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A red belly. Its only 1.5" right now and i have it in a 10 gallon tank. Gonna keep it there until it starts to grow a bit and transfer it to a 55gal. Anyone know the growth rate of them?
oh, and i have been told by people on piranha forums that red bellies should be alone or in schools of 3. It depends on the breed of piranha.u checked the teeth? are they super-sharp? if u really have a pirahna, they need to be in schools of about 3.
Thanks for the link.ok well its definately a pirahna. heres a care link: Piranha - Pygocentrus nattereri
thanks, im excited to watch it grow. They had them for sale already 3-4" but i wanted to watch him grow and have it a little longer. And the large ones were $40-50.that is an awesome fish. good luck
Nah, they don't need to be in schools of three.. a lot of tetras like to be in schools, but I normally buy them just one only...u checked the teeth? are they super-sharp? if u really have a pirahna, they need to be in schools of about 3.
Woah! the baby piranha looks scary enough, but the adult is like a MONSTER!!I dont have any pics of it, but here is a quick google search of what it looks like. identical.
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referenced web page-How to Breed: Red-Bellied Piranha - WaterWolves - Exotic, Rare and Predatory Fish Since 1998!
They grow really fast. They grow faster than angels I can say that.. it takes about 6 - 7 months just for an angel to reach about 5-7" I believe.. but if you feed piranha's a LOT of food, then they will for sure grow fast.A red belly. Its only 1.5" right now and i have it in a 10 gallon tank. Gonna keep it there until it starts to grow a bit and transfer it to a 55gal. Anyone know the growth rate of them?
no fish in it yet, its empty. I was gonna set it up soon and let it cycle a couple weeks and put some plants in it. Still researching that. But i was thinking a pleco, but might just give whole tank to the red.They grow really fast. They grow faster than angels I can say that.. it takes about 6 - 7 months just for an angel to reach about 5-7" I believe.. but if you feed piranha's a LOT of food, then they will for sure grow fast.
Just like Oscars, they are rapidly fast growers. What do you have in the 55 gallon tank right now?? the Piranha's can't really stay with anything except for plecos.. and other piranhas, or aggressive fishes like cichlids..
dont worry, not putting anything else in there except maybe a large pleco.cichlids are too slow. the piranhas will eat cichlids alive.
yeah, i have heard a large plec can defend themselves pretty good if they need to also.Just a warning to anyone who is thinking of doing it..... the plec should be fine