do we have any piranha people on here?

[ofarevolution31]

hey im jus wondering bcuz i love pirnahas and i guess i am a piranha guy so it would be cool to talk to someone who likes piranhas too or something... lol

:D

[hurdledude1298]

i want some but how many could go in a 55

[ofarevolution31]

haha nice.. :)

um in a 55g tank u could get 3 in there for life... or u can squeze in 4 piranhas.. u should get some.. there an awesome fish!!!!! i love mine

[ashdavid]

Ask Sublime he has a couple of RBP.

[hurdledude1298]

well i dont have the 55 yet but im hoping my mom will let me buy one so 3 would be ok thats cool should i buy them young or old

[ofarevolution31]

he dosent have to ask sublime.. lol. hes fine asking me. :duh:

um u can get 3 or 4 like i said... and its cheaper if u get them younger.. and its cool to watch them grow up.. so i would buy them as babies.. they grow so amazingly fast, but once they hit 4 inches or so, they slow down alot... but yeah. i hope ur mom lets u get that.. it will b real tight if u get that. good luck... any questions jus ask

[hurdledude1298]

yah im thinking piranhas or some discus or rams

[sky.eyes.woman]

Hurdle, do you live close to Jackson? If so, try and see if B&C Aquarium is still open. They carried a few different varities of piranhas...I saw one-eyed ones in there a few times. That's a good 'Mom & Pop' store that has a lot of really nice fish. I haven't been in there in years, and I remember hearing 'Pop' talk about closing the place, so it might not be there anymore.
They've got kind of a weird law here in SC about piranhas, they are legal to own but not legal to sell and you can't have a male and a female in your possesion at the same time. I'd kind of like a couple, but I'm sorta scared of them too. I know I'd forget myself and stick my hand in the water at some point.

[hurdledude1298]

i probably will do that too on accident once but i live in williamston

[sky.eyes.woman]

Ah, well...I'm not sure where Williamston is, but you can probably find some closer to you. There's piranhas all over the place there, which was hard for me to get used to seeing in the stores there since I grew up in Florida. The lady at B&C laughed at me when I first saw them in there and was all like, "OMG! You sell PIRANHAS here?!?! How is that legal?" I hadn't thought of how cold it gets there, hehe.

[hurdledude1298]

williamston is by lansing but this place in webberville sell them i just havent seen them in stock yet

[ofarevolution31]

yeah... well i would say to get piranhas... IMO.. but tell me what u get... when do u think u will get that new tank???

[sublime1184]

Cool to see a fellow Piranha fan here.....I have had my RBP's for about 9 months now, well I had them but recently like a month ago one just attacked the other and ate about 60 percent of him, so now my RBP is all alone in the tank. They got along great before that and just totally anihilated anything that entered the tank (only when the lights go off and I leave the room). I have a recent thread about all the things I have fed them. They pretty much eat anything and are very, very hardy.

[ofarevolution31]

haha thats cool. im glad i got a fellow piranha guy on here too.. sorry about ur lost.. i have owned pirnahas for about a year.. but i have many stories to share....lol

i had 3 baby reds in a 22g tank... after 3 months. the biggest killed 2 of them, so i sold him

bought 5 babies, raised them in the 22g, bought a 45g tank. moved them in there.. they started fighting, so i sold 2 of them.. so now i have 3 reds... haha

[hurdledude1298]

well i can afford the tank in a couple weeks but my mom wants me to wait till the end of summer or atleast till after august 19th

[hurdledude1298]

how much do they usually cost

[ofarevolution31]

****.. o well.. jus let me kno when u get it that will b sweet. :dance2:

[ofarevolution31]

um for babies. like 6 0r 7 bucks.. or they will have some deal. like 6 for 40 bucks or something. but if u get a big one, anywhere between 25- 60 bucks.. thats like 6 inches or something

[sublime1184]

sounds about right, except like an idiot, I payed 15 for one and 5 for the next, when they were quarter sized.

[hurdledude1298]

sounds good to me i really want them im just scared ill forget they are piranhas one time then accidentally put my hand in there

[sublime1184]

Hey ofa, does yours tailslap you? mine didn't before but he has become considerably more aggressive since he is alone now. I have been the victim of that many time recently. I have seen him tail slap and break my thermometer and crack my heater, he has completely tore up all my fake plants. Its funny cuz one day I'll see him run into a hard plant leaf, then the next day the exact same leaf will be floating, just clipped right off....

