Chinese City Declares War On Piranhas.

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Chinese City Declares War On Piranhas.

Post by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:21 pm

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/chinese-city-d ... 42694.html
...a 1,000 yuan (103 pounds) reward for every fish caught, dead or alive...
I sense a business oportunity...
...How much do piranhas cost in pet shops? :plot:
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Re: Chinese City Declares War On Piranhas.

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Re: Chinese City Declares War On Piranhas.

Post by FBM » Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:45 pm

JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:http://uk.news.yahoo.com/chinese-city-d ... 42694.html
...a 1,000 yuan (103 pounds) reward for every fish caught, dead or alive...
I sense a business oportunity...
...How much do piranhas cost in pet shops? :plot:
And how quickly do they reproduce?
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Re: Chinese City Declares War On Piranhas.

Post by mistermack » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:45 am

There's something not quite right about this story.
A friend of mine used to keep Piranhas in a tank, and they didn't attack like these are supposed to have done. He used to put prey fish in with them, and they wouldn't attack them either. It was a bit sadistic, but he used to injure the prey fish, and only then would the piranhas attack them.

And I'm sure I've seen documentary video of people swimming with piranhas, to dispel the myth that they attacked everything that moved.
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Re: Chinese City Declares War On Piranhas.

Post by Tyrannical » Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:19 am

What makes piranhas dangerous is the yearly Amazon flooding when it recedes leaves piranhas trapped in pools of water away from the river. Away from food sources they starve, until something enters their pool of water. Then it's munchy time!
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