Dancealot Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 Wollfs catfish - Mystus wollfii. Scientific description by the dutch Pieter Bleeker. So is nationality the reason you got stung? Bye, Derk If i was Thai i would laugh at any farang acting stupid. If i was a Thai fish i would sting any farang i can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Actually fish DON'T sting. People who are not very careful sometimes impale themselves on the very sharp fins. Catfish are very slippery and the top and side fins can easily stick you and it is painful. I wouldn't say they inject poison but there is something there that causes pain, inflammation and swelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Suppose i am the only one with this opinion.. They sting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) i try to post the pics in 640 as requested now Edited December 30, 2012 by Dancealot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 The hunting trip 1 7 dogs will accompany Driving ahead of the hunting pack Old Etac Regroup Hungry Dog Playing&hunting good combination, also for the men. Continue deeper into the jungle No luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Actually fish DON'T sting. People who are not very careful sometimes impale themselves on the very sharp fins. Catfish are very slippery and the top and side fins can easily stick you and it is painful. I wouldn't say they inject poison but there is something there that causes pain, inflammation and swelling. Depends on the species. At least one in the UK waters, and what about stingrays and lion fish? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerkMR Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Depends on the species. At least one in the UK waters, and what about stingrays and lion fish? The only fishes actively stinging are stingrays. All others are defending by erecting their fins and you don't mind to touch or walk into... In freshwater only stingrays and some few catfish are known to have poison associated with the initial hard parts of their fins. Quite often the saliva on the skin might have some adverse effects. Yesterday we had another session of the game "searching the fish in the mud" and some large Pla nin decided to erect their fins while I was grabbing them (just to help them to not die in the mud of course ). Two of these this morning don't look so good and might get inflammated, so some antibiotics might do the rest. Bye, Derk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Maybe i am just a pussy then. If all you guys say the same, it must be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Actually fish DON'T sting. People who are not very careful sometimes impale themselves on the very sharp fins. Catfish are very slippery and the top and side fins can easily stick you and it is painful. I wouldn't say they inject poison but there is something there that causes pain, inflammation and swelling. Depends on the species. At least one in the UK waters, and what about stingrays and lion fish? How likely would it be to find stingrays and lion fish in an Issan farm pond??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescollister Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Actually fish DON'T sting. People who are not very careful sometimes impale themselves on the very sharp fins. Catfish are very slippery and the top and side fins can easily stick you and it is painful. I wouldn't say they inject poison but there is something there that causes pain, inflammation and swelling. Depends on the species. At least one in the UK waters, and what about stingrays and lion fish? How likely would it be to find stingrays and lion fish in an Issan farm pond??????? Don't know about in an Issan fish pond, but they get small stingrays in the mountain lakes and rivers here. Surprised me as I always thought they were only in the ocean, but had a look on the net and you can get ones as big as a double bed in the Mekong. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) Actually fish DON'T sting. People who are not very careful sometimes impale themselves on the very sharp fins. Catfish are very slippery and the top and side fins can easily stick you and it is painful. I wouldn't say they inject poison but there is something there that causes pain, inflammation and swelling. Depends on the species. At least one in the UK waters, and what about stingrays and lion fish? How likely would it be to find stingrays and lion fish in an Issan farm pond??????? Don't know about in an Issan fish pond, but they get small stingrays in the mountain lakes and rivers here. Surprised me as I always thought they were only in the ocean, but had a look on the net and you can get ones as big as a double bed in the Mekong. Jim Indeed james. I am still amazed also when i pull up my net and check what is in there. Happy 2013 to you and may all your new wishes come true. Edited January 1, 2013 by Dancealot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerkMR Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Don't know about in an Issan fish pond, but they get small stingrays in the mountain lakes and rivers here. Surprised me as I always thought they were only in the ocean, but had a look on the net and you can get ones as big as a double bed in the Mekong. Jim Yepp, they have some stingrays in Thailand, reaching from the small "freshwater stingray" Dasyatis bleekeri with 50 cm to the "giant freshwater stingray" Himantura chaophraya with over 200 cm and up to 600 kg (that would feed a small village on one fish). Bye, Derk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Don't know about in an Issan fish pond, but they get small stingrays in the mountain lakes and rivers here. Surprised me as I always thought they were only in the ocean, but had a look on the net and you can get ones as big as a double bed in the Mekong. Jim Jim ... funny you mention that. I watched this 'Extreme Fishing' episode back in Australia and now just shared it with the Thai Family. The Farm boy will have wet spots tonight ... he loved it! You can watch the lot ... but about the 38 - 40 min mark is the giant stingray of the Mekong River. Enjoy ... . