 PM
WarrenAmy&Maddy WarrenAmy&Maddy is offline
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looks like 'photoshop' to me.

ever see the one about.......
the largest kodiak bear ever shot ???

or the movie JAWS ???



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Old 12/30/2007, 03:08 PM
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Might be I don't know, I didn't take the pic, I just stumbled upon it.
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Old 12/30/2007, 03:10 PM
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Might be I don't know, I didn't take the pic, I just stumbled upon it.

i know - its a kewl pic!


something to think about
next time diving/snorkeling in the ocean or swimming in the lake.


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