[ofarevolution31]

hahah sublime.. u got ripped thats funny.. but lesson learned... haha

and dont be a pu*sy.. lol they wont eat ur hand... well unless ur dumb and like hold it infront of it.. but i always mve stuff around in there.. they dont bother u.. they r skitetrish so wont do anything...

even tho i kinda want o gte bit.. haha jus to c wat its like.. but yeah... get some reb bellies..!!! lol

[sublime1184]

sounds good to me i really want them im just scared ill forget they are piranhas one time then accidentally put my hand in there


On the contrary, RBP's are very shy and skittish, they haven't really bit me (with the exception of one time early on when I was being stupid lol) I can practically move him with the gravel vac now, its quite comical

[ofarevolution31]

haha yeah.. well my reds tailslap each other.. haha they always fight.. it scares me. bcuz they always bite each other.. but idk.. they always have some bits in there fins... and my pacu broke my heater and sh*t... dumb fish.. but yeah... thats funny... my fish are aggressive


sublime... what do u feed ur red?? and how often??

[hurdledude1298]

ok if my parents (mainly mom) will let me get them i am! they sound like a lot of fun

[sublime1184]

hahah sublime.. u got ripped thats funny.. but lesson learned... haha

and dont be a pu*sy.. lol they wont eat ur hand... well unless ur dumb and like hold it infront of it.. but i always mve stuff around in there.. they dont bother u.. they r skitetrish so wont do anything...

even tho i kinda want o gte bit.. haha jus to c wat its like.. but yeah... get some reb bellies..!!! lol

I know they wont eat it :duh: I've had no qualms about putting my hand in the tank, so I know allready that they are usually nice, but its funny the first time you get tailslapped :eek: I was shocked that he did that then I wanted to filet him, then I just accepted it (three step program). All in all, I wish I had the money\tank size to get a black rhom at the time, but we'll see what happens soon.

[sublime1184]

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54331

I feed him every three days and pretty much everything. They took down a large pleco a little while back. He now eats june bugs, earthworms, lettuce, cucumber, beefheart, floating cichild pellets, shrimp.....etc....I am forgetting some but I think its mainly all in that thread.

[ofarevolution31]

On the contrary, RBP's are very shy and skittish, they haven't really bit me (with the exception of one time early on when I was being stupid lol) I can practically move him with the gravel vac now, its quite comical

haha yeah.. well they r skiterish so dont worry.. and yeah i know someone who got bit.. it bit 3 of his fingers.. messy

and i herd someone else got bit threw the bag.. double bag. in the parking lot.. hahaha quite. funny.. bcuz he was bleeding eveywhere and the cop who was there called the fire station and ambulance.. he had to get stiches. ahhahaa

[ofarevolution31]

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54331

I feed him every three days and pretty much everything. They took down a large pleco a little while back. He now eats june bugs, earthworms, lettuce, cucumber, beefheart, floating cichild pellets, shrimp.....etc....I am forgetting some but I think its mainly all in that thread.

thats cool.. god ****.. my reds r so effing picky.. they wont eat sh*t... all they eat is fish, and shrimp... they hate pellets, beef heart, beef, chicken, and all that... i never tried leetuce or anything.. but maybe i will try sometime..

i want a single red like u thats seem prtty cool and stuff.. but idk.. tank might b small.. what size is it agian?

[sublime1184]

Mine is a 29g right now, I just bought a 55g for him that will go through a cycle soon. He is ok for now, only about 6 inches. The lettuce\cucumber idea is very tricky. you HAVE to use a vegi clip since it floats. and I had to turn all lights off and wait. I was patient enough to wait 5 days before feeding him. he wouldn't eat that stuff until the 4th or 5th day.....Its nice to just water the garden and go pick some earthworms out. Try those, its safe and free! They should like those, my RBP just attacks when I toss them in there. Any wounded bugs or insects go in the tank pretty much. As far as rats and mice, never do it. It clouds your water very bad, clogs your filter and messes up ur tank chemistry pretty bad.

