Comments on: Monster Leviathans: The Planet’s Largest Freshwater Fish That You Probably Didn’t Know About

By: chantz

chantz — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:56:52 +0000

in my lake in tennessee we have caught 50 pound blue cats that were longer than me (im 5\’ 5\”). we brought one up to the boat one time that had to be at least 6 foot, but he only gave us one brief flash then broke the line . im watching river monsers right now so its kinda ironic lol.

By: David Mqehlana

David Mqehlana — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:48:10 +0000

WOW, That’s huuuuuuge

By: huge fish

huge fish — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:38:50 +0000

all are real i never knew sturgeons got that big

By: uitilhl

uitilhl — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:44:25 +0000

hi fggslgdhan

By: Ron Wagner

Ron Wagner — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:09:48 +0000

Thanks for the great article and pictures! I plan on trying to catch whatever the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois rivers offer. Especially foreign carp in the Illinois and Mississipi rivers. They are taking over there and are a threat to the Great Lakes. I imagine they are in the Missouri river also.

By: sam

sam — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:26:37 +0000

The Chinese Paddle fish has gone extinct because of dams the dams set up between it’s natural habitat and it’s breeding grounds, little debate there…

By: sldriver31

sldriver31 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:06:56 +0000

Blue Arapama’s have brillant red lines on them. They look almost just like Giant female Siamese fighting fish. They are tropical fish with tropical colors. In fact, in South America they have a giant catfish with a brillant red tail.

By: sldriver31

sldriver31 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:04:07 +0000

I saw something recently about a Nile Perch. A giant perch that inhabits the great lakes of Africa that can reach a size of 440 pounds and six feet long.

By: Arabian Knight

Arabian Knight — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:16:43 +0000

Guys, lay off Blue. Yes, he's wrong and offensive, but there's no need to be offensive back. You're better than that. With that said, Blue, come back when you know how to really to spot fake photos, 'kay?

Those fish are amazing! Here in Lake Murray, S.C., we get catfish that can get pretty big-but no where NEAR that size. Our gar on the other hand....

Now those are bony devils, they are. Bit a buddy of mine pretty bad one time while we were swimming. It was fairly shallow (about 5 feet or so) and it came up and bit him. He ended up punching it a few times, and it swam away. I could barely believe my eyes! We still talk about it to this day....

By: crunchie

crunchie — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:44:48 +0000

C’mon kids, stop feeding the troll aka Blue. He’s a 52-year old flipping burgers, asking if you want the meal or just the burger and runs out the basement to grab the paper before his mom does every morning. Your responses here is the most interaction he’s had in a decade. Stop feeding the troll.

To the fish enthusiasts, there are Arapaima exhibits at various aquariums/zoos around the world. Truly amazing to see one in real life.