I'm Pissed!
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It's easy to tell the difference, If the top lip extends over bottom lip it's a Pacu, If bottom jaw extends out past upper jaw it's a Pirahna. From the picture I'm pretty sure it's----------------------------------------------A-----------------------------PACU! Also teeth are not "pointy" like a Pirahna. Being I have a Golden Spilopleura Pirahna & and a very large Red belly pacu, ( not in same tanks ofcourse ) I know what's I be talking about!!
"Don't go swimming in Stansbury quarry," cautioned Esteppe. "You might get a pedicure you won't forget."
They won't do anything. A few years back when the same thing happened in Iowa, I sent about 10 emails to the director of a news station alerting them of their error. They stated that since pacus weren't as exciting as piranhas, they wouldn't be correcting their story. If it's not newsworthy, they don't care. Bastards.
Piranha or not.That pacu and the two oscars that the story mentions just kills our hobby and selection a little bit more.
This is what I wrote them, I hate these people, can't stand them, and that idiot posing with the fish like he's bad!!!
The fish listed is not a piranha, pygocentrus nattereri formerly in the genus serrasalmus. the picture of the fish shown is a colossoma macropomum, a close relative of the piranha, but completely harmless, mostly eats vegetables, that is why they caught it with a dough ball, on top of that, the teeth would be a clear give away, the piranhas have razor sharp, but small teeth, while the picture depicted these large human incisor type teeth commonly seen in large pacus. Its important to publish the right information and not sensationalize the obvious. When the wrong information is publicized, not only will it make your paper appear non-credible. Here is also an internet site link that alerted me to this misinformation, please take some time to read it.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40306
If you have further questions, please direct it to Dr. William Fink at University of Michigan, he has worked extensively with these fish and would be able to further support my claim.
Bad publicity and erroneous information will not only hurt the aquarium hobby, but also lead to more misconceptions. The snakeheads found in Maryland were deliberately released by resturant owners, not by careless aquarium hobbyist. People should definitely not release exotic species in our waters, but getting the information right is just as crucial!
Best Regards,
Wes
The fish listed is not a piranha, pygocentrus nattereri formerly in the genus serrasalmus. the picture of the fish shown is a colossoma macropomum, a close relative of the piranha, but completely harmless, mostly eats vegetables, that is why they caught it with a dough ball, on top of that, the teeth would be a clear give away, the piranhas have razor sharp, but small teeth, while the picture depicted these large human incisor type teeth commonly seen in large pacus. Its important to publish the right information and not sensationalize the obvious. When the wrong information is publicized, not only will it make your paper appear non-credible. Here is also an internet site link that alerted me to this misinformation, please take some time to read it.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40306
If you have further questions, please direct it to Dr. William Fink at University of Michigan, he has worked extensively with these fish and would be able to further support my claim.
Bad publicity and erroneous information will not only hurt the aquarium hobby, but also lead to more misconceptions. The snakeheads found in Maryland were deliberately released by resturant owners, not by careless aquarium hobbyist. People should definitely not release exotic species in our waters, but getting the information right is just as crucial!
Best Regards,
Wes