[ofarevolution31]

Mine is a 29g right now, I just bought a 55g for him that will go through a cycle soon. He is ok for now, only about 6 inches. The lettuce\cucumber idea is very tricky. you HAVE to use a vegi clip since it floats. and I had to turn all lights off and wait. I was patient enough to wait 5 days before feeding him. he wouldn't eat that stuff until the 4th or 5th day.....Its nice to just water the garden and go pick some earthworms out. Try those, its safe and free! They should like those, my RBP just attacks when I toss them in there. Any wounded bugs or insects go in the tank pretty much. As far as rats and mice, never do it. It clouds your water very bad, clogs your filter and messes up ur tank chemistry pretty bad.

yeah.. i dont know. i dont think im goin to try that but yeah.. i wont do mice. but i might try to get some worms or earth worms or w.e lol. but yeha i need to find more foods for them, they need a bid diet... i feed them 2 times a day tho... so yeah.. or once

[elgecko]

I have not had Piranha in years. I like them and would not mind getting some again, but the wife does not want me to get any. The main reason, the feeding of goldfish.
Although I have thought they might be able to eat pellet food. I have also gotten into lizards again so I could feed meal worms as well.
Here's a picture of the Piranha I had many years ago.
http://www.geocities.com/elgecko1989/odds_ends.html

[ofarevolution31]

haha yeah. u should try and get them agian tho. they r really cool... thats what most ppl say... thas gross feeding them fish. but w.e jus normal... lol

[sublime1184]

I have not had Piranha in years. I like them and would not mind getting some again, but the wife does not want me to get any. The main reason, the feeding of goldfish.
Although I have thought they might be able to eat pellet food. I have also gotten into lizards again so I could feed meal worms as well.
Here's a picture of the Piranha I had many years ago.
http://www.geocities.com/elgecko1989/odds_ends.html

The problem being that feeder goldfish are so un-nutrional and disease prone, you should just feed them fathead minnows, my RBP loves them and I have a reliable source so that I don't have to raise my own. I would suggest getting them again as well.

[ofarevolution31]

um ok.. well how do u get them.. arent they kinda exsepnsive or what??

i know gold fishr bad for feeding, but they r kinda cheap and they like to hunt for them.

[sublime1184]

Local Bait Shop gives me a half dozen for 50 cents. Fathead minnows are a much, much better choice for feeders, and are about the same in cost, maybe a little more but I don't think so....

[ofarevolution31]

oic.. well i dont think i can get a good deal for them. so i jus stay with feeders, but sometimes i buy some other cheap fish to feed them... i got to go.. bbl. thanks

[sublime1184]

oic.. well i dont think i can get a good deal for them. so i jus stay with feeders, but sometimes i buy some other cheap fish to feed them... i got to go.. bbl. thanks


any local bait shop carries them and they are cheap as can be, as cheap as or cheaper than comets or rosies. Plus they are better for fish to eat than goldfish. They are considered feeders so if you got a bait shop near you, go for it! In my case, my LBS is closer and carries healthy minnows....so it works for me.

[Yo_Loach]

My buddy has 4 red bellies in a 55 gallon.

and has a Serrasalmus manueli (biggest species of piranha known) juvinile in a 30 gallon. which is moving to a 125. since they get about 2-3'

Personally, I really dont think piranhas are worth it. they aren't very active fish. They just bob there, until they are fed. and even during feeding, by no means is it the frenzy one would expect. just casual nips for a while until the prey is gone.

they have the reputation though, which is 80% false. they are some of the most skittish fish i've seen. You walk in the room, and they bash into the glass on the other side of the tank trying to escape.

I'd have to say if your really looking to get an agressive fish, get a flowerhorn, or a snakehead. snakeheads have the power. and flowerhorns? **** I wouldnt want to be 20ft near a flower horn in a pond.

I'd have to say piranhas are mainly cool for the reason that you can go around and tell people HEY MAN I GOT PIRANHAS! and they'll be like **** DUDE! WHOA!. If you starve em for a week, they'll put on a good show though.

my 2 cents.

[fishyman45]

my LFS scares me the way they deal with their pirahnas. they put them with a 3 in tall, 1 foot wide opening on the top of the tank, and the aisle is only 3 feet wide! once i saw 1 jump around and i was scared it would jump out and get me! :thud:

[Yo_Loach]

trust me, it was jumping around because it was like OH MY GOD HUMANS! AND THAT ONE FOOT OPENING! THE HUMANS CAN GET ME! THE HUMANS MIGhT JUMP IN AND GET US! :thud:

[sublime1184]

muahah....muahahah.....muahahahahah http://www.fishvideos.net/download/files.php?cat=3 muahahahhahahahahhahahah

still fun to watch!

