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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 23:46:05 GMT 5
I thought we were comparing the wallago to a giant snakehead
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jan 15, 2020 0:29:13 GMT 5
Err..yes, but this is also about their weapons. I was under the impression their teeth and jaws were similar to peacock bass
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2020 0:36:25 GMT 5
Yea, i wouldn't put the peacock bass in many matchups. It pretty much just swims around engulfing smaller prey. Not too many weapons
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jan 15, 2020 1:34:54 GMT 5
I don't think I would anymore - things like cichlids would be a lot better
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2020 2:10:04 GMT 5
Yea the dentition of a parachromis is much different than that of a cichla. A simple google search can show you that
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jan 15, 2020 2:14:46 GMT 5
Yeah, they have fairly large mouths full of nasty teeth. Would definitely be a better matchup than this one.
I think I'll probably make it tomorrow
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Post by kekistani on Jan 15, 2020 2:41:05 GMT 5
Wallago have ferocious teeth and are extremely predatory. Comparing the weaponry of the Wallago to the Peacock bass is like comparing a cat to a pitbull. They do? I have no issue believing this, but I thought they only had small teeth and gulped small fishes Stick your hand in a Peacock bass' mouth and you may feel a rough surface that may scrape a bit if the bass is big. Stick your hand in the mouth of a Wallago and it'll look like ground beef. They DO gulp, but they also grab onto huge prey (Monitor lizards, large fish etc.) and occasionally devour them. The teeth are no joke. |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jan 15, 2020 3:12:54 GMT 5
Yep. You got me on that; Wallago is a much closer fight.
I think wallago vs snakehead may be sympatric in Asia.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2020 4:06:35 GMT 5
They do? I have no issue believing this, but I thought they only had small teeth and gulped small fishes Stick your hand in a Peacock bass' mouth and you may feel a rough surface that may scrape a bit if the bass is big. Stick your hand in the mouth of a Wallago and it'll look like ground beef. They DO gulp, but they also grab onto huge prey (Monitor lizards, large fish etc.) and occasionally devour them. The teeth are no joke. Is that a wallago? Angle is off, but doesn't look like one |
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Post by kekistani on Jan 15, 2020 4:46:12 GMT 5
Stick your hand in a Peacock bass' mouth and you may feel a rough surface that may scrape a bit if the bass is big. Stick your hand in the mouth of a Wallago and it'll look like ground beef. They DO gulp, but they also grab onto huge prey (Monitor lizards, large fish etc.) and occasionally devour them. The teeth are no joke. Is that a wallago? Angle is off, but doesn't look like one It is indeed a wallago. |
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Post by kekistani on Jan 15, 2020 4:46:26 GMT 5
Yep. You got me on that; Wallago is a much closer fight. I think wallago vs snakehead may be sympatric in Asia. They are. |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jan 15, 2020 4:57:11 GMT 5
That would indeed be a good fight.
Now that I think about it, didn't Jeremy Wade also photograph himself holding a wallago with gloves (apparently it was poisonous) in his book? That may be another one of its weapons
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2020 5:21:13 GMT 5
Wallago shouldn't be venmous the gloves were probably to protect against a bite or avoid damaging the fish's slime layer
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jan 15, 2020 6:14:59 GMT 5
Must've been something else. I remember him saying it had little muscle and was thin but touch it and you could die.
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