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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	55G tank mate, young pirhana's. i was thinking about: selveriums, blue arucas, pike cichlid. i wanted a peaceful cichlid but that will defend itself from the pirhanas.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
MR_CICHLID Fish Addict Posts: 770 Kudos: 582 Votes: 124 Registered: 12-Aug-2003	Nope, from my experience Pirhana'a will destroy anything else in the tank. Often each other as the smaller get eaten by the larger. If you like the Pirhana "look" Silver dollars, or Pacu might work better. Keeping in mind Pacu's get real big...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	That probably wouldn't be a good working setup. First of all, the piranhas would need a larger tank (they're red bellies, right?) and they would 'mess with' the other fish severely. Also, that tank is a little small for even the most size-challenged of pike cichlids. What species are you looking at? And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	nope, have silver dollars, and a pacu is like u said way to large. green terrors: still no good?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Johnny the Oranda Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 237 Votes: 82 Registered: 01-Mar-2005	Yea i tried the whole piranha with oscar thing when i was a newbie......even thoe they were small red bellies...my oscars lost their tails
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	There is really nothing totally safe with piranha's. They are best kept to themselves. Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i was reading a book on pirhana's, they said come cichlids, and catfish can live together.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	i was reading a book on pirhana's, they said come cichlids, and catfish can live together. In very large tanks, yes they can. However a 55 isn't big enough for the pirhanas themselves let alone pirhanas and cichlids.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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