[sublime1184]

Its true that many Piranhas (including RB's) are skittish, shy and timid. However, rhoms, both peruvian and venezuelan, (among others like black diamonds, elongatuss, altuvie, irritan for example, in fact, any Serrasalmus piranha is highly aggresive and suggested as single speciman tanks) are very, very, very aggressive and active. A buddy of mine had once had a peruvian rhom in a huge tank, 125g I believe, and it would growl when you enter the room (a growl that could be heard 20+ feet away). The water would vibrate and drip out if the level was high enough. He would attack the glass trying to get the dog that would trot by. He would follow me viciously as I mover around the tank. It was an amazing thing, I cared for it while he was on vacation and I had to use a seperater (a home made one with steel mesh) to clean the tank. If you see the jaws on that guy and the look of the red eye, you would be amazed. It complete tore up his tank; fake plants, heater, airline tubing, structures, filters, etc.... If something was in his path, it was gone the next hour, if not then. After gvacing I would move rocks around, you could hear the rocks scrape the glass as he pushed all obstructions into the corner. His nose had a permant dent that was formed from ramming the glass and decor and rocks....Completely crazy and aggressive beyond belief. The most common thing is that the most aggressive piranha is the one that is the starving. A red belly would not hesitate to tear into anything if he was hungry enough. Just a little info I thought I'd share.

[TorturedSOUL]

I caught a piranha once in Brazil. I wrapped some fishing line in copper wire and then put a chunk of meat on the hook. Dropped it in and had a fish in about 2 seconds. It was then flopping around and I was wearing sandles...that raised the pulse a little.

[ofarevolution31]

hahaha i bet it did.. but anyways. i know at the lfs all they have is golds for cheap. the cheapest besides that is like .99 cents for a fish. any other foods reconmended??

im not a newb, jus want more ideas. we should post pics of our tanks

[Slappy*McFish]

Too bad they're illegal in my state..otherwise I'd definitely keep a school of them; preferably in a very large tank with live plants. something in the 300+g range.*drools*

[TorturedSOUL]

pirahnas are legal in Oregon? They're illegal in California.

[sublime1184]

A) http://www.kencofish.com/states.htm Its a weather factor, they are illegal in states where they can survive in the rivers\ponds\lakes.

B) Just sharing some knowledge. (what little I have to offer, Piranhas are all I know :rolleyes: ) :D

C) Pictures

http://img246.exs.cx/img246/5020/crim00120gu.jpg
http://img50.exs.cx/img50/7915/resized21cr.jpg
http://img227.echo.cx/img227/7379/crim00074ya.jpg
http://img227.echo.cx/img227/2383/crim00043hp.jpg

There are more photos and some short videos in my Member Page

*edit* Those are semi-old pictures, but the new setup is not much different besides he pushes all the plants against the glass and has nipped most of the leaves off of the bigger amazon sword

[ofarevolution31]

yeah. oreon its legal, i guess bcuz they cant live in the rivers and sh*t. idk thanks for ur knowledge. lots of people live where its illegal, but still keep piranhas... u wont get caught but yeah. when i move out im gonna get a huge *** tank wit like 20+ reds. lol i will love that day.

[Slappy*McFish]

I would love to have a school of Black Diamond Piranhas(Serrasalmus spilopleura)...that would kick ***.

[ofarevolution31]

yeah it would.. i dont know, i just want alot. of a really tight looking piranha..lol

[Slappy*McFish]

Just look at this fish...imagine a school of them in a huge planted tank.
Black Diamond Piranha (http://www.belowwater.com/fish/piranhas/popups_piranhas/stari.html)

[sublime1184]

An awesome piranha for sure. A huge huge tank would be needed to keep a school of those, but it would be worth it sooooo much. There are some other great photos I will have to find to show.....Great fish huh Slappy? There was a Black Rhom that I passed on when I went to go get my RB's.....the black was $80 while two RB's totalled $20. If I had the money, I would have gotten the black, oh what a fool I was :rolleyes:

[sublime1184]

Serrasalmus Spilopleura...there are many colorations of this type of piranha....Black banded, Golden, red throated.....and I think one more that I can't think of.....this one is a pretty cool looking Red Throated
http://www.amazonian-fish.co.uk/images/pn2.jpg

[sublime1184]

And just look at this guy Black Rhom (Serrasalmus Rhomebus)

http://www.aquascapeonline.com/pictures/fwfish/piranhas/serra/peru_highback14_lg.jpg

