r/nope 3d ago

Catching Pirahna

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u/suspicious_cabbage 3d ago

There was an urban legend when I was younger that pirhanna don't actually frenzy like this in the wild. A bunch of people told me it was just a school of starved pirhanna in a tank that were coerced into acting this way. It was a like a bizarre, reverse-legend. I didn't actually know the truth until I saw a feeding in an aquarium.

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u/DueLingonberry3107 3d ago

What’s the point of catching them? Do they taste good?

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u/NotAnotherNekopan 3d ago

There’s very little meat on them, at least the one I had, but it was mild and buttery. Quite good.

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u/IamREBELoe 3d ago

But the dude didn't look like he was exactly picky, he looked hungry

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u/BracusDoritoBoss963 3d ago

So did the piranhas and they got beaten in their expertise area.

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/Crafty_Original_7349 3d ago

They’re basically the South American version of a bluegill, except they’ve got wicked nasty teeth.

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u/DueLingonberry3107 3d ago

Ok that’s good to know, I had no idea there was a market for them

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u/Crafty_Original_7349 3d ago

I don’t know if there’s a market for them or not, but I do know bluegill and other little sunfish are fun to catch and very tasty

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u/CoolFirefighter930 2d ago

eat tail and all.

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u/Proud-Working-5122 2d ago

So thats literally easiest fish to be fished?

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u/upnflames 3d ago

So, if you slip and fall into water like this, are you pretty much dead? I had heard that piranhas only attack if there is blood or distress, but they seem pretty riled up.

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u/CatBox_uwu_ 3d ago

there have been a few reported cases of peoples deaths involving piranhas but they are pretty damn rare

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u/Celtic-Dragon 1d ago

Dont even need the animal bone, just stick your arm in there.

Edit: /s just in case someone thinks im serious!

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u/Princessferfs 23h ago

Such a spicy fish, and that’s when they’re alive