piranah

[animalsrawsome]

i have a 55 gallon aquarium, how many red belly piranah could i put in there??
it is 4 ft long, 1 ft wide, and 1.5 ft tall

[Gump]

0 for life. as a grow out you could get 6 or so for about 8 months.

[animalsrawsome]

so none coule live in their for their whole life?? ok, you guys know more than me, is their any other piranah that could live in their for their whole life??

[Gump]

75-90 gallon you might get away with an elongated P or a small group or trio of red bellies.

[animalsrawsome]

ok, thanks for the advice, but no other type of piranah could fit in their, (if none can its fine i am just wonderin, the lady at the fish store said 3or 4could live in thier forever

[Gump]

The lady at the pet store is looking to sell fish not house them the way they should be. The tank sizes i gave you are IMO the smallest possible tank sizes. If I were going to keep some of those species id have them in a much larger tank.

[Sable]

A cool fish that you could keep in there is a red-tailed shark (NOT a red-tailed catfish; there is a huge difference). These guys get to 8 inches in length and really do look like sharks. You could put some tiger barbs in with him, too (they sort of look like sharks; they're very active and quite cool-looking).

[StarLab]

I thought I would just add a small Piranha Story to this thread.

About a year ago, two large Red Breasted Piranha came into the store as a trade-in. Both were over a foot long.

And, here is the kicker... they were 17 years old! The reason they were traded in is because the gentleman who was keeping them had passed away. Imagine, the fish outlived their keeper.

I sold them shortly after their arrival, and still see the person who bought them in the store once a week for feeders. (They would be 18 years now) They are happily living in a 90 gallon tank.

Most reference I have seen give them a 10 year lifespan. So much for that!

[animalsrawsome]

ok, thanks for the advice i think i will put a couple of red-tailed sharks and tiger barbs in it, thanks for all the advice yall

[animalsrawsome]

also the red-tailed sharks they are fresh water right, (i will do a few weeks of research first before i buy them, and i was googling them and it calls the red-tailed black shark are they the same or not, and can you house more than 1 together??) thanks for the help

[Puffer Pita]

I would not recommend 2 RTBS in one tank. They get very aggressive and territorial. They only get about 5" but get mean as they grow up. One RTBS and 9 tiger barbs work great in a 55g. Just provide a cave or something for the RTBS.

[Sable]

Yes - red-tailed sharks and red-tailed black sharks are one and the same, and they are fresh water. Red-tailed sharks hate other individuals of their own species. They're plenty active by themselves, though, trust me. They're my favorite fish that I've owned; when I get my own house I am certainly going to get one. He'll have his own 90 gallon tank, methinks.

[Scuba Kid]

just for the record, they aren't real sharks. They're a species of fresh.
Just trying to clear up the freshwater/saltwater thing. lol

[Buggy]

My red tail black shark would chase and attack anyone who comes close to his cave, until he met the Chinese Hifin shark. Now the Chinese shark is totally peaceful but since he's like three times bigger then the red tail he's not easily intimidated. When the red tail tried to run him off by butting him in the side and nipping at him, old Ghangus just looked at him like he was nuts and kept right on eating. I know that doesn't help you decide about getting the red tail shark but I thought I would share it anyway.

[animalsrawsome]

ok, thanks for all the help, i will look into it, i think i will get the red-tailed shark, and the tiger barbs, thanks again

[Fishnewb1]

my friend actually kept a 1 foot pirahna in a 16g. I felt so bad for him. so i told my friend to upgrade and he comes back with a 29g....untill the fish was about 1.5' and then he finally sold him to a LFS. He was really cool though and ate huge pieces of ham and pretty much what ever my friend was having for dinner.

THE END
(not advice!)
"Not reccomending this to anyone!"

[Gump]

Originally Posted by Fishnewb1

my friend actually kept a 1 foot pirahna in a 16g. I felt so bad for him. so i told my friend to upgrade and he comes back with a 29g....untill the fish was about 1.5' and then he finally sold him to a LFS. He was really cool though and ate huge pieces of ham and pretty much what ever my friend was having for dinner.

THE END
(not advice!)
"Not reccomending this to anyone!"

having a hard time belive this. Any P that can get to 1.5' would be as tall as a 10 gallon at a foot.

And this topic got turned around quickly.

[animalsrawsome]

lol, yeah, once aquarium fish gets them in i think i will buy some, thanks for all the advice

[MikeRTooley]

i disagree, i still have my piranha in exactly a 55 gallon and there are four in there and they have lived just fine...they look healthy everything is good with them.. so i dont see a problem it all depends on the fish you get

[Gump]

Originally Posted by MikeRTooley

i disagree, i still have my piranha in exactly a 55 gallon and there are four in there and they have lived just fine...they look healthy everything is good with them.. so i dont see a problem it all depends on the fish you get

What species? how long have you had them? what size are they?