Lunch in the Amazon

[Sigmaphile]

I found some pictures of a local market in the Amazon region.
I almost cried at some of the pics.
Cichla
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Oscars
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Pacu
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Piranhas
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Silver Dollars
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Tiger ShovelNose
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Plecos Anyone
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[IAMRustyBlade]

Eeek!  8O   :cry:
I know they eat cories too.
Can't complain though, we eat some beautiful looking fish as well   :oops:

[GTR73]

Yeah some nice marine species in Queensland that are common on the dinner plate. Coral Trout and bi-colour Parrot fish comes to mind. Beautiful fish, but people eat it.

http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishguide/15796.html
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishguide/15750.html

[grokz]

wish i had that many plecs

[ashhhh]

hmmm i wonder if they taste any good...***starts the bbq***



......(jokin) :P

[nemo1981]

it's a shame indeed, but we have to remember,
these fish [i:6c49049edf]are[/i:6c49049edf] food for someone or something. :wink:

[Otorix]

Saw a similar one where the locals were eating Frontosa by the buketload.

[eartheater]

Hi Guys,

I just come back from Taiwan and was served arowana. It was tasty. I didn't know until we had finished our meal  :? .

Eartheater

[bryce2003]

It's funny the fish that some "locals" will eat. Been to a couple of countries where the biggest fish will be throw back for smaller fish that we'd use as live bait as they prefer the small 1's for some reason.

A few years ago we bought what I think was a huge Snapper from a local, well it looked like 1 but I'm no fisherman so couldn't tell you exactly. All it cost us was a packet of chocolate. He even cooked if for us when he'd finished netting his catch.
Cheers,
Bryce.

[johnwilly1000]

yumy

[braddo]

I have a thai mate and they catch clown loaches sun dry them and eat them as a kind of candy also the gourami the big suckers they use pig dung to catch them.  But fighters are highly prized and earn a lot of money for them especially in fights.