It was on the news last night but i can's seem to find anything on the web. A strange fish was caught in a lake in washington, about two feet long with sharp teeth and a red underbelly. It looked a lot like a parana(I know i spelled that wrong) But what would a Parana be doing in a lake in washington, especially one that big. Any theories?

Someone let a pet parrana loose? And yes, peope keep them as pets.

It looked a LOT like a pirrana, but im not sure it was one, cuase it didn't look EXACTLY like one, it just had the teeth and the red underbelly.

Would help if there was a picture

I am pretty SURE if I have pic I can identify it easily.

Given the large size (approx. 2 ft) and the pirahna like teeth, I would say the it was most likely a Red Bellied Pacu. They look similar to the pirahna but grow much larger.

There are multiply pics, I saw them on the news, im just having trouple finding them on the web (having them on the news doesn't exactly help me to post them here)







Two hundred posts yipee* *does a half hearted jig*

Could be a species of Paku.They are vegetarian fish,that are related to pirahnas.

I agree, it was most likely a Pirhanna. People do keep them as illegal pets.

Yes they do.But in Canada it is not illegal to have pirahnas as pets.

The size would suggest otherwise. Pirrahnas do not grow to 2 feet long. 1 foot maybe.

And aren't piranahs found in tropical waters (ex. South America)? I would think Washington would be far too cold for them.

You would be surprised how big they get over the years.Have you ever been to the Vancouver aquarium?Cause they have huge pirahnas there.

Could have been an abandoned pet.


Can't say i have Canadian. I've seen a few though, there were alot in a pet shop in England where i used to live. The biggest i saw was 13 inches and that was humungous.

Yes,it could be.

u could make a scary movie out of that...
"the mysterious fish found in the lake"
*bum *bum *bum!

It could be a piranha or another fish which we don't know anything about...

Always possible, remember the coelacanth, thought extinct and rediscovered in 1928.

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Yeah, canada doesnt really care about some things

so i guess nobody has found a photo of this fish....bummer

if anyone does find it, please post it....

Well I think it would probably be a red bellied pacu, they are related but they are strictly herbivores while the pirahnas are carnivores. (obviously )

Edit: Picture of a red bellied pacu.


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I'd say that is exactly what it is darkside.

Indeed XD And I also would think that a Pacu could live in colder waters than a pirahna

Yes it could,since they are more commonly found in colder water,and can live in our tanks.