[Slappy*McFish]

I like these too...

http://www.aquascapeonline.com/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=187

[ofarevolution31]

those are some tight pics... i dont kno how u find those sites, but that one pic of the black piranha is prtty sick... like it alot. lol

[ofarevolution31]

jus in the past few days, my reds got in a fight and one bit the lip of the smallest on. it looks painful and not good, but it looks cool, bcuz u can ser the big sharp teeth of it... its acually awesome but i feel bad.. lol. jus wanted to let you all know. lol scary looking now

[TorturedSOUL]

Serrasalmus Spilopleura...there are many colorations of this type of piranha....Black banded, Golden, red throated.....and I think one more that I can't think of.....this one is a pretty cool looking Red Throated
http://www.amazonian-fish.co.uk/images/pn2.jpg

That looks like the one I caught (and ate).

[sublime1184]

You probably ate a red belly

http://www.junglephotos.com/animals/fishes/rbpiranha.jpg

http://www.mtigrp.com/amazon/piranha/images/09-Red%20Bellied%20Piranha.jpg

[TorturedSOUL]

yeah that's it for sure. I thought the head on the red throat was a little different

[sublime1184]

yeah that's it for sure. I thought the head on the red throat was a little different


How did it taste? I always wanted to try one.....If my RBP keeps up his current bad attitude, I might give it a go.....

[TorturedSOUL]

Well it was like 20 years ago but I remember it being really boney..and it wasn't exactly cooked by a gourmet chef.

[sublime1184]

Some more pis of some huge blacks
C'mon! just stick your finger in there.... :Angel:

http://www.piranha-fury.com/photopost/data/3183/208527.jpg


Below = 14" Peruvian Black Rhom (Serrasalmus Rhombeus)

http://www.aquascapeonline.com/pictures/fwfish/piranhas/serra/peru_rhom_14_inch.jpg

[Raskolnikov]

They look delicious ;)

[ofarevolution31]

hah yeah. they dont look scary at all.. they need for pics of pirnaas, al the pics ppl get r from google and they suck and are old, but i do want to try to eat one

[sublime1184]

well i can afford the tank in a couple weeks but my mom wants me to wait till the end of summer or atleast till after august 19th

its RBP tank time :D

[jung4g]

I found that my water was very hard, so I slowly changed to softer water. It helped the tempermant of my 2 5" RBPs a lot. Even though we're not supposed to, once in a while, I'll go buy a big Fantail goldfish $2.30 @ lfs and get a group together, up to 10 guys will come to watch... they tear those guys up immediately. The first time, the goldfish swam over to say hello, and one of the piranha's bit his face off. half of one eye, and the entire mouth. And the goldfish just kept swimming like everything was fine, stupid fish.

While these are hardy fish, they will be happier and more fun to watch in some better water, with dim light...

[carrera]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/jhealey/PDR_0098.jpg

I bought a dozen RBP's about a month ago. Over the course of the first 2 weeks I lost most of them to transport death or cannibalism. I now have 6 stable in a 30 gallon at about an inch and a half to 2 inches. They do not eat my live plants , I can easily work in the tank with out them bothering me (I use a net to force them to a corner then work on the other corner of the tank) and they know when they are going to get fed. To minimize algae and enhance aggressiveness I keep my tank lights on very little. Usually 4on, 8off, 4on, 8off. Once I approach the tank and turn on the lgiht they all rise to the top and come forward towards the glass because when i turn on the lights I always feed. If the light doesnt go on they ignore me. As for food Ive been using flakes and frozen blood worms. They like it. Since adding more plants, broken clay pots and driftwood they seem much more aggressive and less skittish. Frequently, I will see 2 less in the tank then ill find them creeping through the leaves of an amazon sword or hiding in the shadows of the clay pots. They rise faster and more aggressive at food then I have ever seen. This could be due to them growing older and gaining more predatory skills but environment could be a possible input for this as well. Im also looking into blackwater extract to murk up the water. Anyone done this yet? Any reco's where to buy and any tips?

To start get no more than 7 no less than 5 and try this set up, its working for me...if i can find a camera ill get some pictures up.

30 gallon
Whisper 40 external
Air Pump w/ stone
50 watt heater
Temp: 78-80
pH: 6.8 - 7.0
Driftwood to add softenness
2 - 3" of gravel
8 live plants incl Amazon Swords, Peruvian Swords, Grasses, Bamboos
2 broken clay pots to add additional shelter
4on,8off,4on,8off light cycle to allow plant life, algae minimization and keep tank dark to add aggressiveness to fish
Feed 2 - 3 times a day as much as they can consumer in 2-3 mins.

