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	redbellied pirhana with a black pirhana?
Clown_loach86 Enthusiast Posts: 240 Kudos: 134 Registered: 08-Jun-2002	Will this work out in a 75gal.? I just have one 8 inch redbellied pirhana as of now, but have the choice of adding a 6 inch black pirhana. I dont know if I should just try it and see what comes out of it. I work at the lfs and there is this black pirhana in a 10gal. hes been in there for 3yrs. and I wanted to give it a home...your thoughts...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Well, piranhas are schooling fish, so the more the merrier I guess... 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
Clown_loach86 Enthusiast Posts: 240 Kudos: 134 Registered: 08-Jun-2002	Im just afraid that one will become more dominant and kill the other one, I heard that blacks are more aggressive and are more solitary than the redbellied, so I dont know?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
TIGER9 Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 174 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Feb-2003	!NO! u should not under any circumstance mix black piranha with any other fish, even other piranha, even other black piranha for that matter. black piranha should only be kept in a SINGLE SPECIMEN tank. the only time mixing them with other piranha works is in huge public aquariums and even that is hit or miss. i know u mean well but if u do this one of those piranha will die.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Clown_loach86 Enthusiast Posts: 240 Kudos: 134 Registered: 08-Jun-2002	Yeah, thats what I thought
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
TIGER9 Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 174 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Feb-2003	whew... glad u read that before u got him. if u had say a 29g. u could house a 6in. black for a good while. they have an extremely slow growth rate. this would give u time to save some dough for a bigger tank. just a thought.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	Bigger tank is essential for it. It is a slow grower but does require space to move and 10g isn't big enough long-term.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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