piranahs are over-rated

[ronnie]

tnx snake eyes and dixon.

in my opinion this topic should be closed because it will create som flames among the haters and lovers of piranhas.

i suggest to the topic starter is that you just try to create a neutral topic about reds. their negatives and positives.

 

[ewurm]

I have so missed the inflammatory threads and posts. I am calling Comcast and telling them to redisconnect my internet.

 

[Redtail_Watcher]

I don't agree. Piranhas don't appeal to me personally but IME most of the things said about them are true. I've had a few friends that have owned them and my brother did for a while, but it really depends on the eye of the beholder I guess. A Clown Triggerfish however...........now there's a psychotic fish, beautiful looking too. I saw one on a reef in NW Western Australia a while ago and thought about trying to bag it and bring it home but I eventually decided it looked much better there than it would in my house

lol!

I had a dozen parahnias, they don't even compare to one trigger fish.!!!!

 

[Redtail_Watcher]

tnx snake eyes and dixon.

in my opinion this topic should be closed because it will create som flames among the haters and lovers of piranhas.

i suggest to the topic starter is that you just try to create a neutral topic about reds. their negatives and positives.

WHo cares!? this is a free artical, (freedom of own opinions) because they can hate or be disgusted of what is......... THe TURTH.

 

[Snake_Eyes]

The TURTH?

 

[ewurm]

Everybody loves or hates various fish. Why post about a fish you dislike? Try posting about the fish you like. I hate kissing Gouramies, I am not starting a thread. Many people think they are great.

 

[Asian_Redtail_Catfish]

In 1981 in South America, a boat turned over, and 300 people got eaten alive by piranhas..If you do a search, it was documented that piranhas killed 300 people at one time..And no, piranhas are not over rated...

 

[Asian_Redtail_Catfish]

Piranhas are some bad fishes..No other aquarium fishes are considered man eaters! This is from wikipedia encyclopedia about 300 people being eaten alive:

"Also present in large numbers are the notorious Piranha, carnivorous fish which congregate in large schools, and may attack livestock and even humans. Although many experts believe their reputation for ferocity is unwarranted, a school of piranha was apparently responsible for the deaths of up to 300 people when their boat capsized near Óbidos in 1981."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_River

 

[hoosier]

piranhas a just tetras with teeth that get a huge appetite when they know resources are dwindling...

 

[guppy]

Piranhas are some bad fishes..No other aquarium fishes are considered man eaters! This is from wikipedia encyclopedia about 300 people being eaten alive:

"Also present in large numbers are the notorious Piranha, carnivorous fish which congregate in large schools, and may attack livestock and even humans. Although many experts believe their reputation for ferocity is unwarranted, a school of piranha was apparently responsible for the deaths of up to 300 people when their boat capsized near Óbidos in 1981."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_River

Notice that no citation is attached to that article, this was from an unsupported newspaper article that used the fact that bodies were recovered with piranha bites on them, no documented case of piranha actually killing people is on record from at least as far back as the 70s though there are many cases of serious bites.
Interestingly enough there are 2 recorded cases of pacus killing net fishermen. This happened in New Guinea where they were introduced as a food fish. The net men tend to fish naked and in 2 cases fishermen have had their testicles bitten off and died of blood loss and shock.

By the way, I like piranha.
It is just unfortunate that some people expect them to be psychotic killers instead of the beautiful, and effective predators that they are.