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The hot summer months are breeding season for giant snakeheads, an invasive fish in Sun Moon Lake. One fisherman was surprised to discover that larger giant snakeheads were attacking and eating smaller ones. But like the proverbial snake trying to swallow an elephant, the larger fish were unable to eat the smaller ones whole and ended up choking to death.

This school of fish moving beneath the water’s surface are giant snakehead fry. When a fisher scooped up an entire group, he was stunned to discover that some of the larger ones had eaten the smaller ones.

- Lots of the big ones ate the smaller ones. But look, they choked to death.

Mr. Lee
Fisherman
I caught a school of fry and put them in a bucket, then about an hour later I discovered something strange. The bigger fish, ones about 15 centimeters long, had eaten smaller ones that were 6 or 7 centimeters. But they couldn’t spit it out or swallow it, so they choked to death.

The fish are still juveniles themselves at only 15 centimeters, but they still attack and eat the smaller fry, even though it’s deadly to them.

Mr. Lee
Fisherman
Species like the giant snakehead are so aggressive that they don’t even spare their own kind. If they’re left to grow up in Sun Moon Lake, the harm they’ll cause our native fish is unimaginable.

Giant snakeheads have even attacked groupers, which weigh several kilograms, leaving behind only the fish’s head. Pearl grouper, giant snakeheads, and red devil cichlids are three invasive species considered major threats to Sun Moon Lake’s ecosystem.

- This was such a big pearl grouper.
- It wasn’t released, it’s wild.
- It’s wild, from Sun Moon Lake.

The giant snakehead is a highly aggressive, invasive species that poses a serious threat to the ecosystem. During their breeding season, fishers try to remove the fry using electric fishing equipment to help protect Sun Moon Lake.

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