South American fish caught in Buckeye Lake
BUCKEYE LAKE -- Michael Cline was fishing Tuesday night when he felt the familiar tug on his line.
But the fish he pulled out of Buckeye Lake was anything but ordinary.
"I thought it was a carp," Cline said. "But when we pulled it out of the net, we determined it was no carp. It was like no fish I'd ever seen."
The 17.5-inch fish had very large teeth, Cline said.
"My wife took one look at it and said, 'That's a piranha,'" he said.
Concerned that a carnivorous fish could be living in the water, Cline, of Buckeye Lake, contacted the Ohio Division of Wildlife.
But after speaking with officials Wednesday, Cline learned the fish was not a piranha but a pacu -- a South American fish that eats mostly plants.
"They are actually a strictly vegetarian fish," said Nick Radabaugh, fisheries biologist for the Ohio Division of Wildlife. "They eat seeds, fruit and nuts that fall into the water."
Pacus are common aquarium fish. When they get too big, sometimes their owners will release them into lakes or ponds.
"We usually get about one or two calls a year from someone who caught a pacu or a piranha," Radabaugh said.
Because they are used to warmer temperatures, pacus don't live long in Ohio waters, he said.
"They are physically unable to survive," he said. "When the water temperatures drops in the fall, they just die."
Cline said he was glad the fish was not dangerous.
"There are a lot of people swimming in (Buckeye Lake)," he said. "That was our main concern."
The fish caused quite a stir Tuesday night. A group of 30 people gathered to look at the pacu and Buckeye Lake Police stopped by to check out the fish, he said.
Because it had been out of the water too long, the pacu did not survive.
"Hopefully I'll never catch another one," Cline said. "But it was quite interesting. I've never seen that type of fish before."
Radabaugh cautioned pet owners it is illegal to release fish into public bodies of water. It could damage the ecosystem or create invasive species.
If fishermen catch a strange fish, they should not release it back into the water.
"Call us first," he said. "We can tell them what they are looking at and what to do about it.
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Concerned that a carnivorous fish could be living in the water, Cline, of Buckeye Lake, contacted the Ohio Division of Wildlife. But after speaking with officials Wednesday, Cline learned the fish was not a piranha but a pacu -- a South American fish
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Biology laboratory that studies South American electric fish is seeking a part-time student helper starting in late August. The fish studied in the lab are not dangerous and produce very weak electrical fields to navigate and to communicate. We study the physiological mechanisms used to generate and detect electrical communication signals. Duties will include fish care, helping to maintain large, multi-tank aquarium systems, and general lab maintenance (glassware washing, chemical inventories, maintaining laboratory equipment, etc.). In the long-term, there might be opportunities for interested students to become involved in research projects in the lab.
Salary $9/hour; Approx. 10-15 hours/week
Send an E-mail message Dr. Smith (getsmith@indiana.edu) for more details or to apply for the job.
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