strange idea...

DiscusIt'sWhats4DinneR · 05-09-2008, 06:54 AM

so my twisted head was thinking of odd things right now.

fish growth hormones...
this is very possible. i am going to do some research on a crazy idea ive been having.

whenever i get a chance i am going to buy a few piranhas...

or an african tiger fish..or perhaps a payara? and just toss a round steak in the tank for them to eat. i want them mean and violent. they are for my office.

anyone ever read about the fish GH? (dysect pacu and extract pituitary gland fluids with syringe, use tranquilizers to keep piranha from stealing a finger, inject with pacu pituitary extract, place pacu remnants in refrigeration for piranha feeding at later time...ect...

sounds pretty crazy but the frankenfishstein idea just turns gears in my head and sounds extremely cool

i must be sick. i was thinking of what would happen if you could grind a NO DOZE into their food!!

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epicfish · 05-09-2008, 07:06 AM

You want them more violent than this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqWzUQ8lp3M

spinycheek · 05-09-2008, 07:21 AM

Some aquaculture facilities incorporate growth hormones, however, I'd use caution when transferring brain tissue between species as this can lead to some fatal conditions such as prion diseases as well as other poorly understood health conditions. Not guaranteed, but it could happen.

Piranha aggression is based mainly on their level of hunger. If you feed small amounts or every other day, they more aggressively attack the food. Another warning however, when they are hungry like this, they will attack their own kind. All it takes is a slight upset in behavior in one of your fish and the fellow tankmates will readily devour it.

No doze would probably kill the fish. People have hospitalized themselves by taking just twice the recommended dosage of stimulants and with people we're talking a 140 pound animal. A piranha weighs quite a bit less and therefore will probably suffer heart failure with the kind of levels you'd put in its food.

**waterfaller1** · 05-09-2008, 07:25 AM

You should not have fish.

**Naja002** · 05-09-2008, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by epicfish

You want them more violent than this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqWzUQ8lp3M

I have no issues with that video personally, except that its the kind that causes regulation--and the pet trade is under enough heat already......

DiscusIt'sWhats4DinneR · 05-09-2008, 07:59 AM

only an idea..

a little "mad scientist" experiment i guess. im leaning towards a single, large, angry fish. the kind of creature that mandates 1 inch glass and placing a few 45lb plates on the canopy lid to keep it from escaping and thrashing through the hallway, knocking over lamps and overturning desks, biting people on its way to the parking lot and making a getaway in a storm drain, then hearing reports on the news years later of missing persons and rumored aliens. Remember the X-files?

prion is like creutzfeldt jakobs... nastyy swiss cheese brain stuff.
"mad fish disease..." maybe this will add to aggression? only kidding.

05-09-2008, 06:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
DiscusIt'sWhats4DinneR Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 73	strange idea... so my twisted head was thinking of odd things right now. fish growth hormones... this is very possible. i am going to do some research on a crazy idea ive been having. whenever i get a chance i am going to buy a few piranhas... or an african tiger fish..or perhaps a payara? and just toss a round steak in the tank for them to eat. i want them mean and violent. they are for my office. anyone ever read about the fish GH? (dysect pacu and extract pituitary gland fluids with syringe, use tranquilizers to keep piranha from stealing a finger, inject with pacu pituitary extract, place pacu remnants in refrigeration for piranha feeding at later time...ect... sounds pretty crazy but the frankenfishstein idea just turns gears in my head and sounds extremely cool i must be sick. i was thinking of what would happen if you could grind a NO DOZE into their food!!

05-09-2008, 07:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
spinycheek Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 19	Some aquaculture facilities incorporate growth hormones, however, I'd use caution when transferring brain tissue between species as this can lead to some fatal conditions such as prion diseases as well as other poorly understood health conditions. Not guaranteed, but it could happen. Piranha aggression is based mainly on their level of hunger. If you feed small amounts or every other day, they more aggressively attack the food. Another warning however, when they are hungry like this, they will attack their own kind. All it takes is a slight upset in behavior in one of your fish and the fellow tankmates will readily devour it. No doze would probably kill the fish. People have hospitalized themselves by taking just twice the recommended dosage of stimulants and with people we're talking a 140 pound animal. A piranha weighs quite a bit less and therefore will probably suffer heart failure with the kind of levels you'd put in its food. __________________

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waterfaller1 Aquatic Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,220	You should not have fish. __________________ Excess on occasion is exhilirating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. ~W. Somerset Maugham =) smile~ Carole

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DiscusIt'sWhats4DinneR Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 73	only an idea.. a little "mad scientist" experiment i guess. im leaning towards a single, large, angry fish. the kind of creature that mandates 1 inch glass and placing a few 45lb plates on the canopy lid to keep it from escaping and thrashing through the hallway, knocking over lamps and overturning desks, biting people on its way to the parking lot and making a getaway in a storm drain, then hearing reports on the news years later of missing persons and rumored aliens. Remember the X-files? prion is like creutzfeldt jakobs... nastyy swiss cheese brain stuff. "mad fish disease..." maybe this will add to aggression? only kidding.