Piranhas

[madness]

does anyone here keep them if so what are they like to keep care for can ANYTHING be kept with them???

 

[treelo]

i used to have pirahnas and would not suggest keeping anything with them in the slightest, you may be able to but i just wouldvise it as they are very volatile fish

 

[madness]

were they an intresting type of fish to keep?

 

[Lynda B]

My understanding from one of the members of our fish club, who got hers as a hand-off from another fishkeeper, is that they are illegal in the U.S. That said, she did say that her guy is very shy and she can pet him, if he feels like letting her. She has to be able to read his mood. She puts deformed fry in there and he waits til they're a certain size, then he'll eat them. But until then, he doesn't even look at them. Of course, she feeds him food regularly, as well. I don't think she'd try to have another one when this one is gone, though, because he does have to be alone. Again, this is all second-hand info. Not from my own personal experience. Hope it helps.

 

[ox5477]

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My understanding from one of the members of our fish club, who got hers as a hand-off from another fishkeeper, is that they are illegal in the U.S. That said, she did say that her guy is very shy and she can pet him, if he feels like letting her. She has to be able to read his mood. She puts deformed fry in there and he waits til they're a certain size, then he'll eat them. But until then, he doesn't even look at them. Of course, she feeds him food regularly, as well. I don't think she'd try to have another one when this one is gone, though, because he does have to be alone. Again, this is all second-hand info. Not from my own personal experience. Hope it helps.[/quote]


It is shy because it is alone. Piranhas are social fish and need to be kept in groups to feel secure.

Dont keep anything with piranhas. It may work but if the fish shows a hint of illness or weakness, the piranhas will see this and beginto attack

 

[Lynda B]

When she originally got the fish, she got 3 of them. Two have since died. So this poor guy's alone.

 

[treelo]

were they an intresting type of fish to keep?

not really

they tend to shy away and hide during the day given there proper enviroment and are more active of a nighttime

if i used to sit up in bed of a night mine used to thrash against the rocks in the tank and mine hurt itself a fair bit doing this

 

[geo7x]

first things first they are not oddballs, they are characins. Worth knowing what kind of fish they are before getting them

And from what ive heard they are not very interesting to keep, they are pretty shy, and dont really do that much. There are probably exceptions in some species though, im just presuming youre talking about red bellies.