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	Piranha help please!
mccabe23 Hobbyist Posts: 55 Kudos: 55 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jul-2004	I have a tank containing two red bellied piranhas. Would it be okay to put a tire-track eel into this tank? If not, what goes well with piranhas if they are well fed?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	What size aquarium are they in?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
mccabe23 Hobbyist Posts: 55 Kudos: 55 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jul-2004	right now they are in a 29gal and they are 10 months old. The tire-track eel is about 2 inches long right now.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	A 29 isn't large enough to house both those fish when they are grown, so you'll need bigger quarters as they age. Piranhas should also be kept in a species aquarium with good filtration.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	Tire track eels need a 120g aquarium as they get to be 2 and a half feet long which is _much to large for a 29g. Your piranha will also need a tank of 75gallons or more, and 120g would be much better. Seeing as how your tank is dangerously overstocked right now I wouldn't recommend you get anything.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
TIGER9 Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 174 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Feb-2003	there are no good tankmates for piranha, if they are red bellies i would HIGHLY suggest getting a tank of at least 55g. and adding another piranha of similar size to ur other two. no matter how "well-fed" ur piranha are another fish that isnt a piranha will eventually be seen as a prey item.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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