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescollister Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Don't know about in an Issan fish pond, but they get small stingrays in the mountain lakes and rivers here. Surprised me as I always thought they were only in the ocean, but had a look on the net and you can get ones as big as a double bed in the Mekong. Jim Jim ... funny you mention that. I watched this 'Extreme Fishing' episode back in Australia and now just shared it with the Thai Family. The Farm boy will have wet spots tonight ... he loved it! You can watch the lot ... but about the 38 - 40 min mark is the giant stingray of the Mekong River. Enjoy ... . I would be an old old man before I could down load a 40 min video on my net. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Don't know about in an Issan fish pond, but they get small stingrays in the mountain lakes and rivers here. Surprised me as I always thought they were only in the ocean, but had a look on the net and you can get ones as big as a double bed in the Mekong. Jim Jim ... funny you mention that. I watched this 'Extreme Fishing' episode back in Australia and now just shared it with the Thai Family. The Farm boy will have wet spots tonight ... he loved it! You can watch the lot ... but about the 38 - 40 min mark is the giant stingray of the Mekong River. Enjoy ... . I would be an old old man before I could down load a 40 min video on my net. Jim Jim ... all you have to do is move the slider at the bottom of the YouTube to maybe 39 mins ... no need to watch the earlier bits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 So, Mr. Dave: respectfully you got to bread toasters... But I got to fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Ah.......you have one of those cameras that you talk into, I believe they are very popular. RX100 then? Rsquared.. How is that cam working out for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dancealot Posted January 3, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2013 Back to the farming blether Teaching myself Thai and teaching someone else the snooker rules dam_n, I still didnt loose weight.. Yes i managed to drink the whole bucket! (my favorite mud, Keng) Preparing the sausages while gossiping Farm laundry Charcoal pit. Whink, dave48 Everything in order 2 months form now(march 2013) i will have to hang to tobacco leaves in this shed 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Am i allowed to merge this 'new frame of mind' into this? Interesting topic Thanks Poo Ying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob8891 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Another set of great photos, Dancealot. Thanks for sharing your life with us.....a lot of hard work! (not just on the farm, but also preparing your posts!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted January 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2013 Seeing the photos of the pond emptying brought back some fond memories,hope you don't mind me adding these to your collection. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy1969 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Great thread Dancealot,not sure how I missed it before. Keep the photos coming !!! Shaggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Great thread Dancealot,not sure how I missed it before. Keep the photos coming !!! Shaggy Mr. Shag. Thanks i appreciate your input. Thats last pic with the kids is wonderful! Very keen from you to capture this moment. Can i ask you which cam you are using? Cheers! And thanks for being interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy1969 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Great thread Dancealot,not sure how I missed it before. Keep the photos coming !!! Shaggy Mr. Shag. Thanks i appreciate your input. Thats last pic with the kids is wonderful! Very keen from you to capture this moment. Can i ask you which cam you are using? Cheers! And thanks for being interested. Always interested with a good thread. Along with your own photos it is also nice to see so many other members adding theirs too. I think that the camera I used was a Pentax Optio A20. My favorite photo is #4 because I remember the young guy chasing that fish around the last bit water in the pond for about 15 minutes. He was totally exhausted,but also very proud at the same time. Shaggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Mr. Shaggy. This catch shows a lot of very young fish. I learnt from posters here it timing in emptying the pond depends on a lot of factors.. To me it seems this pond was emptied a tat early... Do you recall why it was emptied? I dont see any adults in there so i assume the reason was to give the kids a good time and hopefuly get a good catch,, Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy1969 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Mr. Shaggy. This catch shows a lot of very young fish. I learnt from posters here it timing in emptying the pond depends on a lot of factors.. To me it seems this pond was emptied a tat early... Do you recall why it was emptied? I dont see any adults in there so i assume the reason was to give the kids a good time and hopefuly get a good catch,, Thanks The old pond would just about dry out completely before the rainy season came so we decided to empty it early to dig down another meter to try and hold water in there the whole year round.It also doubled up as the pond for the ducks so that was also another incentive to keep water in it for the full year.....but the kids did have a great time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Hunting trip 2 Etac suspension Chasing the unknown critter Resting around the Etac and getting some shade Cooling down & cleaning food Morning glory, phak bung just here for the taking Tomyam cooking and feeling hungry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Who are the Thai men in your photos? You have so many photos to share ... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) Neigbours/Uncle/People i met at the market and hang out with. I am enthusiastic because i will book my departing flight this weekend. Edited January 5, 2013 by Dancealot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy1969 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 What are they actually hunting,come on Dancealot,spill the beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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