Why SD Does Not Dive The Amazon...
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, Aug 15 2008 03:50 PM
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Posted 15 August 2008 - 03:50 PM
Thanks to Stan - scubaski for these pictures.
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Posted 15 August 2008 - 04:59 PM
Your a techno wizard. Thanks ,Simon.
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Posted 15 August 2008 - 05:44 PM
I know that they eat cattle but I always thought it was a numbers thing.....Lots of fish one cow. Now I see it is one fish and lots of cows. 
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Posted 16 August 2008 - 07:11 AM
OMG, I thought they were small fish! Plus, with bad vis, you won't see it coming. Then again, who wants to see that coming at them?? 
Great photos.
Great photos.
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Posted 16 August 2008 - 08:19 AM
Does anyone know what speacies of piranha that is. It doesn't look much like any piranha I've seen, the teeth look way different. It appears to me to be more closely related to the payara, but it's missing the two really long teeth on the bottom. Just curious.
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Posted 16 August 2008 - 09:45 AM
Isn't that where Anacondas are too? That'd be cool to see underwater! ~ D
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Posted 16 August 2008 - 10:26 AM
That fish is not a Piranha but a Giant Tigerfish. Yes, it is a cousin of the Piranha, however, from what I have been able to find out, that is where the comparsion ends. Their habitat is the rivers of Africa and their main diet consists of eating other fish. It is also a very popular gamefish among fishermen.
Also, check out this article.
Also, check out this article.
Edited by Mitch0129, 16 August 2008 - 10:38 AM.
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Posted 16 August 2008 - 12:33 PM
The piranha's reputation is greatly overblown, based on their behavior in vernal pools. When their food supply is cut off, such as when they're separated from the river, they become ferocious. Natives swim in the open waters of the Amazon with no problems from piranhas. However, this other critter, the Candiru, presents a problem, albeit a different one.
http://www.buzzle.co...-2004-51087.asp
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No can do with a Candiru - Dr. Howard M. Reisman, my ichthyology professor
http://www.buzzle.co...-2004-51087.asp
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No can do with a Candiru - Dr. Howard M. Reisman, my ichthyology professor
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 02:55 PM
Ummmm 
I'm with you Rick, even if SD offers a diving adventure to the Amazon someday?
Well...I think I would pass this one up
Not even if I was diving dry
Mike
I'm with you Rick, even if SD offers a diving adventure to the Amazon someday?
Well...I think I would pass this one up
Candiru: Vampire Fish
The amazing tale of a fish that lodges itself in the genitals of men and women in the Amazon river.
Not even if I was diving dry
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