Giant Catfish Returns To Mekong River

[FSM]

Was that guy kissing the catfish???

Yeah, he got a little too excited and now the catfish won't return his calls.

 

[krichardson]

Was that guy kissing the catfish???

LOL,beat me to it.

 

[hervoicewasgray]

Um. No.
That is the Mekong Giant Catfish, and while there are breeding programs in place, they are still critically endangered thanks to overfishing and pollution.

The fish called "basa" is the iridescent shark, which yes, are very common, and I could go a few minutes away to the LFS and pick one up for a few bucks if I so desired.
They are both in the family Pangasiidae, which is why they look similar.

no need for saving they are mass bred in fish farms all across asia they are a very popular table fish sold as "basa" they are in no danger of extinction i think this video has lost something in translation.

 

[Leonidas]

Nice conservation effort.

 

[~ocean]

that's good to see people doing this...

 

[mr.reef24]

glad they returned him/her home great video

mr.reef24

 

[Bruizer]

Wow. Very cool.

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

holey moley those are some big fish