"Megadeth" the S. Rhombeus

[Chi-Chi]

No idea but he looks like he has a bit of an attitude.

You can say that again!

wicked lil rhom dude!! feeding pics/vids?

Thanks! I've been meaning to get around to this, but he strikes REALLY quickly---it's tough to keep it in focus long enough. I'll definitely have some feeding stuff up here soon though (I just got a new camera and I'm not afraid to use it!).

Awesome Chi Chi!

Thanks, Cross.

Awesome Rhom and great photos.

Thanks a lot, Bruce.

Im seeing Meagdeth in 2 weeks

Nice Rhom.

Haha, nice! Where?

Thanks, BTW.

Love the name. Great looking little guy.

Lol, it works, eh? Thanks!

Liking the open mouth shot. Very nice.

Thanks---I wish I'd had the shutter/aperture settings ready for that one, I was just messing around with the focus when he got all pissed off all of a sudden. Next time, I'll be ready.

By river do you mean the Amazone river??? According to http://nl.piranha-fury.com the S. Rhombeus is widely spread throughout Tropical South-America. They can be found in the Amazone Basin, the Rio Orinoco Basin, the Guyana's, Venezuela and Peru. Here's a little map of the area where they are known to live: http://nl.piranha-fury.com/information/piranha_species_map.php?species=rhombeus

PS: If I missunderstood your question then sorry

Thanks for the help---I'm wondering which particular tributary/part of the basin he's from (there are morphological variations between rhoms taken from different areas). Great info, though!

 

[Chi-Chi]

Here's a better shot of him.

 

[cookiemonster]

Wow! Makes me wish pirhana were legal here...

 

[cichlid savage]

Awesome pirahna

 

[Chi-Chi]

Wow! Makes me wish pirhana were legal here...

Sorry to hear that---I'm glad you like him, though.

Awesome pirahna

Thanks, dude!

 

[cub-cub]

sweet...are those one of the larger/more aggressive species of pirahna?

 

[Pulcher]

Stick your finger in there, and post a vid of it.

 

[Chi-Chi]

sweet...are those one of the larger/more aggressive species of pirahna?

Yup, when full-grown they're quite the monsters.

Stick your finger in there, and post a vid of it.

I think I'll pass on that one.

 

[ironmunki]

chi-chi, you got some vicious fish bro.

 

[Chi-Chi]

Thanks, man.