OK, looks like nobody's gonna get it. It's the US's only native characin, Astyanax maxicanus found in the Rio Grande and several southwest Texas drainages (Nueces, Sabinal, Frio, Devils and San Antonio Rivers. While much smaller than their Paranha cousins, they are just as voracious and as you can see, they have the same dentition. I've lost many a fish to them in my aquariums.
Check out the Teeth and Guess the fish!
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evil looking bastage, huh?
very nice image BTW...
looking at the size, based on your thumb nail for refference, looks to be the size of a large female guppy?
very nice image BTW...
looking at the size, based on your thumb nail for refference, looks to be the size of a large female guppy?
sostoudt;3363841; said:would you rather stick you finger in the mouth of a full grown piranha or pacu?
Either one can remove it. Depends if you want it shredded or crushed.
again nice image, but nothing to gauge the size against...How large is this specimen?...My, my how they can cover up those chompers!jpenney;3364752; said:Actually for a Tetra, they get pretty big. The largest I've caught was around 7 inches. This is what they look like in the Aquairum:
hmmm id choose both if i could but because you asked witch one id say piranha id rather have a bad cut than a smashed fingersostoudt;3363841; said:would you rather stick you finger in the mouth of a full grown piranha or pacu?
its a native American characin and its got some decent chompers.
you have peaked the interest of a characin fanatic. I had no idea these existed.
Do you ship?
you have peaked the interest of a characin fanatic. I had no idea these existed.
Do you ship?
