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	55g piranha tank
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	i have finally made up my mind and decided to get 3 redbelly piranhas for the 55g im going to get. im going to have black sand and a black background and black rocks. sound ok
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Ummm... Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't they outgrow the 55 gallon big time? I think piranhas can get to nearly a foot long, plus they are very dangerous fish. I would definitely NOT do it. 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 11:38
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	yes they will get 12in but that wont out grow the tank. they are only dangerous if you dont know what your doing. im getting tired of ordinary community setups and want something different. also i got a 75g if i think the tank is too small
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
TIGER9 Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 174 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Feb-2003	if i were u id put the 3 reds in the 75g that uve got. but 3 in a 55g. is perfectly fine. u already know that they can reach 12in. but they usually max at 10in. in home aquariums. even very large home aquariums. even if they do start pushin the 1ft. mark that wont be for a very long time. theyll grow around an inch a month for the first six months of their life. after that if u keep them on a good diet and very frequent water changes then they can get about 1/2in. a year max. so sounds like quite a nice lil set up. welcome to the sickness ... seriously tho, resistance is futile.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	way way way way way too small
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	SOUNDS GOOD how big r they now? if there jsut tiny fry 55g tank wood b a lil harder for them to find food if ur feeding frozen bloodworms n such if u dont already no id suggest feeding them in one corner all the time untill there used to the tank n big nuf to search out the food i jsut got 6 fry not even 1/4" long
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
sourbugs Small Fry Posts: 4 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	IMO you can put 3 fully grown reds in a 55gal, they will be more agressive but lots of people have pulled it off. Of course, thats assuming your reds are of the nattereri or caribe variety. Pirayas get 24"+. Keep the water quality pristine and feed them regularly.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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