Coss Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Taste was somewhere between the Farmed Tilapia and Brown Trout. A hint of river mud, plenty of fat and delicate texture, not many bones. A great freshwater fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen4dummies Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Looks like a pacu fish I agree. We sometimes catch them at Bungsamran Lake. We had a fish for dinner in Vietnam that I thought was a Pacu. A delicious fish. Bungsamran was selling their catfish to other lakes. Maybe they are also selling their fish to restaurants. zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted August 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Based on the teeth, a fish to beware of... http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2013/08/11/1226694/922789-swimmers-warned-over-testicle-biting-fish.jpg SWEDISH men have been warned to avoid nude bathing after a species of fish known for attacking testicles has been found locally. A 21-centimetre pacu was caught by fisherman in the Oresund Sound last week. The fish, a relative of the piranha, is known for its attacks on male genitalia and has been nicknamed the "ball cutter" in its native South America. There are even reports of fishermen who have bled to death after losing their testicles to the fish, which can grow to 90 centimetres and weigh up to 25 kilos. "Keep your swimwear on if you're bathing in the Sound these days - maybe there are more out there!" Henrik Carl, a fish expert at the Danish museum, told Swedish news site The Local. "They bite because they're hungry, and testicles sit nicely in their mouth," Carl said. "And its mouth is not so big, so of course it normally eats nuts, fruit, and small fish, but human testicles are just a natural target.†Although native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins, they have also been found in Papua New Guinea and Texas, where officials reportedly put a bounty of $100 on a nuisance pacu spotted in a lake there. The one caught off the Swedish coast is currently undergoing DNA tests to confirm its identity. Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/swedish-swimmers-warned-over-testicle-biting-pacu-fish/story-fnizu68q-1226694923868#ixzz2bocnSF00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 How can a tropical fish live in Sweden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Wet suit ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 More amazinf is that is a tropical freshwater fish. How can it survive in the salty water of the Oresund ?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 It has been all over the news here recently. I have seldomly read anything as ridiculous. But that is the media. So one freak fish is supposed to be a danger to lower hanging extremities? Gimme a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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