http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/04/nc.piranha.ap/index.html
this guy was fishing off the coast of north carolina and isntead of catching a catfish he caught a pirahna! check it out
2007-07-04 03:23:41 · 7 answers · asked by Moore55 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
This sounds strange on several levels,first catfish don't live in saltwater(except one specie that lives in the Indo-Pacific),two,Piranha can't survive in salt water,three most people can't tell a Piranha from a vegetarian.
The story says clearly the Catawba River. That's actually inland,and the fish is a Piranha,not a really toothy species and certainly not capable of surviving a N.C. winter.
It was probably dumped by some idiot who thought it would be "cool" to have a "ferocious" fish to prove how tough he was, and was too cheap to feed it once it got to adult size.
This is not an uncommon incident,but it's no reason to run screaming from the rivers and streams. These fish can't survive anywhere North of Miami.
The real story, had the guy been fishing in the warm water off the coast, would have been the Lion-fish that are breeding their way North along the coast from Florida,they probably got there the same way,dumped by an idiot who was too cheap to feed them.
2007-07-04 05:31:15 · answer #1 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WOW, I thought that piranhas were indigenous only in South America. That's a conversation starter.
2007-07-04 12:59:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sums up exactly why my mother hates piranha. To bad he didn't realize they're edible. I've never had them but have heard they're really tasty. He still could have had the dinner he went fishing for. But he'll probably like the trophy better to prove his "fish story".
2007-07-04 04:54:12 · answer #3 · answered by ibewhoever@yahoo.com 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is exactly why we fishkeepers need to be very careful with our fish. You should never, under any circumstances release your fish or inverts into the wild.
The results can, and will be devasting to the natural ecology.
Please be a responsible fishkeeper and don't release your fish into the wild.
2007-07-04 07:45:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That doesn't suprise me in the least. These fish get VERY large and aggressive. People think it's ok to just dump them once they get to big for them to handle.
Sooo sooo glad we don't sell them!
2007-07-04 03:28:25 · answer #5 · answered by galapagos6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it is quite plausible
piranhas live in rivers back in south america
and are somewhat adaptable that being temp wise
2007-07-04 04:04:46 · answer #6 · answered by hopeless_romantic33z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope i didnt here about it and i dont doubt it because some piranhas live there
2007-07-04 06:01:56 · answer #7 · answered by tkerbag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