Piranha: now in Russia

His trophy Stanislav did not allow an ear, and carefully keeps in the refrigerator. Look at the catch of the neighbors come from all around. Amazing is not the length of the fish – 46 inches, and weight – 2 kg 700 grams, and her grin and the shape of the body. After collecting opinions of local experts, hobbyists, authors of articles on the Internet, the public has decided: the angler caught a real piranha. Toothy fish grabbed the lure. In Salt Lake, not far from Rostov, are found pike, carp, perch. Stanislav Chekunov with his sons often fishes there, but as he himself admits, the day was frightening to remove the spoil with the hook. "For her weight she did not behave aggressively, because the same pike at this weight pulled out 10-15 minutes, no less. I've spent on it three or four minutes. She behaved aggressively in the last meters before water's edge "- recalls the fishing fan. Sometimes that piranhas were declared in ponds, where they were not supposed to be – in the Lower Volga, Ob, even in the Thames. Most likely, the Amazonian predator released into the lake from the home aquarium, and this, according to locals, this hooliganism. After Salt Lake – one of the favorite places of the townspeople. Heat slowly gets to Rostov, and very soon on local beaches will be many vacationers. It is believed that the water in Lake Salt clearer and cleaner than Don. Decals "Danger, piranhas," or "forbidden to bathe," there has not yet posted. It is still unknown how many piranhas in the lake and managed to whether the fish to breed. In the Fisheries Research Institute, where Stanislav wore his copy of the examination, reassured: the heat-loving guests spawning does not occur until the water warms up to 24-28 degrees above zero. In this case, Deputy Director for Science FSUE Azov Fisheries Research Institute, Sergey Dudkin admitted: "As far as I know, in Salt Lake is quite good forage base, a lot of fry, a lot of small fish, weed fish, that is, objects of power piranhas. Therefore, it is there to find opportunities for growth. Surprise is only one thing: in the winter when low temperatures, the tropical fish can still survive. " Scientists suggest that Stanislav caught prey fish – diamond piranha. Lovers on the lake Salt still hope that we are talking about piranhas herbivores, but in any case acquire pools. Well, myself lucky angler in the memory of an amazing event planning to make a stuffed trophy.