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i was thinking of puting 3 red bellies piranha in a 60 gallon with very good filterration

are those piranhas very boring to look at tho to they just hide al the time?

how long to they take to get full grown?

how many times would i have to feed them feeder fish or blood worms?

thanx

Piranhas are not always what people expect, when not feeding they often just hang around almost stationary.And that can be for hours every day. You counldnt really consider them beautiful with the blunt faces and occasionally jutting teeth but id go so far as to say they can be attractive to an appreciating eye.

I think piranhas are a love and commitment for some and quickly become boring to others. Often the squabbles between them can just become tedious to have to keep fixing, and if they start going for your fingers aquaria maintanence can be a real pain. Add to that they seem to eat algae eaters along with everything else, and tanks can quickly look rather grubby.

I think if you have a real passion for them thats likely to last, then go for it, and go large on everything especially the tanksizes, if you think you may be less committed then definately dont bother.

Their horror movie reputation isnt really deserved, and the predatory tendancies can just make keeping them a bit arduous. An amazing fish in nature , in the aquarium hobby considerably less so. They are a fish of childhood fantasy that a lot of aquarists find tiresome to keep.

Personally I admire them, but im happy to watch them in other peoples aquaria,,, and I think that kinda says it all.

From your other questions like how often to feed them etc, I catch the sense that you might not quite be ready to keep them. The answer would obviously be that it depends on the fish, its size, condition, and what youre feeding it on. That is the sort of research you need to be doing now,enjoy reading about them, watching documentaries about them, and perhaps make the effort to visit some and meet people who have kept them, and see the kind of work and expense that goes into it.Enjoy finding all this stuff out, at the same time seeing if youre really up to the task and then look perhaps again at whether you want to keep them or not. Theyre not a fish for everyone.

are those piranhas very boring to look at tho to they just hide al the time?

all piranha have a tendancy to be skittish and do hide when frightened. they stay that way until about 6in. then seem to get a bit more confident. but they are always wary of people.

how long to they take to get full grown?

red bellies grow about an inch a month until they are around 6in. then it slows drastically to about a half inch a year until they max out at 10-12in. weekly 20% water changes and a healthy diet can add a bit to their growth rate, but dont expect miracles

how many times would i have to feed them feeder fish or blood worms?

thats one question with a two part answer.
a good feeding schedule would be:
while the fish are young(0-3in.)feed daily with bloodworm, brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, krill, etc.
once between 3-4in. u can cut back feedings to 3 times a week this is a good time to start moving them to larger whole foods such as whole shrimp, earthworms, white-meat fishes, etc.
by the time they are 6in. or more u really only have to feed them twice a week. of course u want to make sure to feed them well and if u dont like that schedule u can feed them daily(heck, im just tryin to make it easier for u).
NOW, here are some foods NOT to feed ur piranha.
NO pink or red meat fishes, such as salmon, shark, i also include catfish in this category. these types of fish are higher in fat and oil than white-meat fishes.
NO beef, poultry, or pork meat. these are even worse than pink or red meat fishes. much higher in fat and oil content. and since most of these animals are pumped full of hormones that cant be good for piranha(now imagine what it does to u).
AND last but not least feeders, some people feed their piranha almost exclusively on feeders, while some dont use them at all. its really up to u. but note that feeder fish carry the possibility of bringing disease into ur tank. unlikely tho, piranha are well adapted to feeding on weak and diseased fish. but better safe than sorry. the real problem with feeders is they arent as nutritious as one might think. theyre usually to small for a real meal. ur piranha end up eating more fins n scales than real meat. so my suggestion would be to keep feeders to a minimum. use a well-rounded diet, offer 1-2 LARGE feeders(by this i mean something say 2-3in larger than the largest piranha in ur shoal) once every two weeks to a month.
good luck to u, i hope piranha bring as much enjoyment to u as they did for me.

thanx alot for the help tiger9 it really help me out