Overall, a fun fish to keep. My next step is freshwater barracuda. Im looking for a 55g hex to keep 3 of the RBP when they get to be 4 - 5" and sell the rest. Then raise 3 2" fw barracudas in the 30 until they outgrow.

[chuckinwdc]

30g-cichlids, red tailed shark,tiger barbs,2 neons, red bellied pacu

What are you going to do with the Pacu once it outgrows that 30-gallon tank you've got him in? I expect that he's already too big if he's more than four months old. They grow fast, and at least over 18 inches in length and easily more than 10 pounds in weight.

Chuck

[Kasakato]

Last post: 08-25-2005 Please!

[sublime1184]

Last post: 08-25-2005 Please!


bug off kas. you think thats sooooo far away don't you? ....like this guy is way out of his mind...geez...you're the biggest post wh*re here and you're flipping the lid over some guy making a coment on a threat that the last post wasn't even a month ago. or are you just trying to +1 to your count?

[nomadofthehills]

How many red-bellies could you get in a 54 corner? 38x27x22

[FreddytheFish]

i guess i'm a pirhana guy (that's what got me into fishkeeping), but right now i have a tropical community tank.

great pix sublime

[ofarevolution31]

in a 54g corner i would say 3 at the most....

and the person that said something about getting more then 7 and no less then 5... thats wrong. get any number of them as u want.. atleast 1 or 3... but not 2.... and that was good info...

my reds r getting big, i have 2 left, one jus died abou 2 weeks ago.. got eatn.. like 1/2 gone.. scary.

and for my pacu, hes about 7'' getting big and carnivours.. i know crazy.. !! i am gonna try and add him to my prianha tank and see what happens.. lol

[FreddytheFish]

at my LFS, they had baby pirhanas. they were smaller than a quarter, and pretty cheap (like 6 for $30). i almost wanted a new tank so i could get some

[sublime1184]

in a corner three wouldn't work IMO...in fact, I can't think of any P's I would put in a 54 corner. Reds are not too cool as one or two together...and like I said before OAR, one or three, not two...I wouldn't add the pacu...the reds are gonna show aggression towards each other in due time, and one will be the dominate jerk. I know from experience...at any rate, sorry for your loss. Good to see ya back....but ya gotta tell me, how did you get banned from P-fury? LOL

[sublime1184]

How many red-bellies could you get in a 54 corner? 38x27x22

actually, with those dimensions maybe an irritan would fair best....

[ofarevolution31]

haha yeah thats a good deal.

yeah 3 would be alright... or 2.... and i know.. thats what i said. have one red,three reds, or 4+ reds in a tank. so they will get along... they have to grow up with each other.... well i still am gonna add the pacu.. worst case scenario, both reds killl it and bond, get closer and like each other... nice and healthy meal, or maybe the pacu will take control, it is bigger and has been eating chrimp and other fish, its crazy... lol. but i will let u know what happens..lol

and for p-fury... i dont really know.. its so effing dumb. i cant go on it.!!! :confused:

[sublime1184]

dude, you got banned, but I don't know why...they mentioned you and I was wondering what you did, you did something to pizz off Mike LOL

[ofarevolution31]

hahah i know i got banned.. i cant go on at all.... im pissed and always will be... u should ask and have him let me back on???? ask... lol

[ashdavid]

Hey Sublime here is pic of a huge black P. About 17" if I am correct. It is been sold at a lfs here in Japan.

http://www.makkachin.com/img.pi/0605b3.JPG

[sublime1184]

drool...................... I love serras :D

[ofarevolution31]

yeah they are tight... i would like one. maybe when i am older.lol

[Dipset32989]

hey im jus wondering bcuz i love pirnahas and i guess i am a piranha guy so it would be cool to talk to someone who likes piranhas too or something... lol

:D



I have 3 red belly'z and a red devil

[Drekkyk]

I kept a black Pirahna in an 18GH for about a year. He was a cool fish! I wasn't very responsable then, and I ended up giving him back to the LFS. Feeding him was starting to become a chore, but watching him eat was good times!

[sublime1184]

I have 3 red belly'z and a red devil


ofarevolution31
Banned :D


Dipset as in Taliban on pfury? anyhoo, welcome aboard.

