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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: leaping steely on July 15, 2004, 09:36:57 AM

Title: Pacu on Vancouver Island?
Post by: leaping steely on July 15, 2004, 09:36:57 AM

Heard from one of my fishing buddies that Pacus  have been found in some Vancouver Island Lakes. Sounds fishy to me, cause aren't Pacu supposed to be Warmwater fish? Can anyone please confirm this or add some information? Thanks

Title: Re:Pacu on Vancouver Island?
Post by: Fish Assassin on July 15, 2004, 10:11:53 AM

Pardon my ignorance, but what are pacus ?

Title: Re:Pacu on Vancouver Island?
Post by: leaping steely on July 15, 2004, 10:48:21 AM

I think that Pacus are a warm water fish from the Amazon. People keep them as aquarium fish but also release them into the wild >:( They look and are closely related to piranhas. Can't find much more imformation on the internet but this.