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	Piranhas and cichlid pellets
Shaynester01 Small Fry Posts: 12 Kudos: 17 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Nov-2005	i fed my piranhas cichlids floating pellets and it seems like they like it once in a while... is that alright for them?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
TIGER9 Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 174 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Feb-2003	yes, theyre perfectly fine, but ur piranha will/do require some type of protein. whether its live foods, frozen meaty foods, or carnivorous pellets of some form. varied diet is the key. check the nutritional info on the label of the cichlid pellets if there isnt a substantial amount of protein then some other food, like the ones i suggested, will be necessary(sp)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Shaynester01 Small Fry Posts: 12 Kudos: 17 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Nov-2005	ya i feed em live fish and frozen bloodworms... they seem to like them as treats... when i walk up to the tank they come see me and when i put the pellets in they go for it
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	You can also feed them slow sinking pellets, but the best thing, is to give them different foods, so they'll have a varied diet. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
jaloco Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Mar-2005	what size tank do u have them in? im interested in pirhannas but dont know how big of a tank i will need.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	depends on what type of pirhanas u are looking for, when i was looking for info on red belly pirhanas, the info aquired and observed is generally aa really big tank, B/C as a single RBP can get very large, they like to be in numbers, also a big and roomy tank is needed, b/c they will fight eachother, what i saw in a small tank with babys (just holding waiting to be sold) alot had only one eye, guess the other was eatten, and at the public aquariums, they have big schools of RBP in large tanks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Shaynester01 Small Fry Posts: 12 Kudos: 17 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Nov-2005	right now i have my 3 red bellies in a 35 cuz they're still small.. im thinkin of gettin a 55 or a 60 gallon for them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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