Piranah drama down at the balti
Dumba, the aquatic attraction at a Black Country balti house, has gobbled up all of his companions and given his owners, who thought he was a vegetarian, plenty of food for thought. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the fish tank, along comes a fisherman's tale from a balti belt. Dumba, the aquatic attraction at a Black Country balti house, gobbled up all of his companions and gave his owners, who thought he was a vegetarian, plenty of food for thought. Dumba looks like a piranha and acts like a piranha - despite his owners being told he was a vegetarian Pacu. Bosses at Balti Bazaar in Lye say the big fish is now causing a giant headache for them as he has outgrown his tank and they are hoping someone can find him a new home. Read the full story in the Express & Star
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the fish tank, along comes a fisherman's tale from a balti belt.Dumba, the aquatic attraction at a Black Country balti house, gobbled up all of his companions and gave his owners, who thought he was a vegetarian, plenty of food for thought.
Dumba looks like a piranha and acts like a piranha - despite his owners being told he was a vegetarian Pacu.
Bosses at Balti Bazaar in Lye say the big fish is now causing a giant headache for them as he has outgrown his tank and they are hoping someone can find him a new home.
Owner Rois Miah said he thought he was buying a Black Pacu and Dumba was just four inches by three inches when he was first put in the tank at the Pedmore Road venue.
Mr Riah now believes the aquatic attraction is in fact a Piranha, although Pacus can grow to quite a size.
Mr Miah said: "It's getting a bit cruel now to keep him in this tank, which is only about six foot.
"We used to have lots of other fish but they kept disappearing - and it was obvious who the culprit was."
Pacus are almost exclusively herbivorous. Fish experts say a Pacu which is eating its tank mates is likely to be a mislabelled Piranha.
Dumba does have a bulldog-style underbite to his lower jaw, in common with that of a Piranha.
Anyone who can offer a bigger home should call 01384 353800.
