Piranha in the River Thames?

[BenignVanilla]

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[Chris & Jacqui Tondreau]

"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
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> at
>
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>
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A piranha was also pulled out of the Grand River near Caledonia, ON, a few
years ago. I believe some kids caught it while fishing. Ooops! Not quite
what you'd expect!!

Jacqui

[John Hines]

"BenignVanilla" > wrote:

>Yes.

They turn up periodically, as people get tired of feeding them.

Which is why places where they _could_ survive in the wild usually have
laws against keeping them.

[BenignVanilla]

"John Hines" > wrote in message
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> "BenignVanilla" > wrote:
>
> >Yes.
>
> They turn up periodically, as people get tired of feeding them.
>
> Which is why places where they _could_ survive in the wild usually have
> laws against keeping them.

I wonder if they would survive the winter up here in Zone 6ish, MD. I am
seriously considering turning my Koi pond into a Pirahna pond, after some
reasearch to see if it would be safe for the fish.

BV.
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[Ka30P]

BV wrote >>I am
seriously considering turning my Koi pond into a Pirahna pond<<

Is that to take care of the rosie red minnows?




kathy :-)
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[Andy Hill]

"BenignVanilla" > wrote:
>"John Hines" > wrote in message
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>I wonder if they would survive the winter up here in Zone 6ish, MD. I am
>seriously considering turning my Koi pond into a Pirahna pond, after some
>reasearch to see if it would be safe for the fish.
>
>BV.
>www.iheartmypond.com
>
Considering that Piranha's are tropicals (ideal temp range 75-80 F), I doubt
you'd have winter survival without a *big* pond heater.

[Phyllis and Jim Hurley]

We visited Brazil a while ago. Up in the Amazon they are generally amused
by our terror of these little guys. They can be a pain, but very seldom
are, even in the Amazon. I concur about our waters. Much below 60 and they
are...not toast...but frozen out.


Jim
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"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
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> Yes. Read about that and more of the latest fishy *yuck yuck* news
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>
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>
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[BenignVanilla]

"Ka30P" > wrote in message
...
>
> BV wrote >>I am
> seriously considering turning my Koi pond into a Pirahna pond<<
>
> Is that to take care of the rosie red minnows?
<snip>

Ugh. I went back to the pond this weekend. There is one dead frog that I can
see. The Koi were swimming about, but stayed down low. The minnows...oh the
minnows. Just about every one of them has grown over the winter. I expect, I
will be able to walk across the pond on their backs by mid-summer.

Anyone in the MD area looking for feeders, I'll be having a sale in Spring.

BV.
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[John Hines]

"BenignVanilla" > wrote:

>Ugh. I went back to the pond this weekend. There is one dead frog that I can
>see. The Koi were swimming about, but stayed down low. The minnows...oh the
>minnows. Just about every one of them has grown over the winter. I expect, I
>will be able to walk across the pond on their backs by mid-summer.

Bass, Pike, Muskie, I think you get the idea.

[Phyllis and Jim Hurley]

BV

Sounds like you will have our problem when you hope for baby koi or
goldfish: too many predatory minnows. We have done the minnow trap route to
pull hundreds out. Will continue doing that for a while. We hope for baby
koi this year.

Jim

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"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
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>
> "Ka30P" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > BV wrote >>I am
> > seriously considering turning my Koi pond into a Pirahna pond<<
> >
> > Is that to take care of the rosie red minnows?
> <snip>
>
> Ugh. I went back to the pond this weekend. There is one dead frog that I
can
> see. The Koi were swimming about, but stayed down low. The minnows...oh
the
> minnows. Just about every one of them has grown over the winter. I expect,
I
> will be able to walk across the pond on their backs by mid-summer.
>
> Anyone in the MD area looking for feeders, I'll be having a sale in
Spring.
>
> BV.
> www.iheartmypond.com
>
>

[BenignVanilla]

"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" > wrote in message
.. .
> BV
>
> Sounds like you will have our problem when you hope for baby koi or
> goldfish: too many predatory minnows. We have done the minnow trap route
to
> pull hundreds out. Will continue doing that for a while. We hope for
baby
> koi this year.
<snip>

I think traps will be in order this year. As soon as things start getting a
bit warmer, I plan to do some cleanup, so maybe I'll dump the traps in then.

BV.

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:59:45 -0500, "BenignVanilla" wrote:

>Yes. Read about that and more of the latest fishy *yuck yuck* news stories,
>at
>http://www.iheartmypond.com/topiclist.asp?l=3&c=General&sc1=News%20Stories.

I had to do a bit of websurfing on this to find some good pictures, but I
think this one might make you wonder if someone was just trying to write a
good hook story, bait & switch, never mind the puns: Click on red-bellied
Pacu
http://www.thaifishingguide.com/gallery/freshwater/redbelliedpacu/red_bellied_pacu.html
A fruit eating fish.

Compare to:
http://www.junglephotos.com/animals/fishes/piranhas.html
See those molars? Can't see 'em on that Thames fish, so I'm bettin' that
was a pacu, not a piranha. ;o) ~ jan