75gal. Tank, How Many Piranhas?

[sryan0609]

hey
i have a 75 gallon tank, and well i was just wondering how many red-bellied piranhas i can have in it. I want as many as possible with out it being too much.
So any advice???

 

[jonny_dw]

More fish the more filtration you will need, I assume your aware you will need mega filtration?Id say 4,possibly 6 depending on filtration.

 

[sryan0609]

More fish the more filtration you will need, I assume your aware you will need mega filtration?Id say 4,possibly 6 depending on filtration.

okay well if i have enough filtration for a 100 gallon tank and i have a 75 gal. tank, than how many you think i can get?

 

[Loony Fish]

is i said on one of your other threads youd be very limited.

 

[sryan0609]

is i said on one of your other threads youd be very limited.

so could u give me an assumption on how many piranhas i could get if it was only piranhas?

 

[jonny_dw]

okay well if i have enough filtration for a 100 gallon tank and i have a 75 gal. tank, than how many you think i can get?

You dont have enough filtration imo. You want to be hitting minimum 4x the tank capacity an hour for piranha's, especially with a shoal. Id say 4 due to that, and try and get extra filtration, red's are very messy fish.

 

[sryan0609]

okay well if i have enough filtration for a 100 gallon tank and i have a 75 gal. tank, than how many you think i can get?

You dont have enough filtration imo. You want to be hitting minimum 4x the tank capacity an hour for piranha's, especially with a shoal. Id say 4 due to that, and try and get extra filtration, red's are very messy fish.

what kind of filtration would you suggest?

 

[jonny_dw]

okay well if i have enough filtration for a 100 gallon tank and i have a 75 gal. tank, than how many you think i can get?

You dont have enough filtration imo. You want to be hitting minimum 4x the tank capacity an hour for piranha's, especially with a shoal. Id say 4 due to that, and try and get extra filtration, red's are very messy fish.

what kind of filtration would you suggest?

External's that will give a mimimum of 4x turnover of the tank capacity an hour.Look into Eheim filters of fluval for example the fx5.