Pirahnas

[drobbins27]

How large of a tank do you need for pirahnas (red belly) I have a 90g and I cant decide if I want to put an Oscar or a school of pirahnas in it...

 

[Opcn]

Your other fish would be snacks for the RBP's You can keep a pleco with them but not any fish that stand out.

Opcn

 

[drobbins27]

Could u add Silver dollars with them?

 

[Doggfather]

i doubt they would survive with pirahnas, they would mst likely kill them, since they see them as competators in the tank

 

[Opcn]

If pirahnas get hungry they will hapily eat each other and SD's are not nerly as equiped for defense as RBP's are the only way you could keep both in the tank would be to divide it some how


Opcn

 

[freshmike]

5 p's would look awesome in there....you should have 20 gallons for each fish, but I am quite sure they will be fine with 18

Good luck deciding!

 

[cometcattle]

Do they require being fed live fish? If so, that could be a pain.

 

[freshmike]

Mine ate EVERYTHING! Flakes, pellets, porkchops, steak, chicken, goldfish....and rocks....

 

[Doggfather]

rocks....

are you serious, or joking?

i heard of an oscar eating a rock once the the lfs...

 

[Sorrell]

This is probably a stupid question, but how do you do water changes on a school of pirahnas? Do you just feed them really well and hope for the best? I just remember my aunt had a red belly and she had to move it from one tank to another and it attacked the net as soon as it was put in the tank and then bit through it and landed on the floor. She ended up grabbing him with two pieces of cardboard and he was fine.

Also, I heard somewhere that the "magic number" for a school of piranhas is seven and up in order for a "peaceful" aquarium, has anyone else heard this? I think maybe I read it somewhere...