gold pirahna

[black convict 0331]

what should i feed my gold pirahna

 

[Matty]

fishies

 

[black convict 0331]

i feed him rosey reds but he/she has a lot of dull colored scales

PS how do u tell the sex if (u can)

 

[ReDraGon]

u cant tell the sex of piranhas the only way u can find out is when they are mating... which is VERY rare

and u shouldnt feed your piranha goldfish as the staple diet... goldfish has a growth inhibiting hormone that prevents your fish to grow to its potential size..

food that are good for piranhas

cichlid pellets

shrimp {raw from the lfs or boiled with no salt}

bloodworms

krill (bitesize)

occasionally beef heart (prepared and all fat cut off)

all these foods above will enhance your piranhas color and health.

i only feed my piranhas goldfish feeders as a treat (for myself)
and the feeders get quarintined for about a week before i decide it is safe for my Ps to eat them... u see feeders are very dirty can can get your Piranha sick.. i myself lost 4 piranhas due to sick feeders.

 

[sylvia]

Rosy reds are minnows, not goldfish. I'd feed the piranha bloodworms, tubifex (frozen or freeze-dried, fresh can be risky), commercial foods - anything it'll take, earth worms (if you take them from your garden make sure they are pesticide-free! Just because you don't use pesticides it doesn't mean people in the locality don't...) - it'll love earth worms, occasionaly you can try beef-heart but this has been known to cause problems and prawns are probably a good idea though I've never seen a piranha eat prawns before . If you can get a 10 gallon, sponge filter and small heater and a few guppies you can breed your own feeders so you know they are healthy.

 

[nomaddan]

Earthworms are great. My red bellies love them. Make sure the eat them right away if you have sand otherwise they will be gone in 2 seconds and die under there. I get my worms from my lfs.

 

[black convict 0331]

thanx all feed back is welcomed