fugupuff;523892; said:I guess I wasn't convincing enough...Here is what the paper replied...
Dear Wes:
Before I even went to the tackle shop, I contacted DNR, which sent out the
fisheries biologist in charge of IDing and certifying Maryland catches. He
has more than 25 years of experience.
I asked him specifically if the fish was a Pacu.
He told me that he has seen many Pacu--aquarium discards in local waters
and in their natural surroundings--and was sure this was a pirahna.
I double-checked his ID with the National Aquarium in Washington, which
concurred.
As far as the northern snakehead story, I broke that story. The fish in
Crofton DID NOT come from a restaurant. The two fish came from an aquarium
owned by an Asian man, who bought the fish so he would have a ready supply
of fish to make soup. When they got too big and his mother refused to
prepare anymore soup, he tossed them in the pond across the street from his
condo.
I have the police reports that include interviews with the men, who would
have been charged, but the law wasn't clear enough to make charges stick.
Further, in the creek behind the Dundalk tackle shop, there are two Oscars
swimming near the dock. So, sadly someone is in the habit of discarding
aquarium fish when it becomes inconvenient.
Sincerely,
Candy Thomson
what a DUMB...!!!!!!
