I remember my first bite. Did not feel it immediately. Only when I saw blood dripping did I know I was bitten. BE VERY CAREFUL! Just because your piranha might be small does not mean it can't take a piece of flesh.

La información para este artículo es sacada de OPEFE, que saca información de "The American Fisheries Society" Información original: http://www.opefe.com/cold1.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Tolerancia al frío de las pirañas http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l15/ruycr...

Very well done

No it is not S. medinai. The fish is a new species under description.

Hola amigos espero me puedan ayudar a identificar a esta piraña, es una serrasalmus rhombeus o sanchezi??? y como las puedo diferencir cuando son pequeñas???? gracias. http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/3198/dsc01169p.th.jpg I cannot say for certain what this species is. But it is a Serrasalmus. ht...

I recently put up the info on two new species that are upcoming in this year. No species name is being released at this time. I know what they are, but since the descriptions have not been released I don't have permission to publish it yet. Though I do have the photos of both new species. When the a...

Recently my old friend Edouard Paiva provided me several photos and video of Serrasalmus neveriensis.



Mundo Piranha may use this photos for their species section.

Was wrong with the piranha? "Chimple" is a tumor made of tissue and fluid. Sometimes this tumor may be created by worm. Mostly because of piranha kept in too small container and constant rubbing of lower jaw on glass. This can be corrected with proper water changes and larger aquarium. Bu...

Newer photos have been added with identification of most organs tonight. I plan to add more over the next week, including some only a couple of members have seen.

Bueno muchas gracias por la contestacion Frank, ojala que le expongas a Ivan nuestra inquietud como aficionados a estos maravillosos peces, con respecto a que produjera un buen documental con Nat geo Wild obviamente con las pirañas en estado salvaje, pero preferentemente del genero serrasalmus ya q...

For those of you that are new visitors to opefe, I have many pages on piranhas, including this one; http://www.opefe.com/piraparts.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The above page is being updated presently with additional photographs from scales, bones and other organs. The brain ...

Bueno muchas gracias por la contestacion Frank, ojala que le expongas a Ivan nuestra inquietud como aficionados a estos maravillosos peces, con respecto a que produjera un buen documental con Nat geo Wild obviamente con las pirañas en estado salvaje, pero preferentemente del genero serrasalmus ya q...

como es eso de que estan mejor en el pais que en el acuario? no entendi me podrian explicar gracias I think you misunderstood my comments. TV shows like National Geographic prefer to show piranhas in natural habitat. You can only show so much from an aquarium. Very different environment and not the...

Que tal Frank! me gustaria saber si cuentas con documentales sobre pirañas? o si tienes el proyecto de hacer uno? te lo comento ya que muchos compañeros de este foro te tienen mucha veneracion y admiracion, no pongo en tela de juicio tu trabajo en opefe ni tus conocimientos, ciertamente creo que ha...

muchas gracias por la informacion , ya habia visto este articulo , pero me gustaria saber de Frank Magallanes sus trabajos de campo en este tema . muchas gracias de nuevo , se agradece Creo que me voy a quedar como tu con tu pregunta, sin contestar, en fin.... Sorry, took long to respond. I have a ...