I have 6 big 7-9 inch red bellied piranha's and I was thinking of buying a 7 inch Caribe Piranha, A 7 inch Ternetzi Piranha, and A 7 inch Super Red Piranha, they will be in a 135 gallon aquarium.
2007-05-16 16:41:22 · 3 answers · asked by kitty c 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
actually the rule is 20 for the first piranha, and 15 for the others, and mine have shown no aggression whatsoever, and piranha's only attack eachother if they are fed only live foods, i feed mine anything from cichlid pellets (95%) of the diet, and the monthly 6" koi.
2007-05-17 08:28:16 · update #1
I'm going to drop the super red off the list and buy a piraya, I have enough filtration, and I dont plan on buying theses other piranha's until july
2007-05-17 08:29:56 · update #2
2 gallon per inch of adult piranha will never, ever do. I can't see a 7" piranha stuck in a 15 gallon tank or even 2 of them in a 30 gallon. Having kept piranha (several species) I would suggest you drop the Super Red belly from your list. The others will really need the room. I kept 6 red bellies in a 135 and the didn't do so well, they huddled in the sides and nipped at eat other constantly. Moved them to a 180 and they did great. From that I'll assume they need plenty of room.
MM
2007-05-16 17:28:19 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The rule of thumb is 2 gallons per inch of adult piranha. The types you selected are all compatible. A 100 gallon tank is sufficient for 5 piranha. I think if you overstock you'll end up with both aggression and filtration problems.
2007-05-16 16:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by Barb R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just make sure they are all piranahs. If they aren't, then they'll eat each other.
~ZTM
2007-05-16 16:52:04 · answer #3 · answered by ZooTycoonMaster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