New River Monsters

[ballinouttacntrol]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfd5p1JqUsw&feature=yva-title

What drew me in was it originally said 80 pounds piranha but it's really a goliath tiger fish. Gnarly teeth

 

[Dicky]

Dang!

 

[tellemuno]

what is the name of that fish?

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

african goliath tigerfish, Hydrocynus goliath is the species name

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=goliath%20tigerfish&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

When he's reeling it in and you get a shot of the side and the belly, it looked like a piranha. Surely doesn't when pulled out of water

 

[I<3fish]

Goliath African Tigerfish.

 

[gigas12]

Hi,awesome!

 

[tellemuno]

african goliath tigerfish, Hydrocynus goliath is the species name

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=goliath tigerfish&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

When he's reeling it in and you get a shot of the side and the belly, it looked like a piranha. Surely doesn't when pulled out of water

do any hobbist keep that fish n a aquarium?

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

do any hobbist keep that fish n a aquarium?

I've done a lil research since i watched that video. Very lil on the net about U.S. hobbyist. Couple of blogs. I'm thinking one of you with a lil bit of spare dough should hunt one down?

 

[tellemuno]

I've done a lil research since i watched that video. Very lil on the net about U.S. hobbyist. Couple of blogs. I'm thinking one of you with a lil bit of spare dough should hunt one down?

if its possible i would like 2 c it an try it!

 

[Satan's Goldfish]

Yeah there's been a couple of guys on here with them, just can't exactly remember who unfortunately.