My Piranha

Yeah, thanks for pointing that out J. Those pacu are gonna grow huge and FAST. They'll hit 3 feet easily given the room, jump like noneother, and eat like total pigs.

The discovery channel show you are referring to (wolves in the water I think) shows a video clip of a peacock bass getting ripped apart by a shoal of fish. But key word is shoal. In our aquariums, the only piranha that shoal are red belly piranha, cariba, and piraya...ternetzi is another, although the debate is up whether its just a red belly in a different region...anyway, according to that video, we see a group of rhoms hanging out.

I think theres a good chance that the rhom would kill the peacock bass before it is given the chance to grow...but if the rhom is not territorial enough at it's size, and does not kill the peacock bass...let me show you a photo.

http://arofanatics.com/members/peacockbass/junk/image07.jpg

and here is a sketch

http://www.zsm.mwn.de/Fische/1tab63.jpg

Just look at the jaw. The pbass is MADE to eat other fish, and the size of its mouth allows it to eat a variety of sizes :)

When the rhom matures, there is no chance the pbass can fit it down. Visit the below URL and check out the pics labeled "18" Rhom"
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/5962/Rhombeus.html

Sorry to draw this out. I just don't think that those fish are compatible in that size tank in the long run. BTW, TSN grow to be 42" long according to planetcatfish.com

Like I said, I just don't think that combination of fish can work out in a 265 gallon tank.
 
WoW... Now thats an UGLY fish!


That discovery snature program is dedicated to a full hour to the pirhana from the spawn-as it matures- to breeding- then its death. A full life cycle is represented. A really neat special if your interested in this type of fish.

Bike7: Vfrex really knows his stuff. I read many of his opinions and they are usually dead on. If you want a nice attractive fish, try a few Neo.Brichardis. They should handle themselves well as long as they have hiding spaces. In that special, it shows a Large fish tank in a research facility with a breeding colony of pirahnas. With the fish were many Brichardis. So, I believe they can co-exist. OF course this is with the "common" pirahna,I believe. So, whethor this be true with your type? I dont know...
 
I'd just like to add a bit more, from someone who owns a 17" rhom, has owned 24"+ pbass, owns a 22" tsn...

And I quote...
BTW, I have never seen a fish grow as quickly as a peacock bass. I've owned several juveniles as well. from 2" to 12" in less than 6 months. My orinocensis reached 27" in 2 years.
Click to expand...
 
That rhombeus, is going to nip the fins of all your fish, undoubtedly. The are a fin eating piranha. (not to say they only eat fins exsclusivly fin eating is more of a term.)
 
IMO nothng goes with a rhombeus. If it can't kill it directly, it'll predate on the fins. I have a rhombeus at the moment, and even though it's only 3.5 inches, I've seen it rush and bang the divider trying to get at a 10.5 inch midas cichlid... I can't see this fish coexisting with anything else.
 
That's gonna be some pretty heavy filtration needs. That's 5 fish that grow big enough to provide food for a couple of people.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
AquariaCentral.com
Top Bottom