tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post5728606748779393322..comments2024-03-10T15:39:00.383-05:00Comments on Texas Cryptid Hunter: Invasive Red-bellied Pacu Caught in Lake ConroeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-12755301838437919492020-05-09T08:32:35.448-05:002020-05-09T08:32:35.448-05:00Caught one years ago in the River Park area in San...Caught one years ago in the River Park area in San Antonio Texas. The one I caught weighed about a pound. Donated it to a local wild game park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-80293539569473597492017-07-02T02:04:09.091-05:002017-07-02T02:04:09.091-05:00They sell dime sized ones in pet stores and don...They sell dime sized ones in pet stores and don't know or don't tell costumers how big they get or how quickly they grow. People buy them and put them in small tanks because they're pretty with their metallic silver bodies snd bright red bellys not bothering to find out about the species. Then sadly dump them in rivers and lakes when they get too big. I have one in a 125 gallon aquaruim that is appox 5 pounds and growing. I feed mine green peas and goldfish. His name is Perry Pacu. He eats right out of my hand :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832589996056332468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-20839493812241486902012-06-29T22:15:29.799-05:002012-06-29T22:15:29.799-05:00It has been a while since i saw the episode of Riv...It has been a while since i saw the episode of River Monsters but i believe they recovered a tooth from a victim and matched it to the Pacu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-34726707330276831102012-05-17T16:19:03.178-05:002012-05-17T16:19:03.178-05:00I recall a few reports of them being caught out of...I recall a few reports of them being caught out of the Trinity R. in the Dallas area. As an aside anyone who fishes in the Trinity should NOT consume any fish taken from there. I believe that TP&W considers such activity as unlawful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-10500499304928884172012-02-02T03:49:20.508-06:002012-02-02T03:49:20.508-06:00some corrections:
1. The episode where Jeremy Wad...some corrections:<br /><br />1. The episode where Jeremy Wade caught pacu is at Papua New Guinea, NOT New Zealand :)<br /><br />2. Tilapia is NOT native species either to Papua New Guinea or South East Asia region for that matter, tilapia is native to Africa (!!!) where is widely stocked in the region. Unfortunately tilapia is as damaging as the Pacu as an invasive species, in some places it has wiped out the local fish population as they breed like rabbits and ravenous eaters!!<br /><br />Anyway tilapia has been bred n farmed intensively in this region, not for eating but mainly for fishing, they grow fast and fight hard and readily take anything: lures, flies, baits, you name it.<br /><br />They are not as ferocious as Jeremy Wade is trying to portray in his show (good for rating though) they are rather shy and skittish and definitely don't attack humans, I'm always wondering how on earth Jeremy knows it's the pacus that have been cutting the local guy's balls lolFajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-80599807263946027092011-08-12T22:16:09.478-05:002011-08-12T22:16:09.478-05:00It is my understanding that, yes, they are edible....It is my understanding that, yes, they are edible.<br /><br />MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826671773555271744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-89845358543374408942011-08-12T16:41:45.354-05:002011-08-12T16:41:45.354-05:00are those edible?are those edible?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-49336523354810887722011-06-23T12:21:43.719-05:002011-06-23T12:21:43.719-05:00Caught two about 7 inches out of a lake in Irving,...Caught two about 7 inches out of a lake in Irving, Texas. Thought we had a pirhana. Hahahaha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-71465887135459915462011-05-21T23:12:39.699-05:002011-05-21T23:12:39.699-05:00My daughter caught one in Wright Patman on blood b...My daughter caught one in Wright Patman on blood bait three years ago.<br />Had no clue what it was until seeing the River Monsters you mention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-76951083744175023622011-05-17T10:23:44.422-05:002011-05-17T10:23:44.422-05:00I am astounded by those teeth. Very wierd.I am astounded by those teeth. Very wierd.CE Patrickhttp://hubpages.com/hub/Fact-or-Faked-Paranormal-Files-Season-1-Episode-9noreply@blogger.com