More invasive species

[gurzik]

I’ve heard of Ozark Sharks, but not Gators!! It was a close call 😯

[skeeter]

LMAO !  Wait a minute...thought this was Shark Week ?  😉

But on a serious issue: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/25/girl-catches-piranha-like-fish-oklahoma-lake/839107002/

Some idiot has released Pacu that are related to Pirhana.  Hope it was just the one.....

[gurzik]

I’ve heard rumors of them being in LOZ, but not really sure. Be careful in little Aunts Creek!!

[shark bait]

Pacu are related to piranha but don't go after people...BUT,  if there is not much vegetation or berries for them to eat I would advise men not to skinny dip. They have been known to go for men's "berries." If you catch one while fishing they are excellent eating as is piranha. The bigger the pacu the better. They get up to about 90 lbs. I  have caught one that was about 30 lbs. As they get bigger the red goes away. We ate them a lot in Bolivia.

On 7/28/2018 at 7:15 AM, skeeter said:

LMAO !  Wait a minute...thought this was Shark Week ?  😉

But on a serious issue: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/25/girl-catches-piranha-like-fish-oklahoma-lake/839107002/

Some idiot has released Pacu that are related to Pirhana.  Hope it was just the one.....

 

[Johnsfolly]

10 minutes ago, shark bait said:

Pacu are related to piranha but don't go after people...BUT,  if there is not much vegetation or berries for them to eat I would advise men not to skinny dip. They have been known to go for men's "berries." If you catch one while fishing they are excellent eating as is piranha. The bigger the pacu the better. They get up to about 90 lbs. I  have caught one that was about 30 lbs. As they get bigger the red goes away. We ate them a lot in Bolivia.

 

Jeremy Wade did a River Monsters show about a Pacu attack. Seemed like the bigger ones can get a bit aggressive.

[shark bait]

38 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

Jeremy Wade did a River Monsters show about a Pacu attack. Seemed like the bigger ones can get a bit aggressive.

Was that the one that took place in Africa or India? If I remember right it was in a country where it has become an invasive species. From the first grade on up through high school we all (native and missionary kids) swam in those waters with pacu and piranha and never had an incident with pacu. Piranha is a diferent story. I lived in the jungles of both Peru and Bolivia.

[Johnsfolly]

28 minutes ago, shark bait said:

Was that the one that took place in Africa or India? If I remember right it was in a country where it has become an invasive species. From the first grade on up through high school we all (native and missionary kids) swam in those waters with pacu and piranha and never had an incident with pacu. Piranha is a diferent story. I lived in the jungles of both Peru and Bolivia.

I thought that it was a Papua New Guinea.

[Ellros]

8 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

I thought that it was a Papua New Guinea.

  Yes, down in New Guinea.  They had transplanted Pacu as a food source fish.