Giant, prehistoric Piranha...

[SimonL]

Hello all, not usually my section, but thought I'd post this article. 8 to 10 million years ago in south American there existed a fish that was likely the common ancestor of piranha and pacu, the teeth are intermediary between the two...and it grew to three feet long.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31553901

 

[Diogenes]

how many of these can I keep in a 30g? 8? 10?

 

[Surfcast2010]

The saltwater bluefish have teeth and jaws that's not shy from a piranhas, and they grow over 3 feet too. Anyone who dare to jump into a bluefish feeding frenzy will likely get shredded into pieces. A bite from a large bluefish will result in large chucks of your flesh being cleanly cut off.

 

[RedDevilDon2005]

I want one................like now.

 

[teo335]

a lot of info about megapiranha.

http://www.piranha-mania.it/forum/the-lounge/4625-mega-piranha.html

 

[lix.ma14]

I wish they weren't extinct....

 

[brich999]

ok i need to get a hold of that whacky doc from jurassic park, i found what i want to stock my 500g with

 

[asterophysus]

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/4838/Videos#tab-Videos/10056_00

Hi guys, there's an interesting National Geographic Explorer episode coming up May 3rd on Megapiranha. Be sure to check it out.

 

[jp80911]

cool thanks for the heads up

 

[caribemob]

nice article, looks like a huge piraya+Rhom, I would def. have one if they were still available