ok, so i have 15 oscars, 10 jack dempseys, and had 14 angel fish but had to give them back because they were being mean. now i just added 15 female piranhas in my 200 gallon tank with my oscars and dempseys. its been a few hours and they all seem to be not getting along. did i do something wrong?
2007-08-02 08:36:06 · 5 answers · asked by doctor lector 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
You left the Oscars and Dempseys in? What are you thinking? Do some research, take back all the Oscars and all the Dempseys. They will beat up the Pirhanas in no time. Pirhanas are actually quite timid and prefer a tank with subdued lighting, many plants, many other Pirhanas (like you have), and no aggressive, hyper inhabitants. After 15 Pirhanas, you don't have any more room in your tank. I bet you didn't think about this, but, how are you going to clean your tank now? Chain mail? Do some research before you kill a bunch of fish!
Nosoop4u
2007-08-02 08:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all, you have way to many fish in that tank. Oscars get very big. 15 of them? they will fill your whole tank alone when they are bigger. Piranhas get big also! You need to downsize badly. So I'm going to assume that all your fish are young!? Are they all the same size? Better off if they are! Oscars are agressive and so are pirhanas. If not the same size, the biggest ones will take over and eventually kill off the little guys. You would need to supply ALOT of feed for them and Pirhanas prefer live fish. If not fed enough, they will eventually wipe each other out. Even though they will eat flake food, they won't get enough. Oscars are great off of feeding the pellet food but they are also predators and can and will eat littlier fish. You need to be a very experienced fish person to make it work in your tank and caus eyou asked this question and cause you have the wrong fish together, then your not. Good Luck
2007-08-02 15:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by Boxer Lover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off its impossible to tell male and female till they are full grown. and even then its very hard. piranha are a fish that likes to live with other piranha in odd groups. if you put any other fish in this tank they will eventually be eatten. my advice would be to either switch over and go with all pirahna or get the pirahna out.
2007-08-02 15:58:43 · answer #3 · answered by imagift2women 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes you did. Piranhas are supposed to be placed in a species tank because they'll eat anything else in their tank (besides other piranhas). Either return the piranhas or put them in their own tank.
~ZTM
2007-08-02 15:43:48 · answer #4 · answered by ZooTycoonMaster 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
STOP ADDING FISH!!!
I DON'T KNOW MANY TIMES SOMEONE HAS TO FREAKIN' TELL YOU!!!
YOUR TANK IS FAR TOO OVER-STOCKED!!!
2007-08-02 16:11:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