[GreenTerr0]

the black piranhas at my lfs go for like 92 bucks, why so expensive??? i have some red bellys now.

[kidd_reafer]

hey where do u get/order ur piranhas,,,email me at,,,

[BigFishKeeper]

Many people can't keep them because there illegal in Many States.

[PopPopsfish]

Hello all,

I have been in the hobby for 30+ years and Breeding for a little over
12 yrs.

As a youngster I kept around 40 Black Piranhas in a 150 , my brother had a c_t that just couldn't keep his paws out of the tank I even placed a bungie cord on the top to hold down the lid and one day I went to feed them the gold fish from the LFS and to my surprise all I saw was bones and fur . They still ate the Goldfish I bought ,(what a mess cleaning out the tank.)

I just picked up 5 RB , I use them to take care of our Culls . I forgot how nasty they can be, I was cleaning their tank with a paper towel and one of them nipped me . All I saw was blood , their teeth are soo sharp all I felt was the fish bump my hand. (they have grown 1" in a month )

It's neat watching them get ready for food and the way they work together .

Pops

[PopPopsfish]

Posing for the Camera

[Juicybear]

all I saw was bones and fur .




poor cat....

[glasscutter]

piranhas grow to be around 12inches maybe more

[drunkenmastera]

where can you buy some of these?????

[ibanez]

where can you buy some of these?????
if your thinking about getting them to let you know they are illegal to buy sell trade and own in alot of states and georgia is one of them sorry for the bad news your state waters are good breeding grounds for piranaha when they get to much for people to handle they trow them in the wild not a good thing

[drunkenmastera]

if your thinking about getting them to let you know they are illegal to buy sell trade and own in alot of states and georgia is one of them sorry for the bad news your state waters are good breeding grounds for piranaha when they get to much for people to handle they trow them in the wild not a good thing

dang that suck, i would eat the darn thing. :lol:

[vanillaXtiffy]

Hello piranha thread. I'd love to get a nice big tank and a group of red bellies. But they're not legal in MA. It makes me sad. However, I'm halfway through the process of getting accepted as an aquarium volunteer and they have a nice group of them so I'll get to clean their tank out! Woohoo!

[Aquamom65]

I had a RBP tank a long time ago. I got them when they were about dime-sized and they were probably 5" when I gave them away a year or so later. They were just too shy for where that tank was located (with three kids and all their friends in and out, there was a lot of walking back and forth by their tank, which made them freak out) and I didn't have another place to put that tank.

I just cleaned their tank like I did the rest of mine, though. They just went to one corner of the tank and moved away from me, corner to corner, until I was done cleaning. I did have to be careful about not making really quick movements when my hands were in their tank, because they would freak out and swim into the side of the tank and bonk themselves, but they never swam at me or bit me, but I did keep a close eye on them - lol. I had a tank divider that I originally bought to use when cleaning their tank, but ended up never needing it.

They did have a tendency to beat up on each other once in a while and they killed one of their own after they got to around 3". They are just a little shy, IMO, so I would put their tank somewhere slightly dark and where there isn't a lot of traffic back and forth by their tank.

[ibanez]

I had a RBP tank a long time ago. I got them when they were about dime-sized and they were probably 5" when I gave them away a year or so later. They were just too shy for where that tank was located (with three kids and all their friends in and out, there was a lot of walking back and forth by their tank, which made them freak out) and I didn't have another place to put that tank.

I just cleaned their tank like I did the rest of mine, though. They just went to one corner of the tank and moved away from me, corner to corner, until I was done cleaning. I did have to be careful about not making really quick movements when my hands were in their tank, because they would freak out and swim into the side of the tank and bonk themselves, but they never swam at me or bit me, but I did keep a close eye on them - lol. I had a tank divider that I originally bought to use when cleaning their tank, but ended up never needing it.

They did have a tendency to beat up on each other once in a while and they killed one of their own after they got to around 3". They are just a little shy, IMO, so I would put their tank somewhere slightly dark and where there isn't a lot of traffic back and forth by their tank. they are ambush predators if they got lots of cover they come out more i knew mine were hungery when they hide they came out in the open once in a while not often tho wish i could get more there in the future once again

[tropicana3219]

Just picked up our Serrasalmus Rhombeus (black piranha) Damien today. He's 3 1/2" long now. Pictures of him are on my profile.