We have a 55 gal. tank with 5 Red-Bellies about 5 inches big and 1 Black Piranha. We feed them fresh trout and feeders. One of the Reds has developed a pinkish mass about 1/4" above his left eye. He's still eating good, has good color and otherwise looks fine. Anybody with some help?
Red-Bellied Piranhas
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A parrot fish in one of the tanks at work, (Pet Supplies Plus) devoloped the same 'growth'. We were treating the system with Marcyn-2 at about the same time, but not heavily. He got better in a few months and it simply disappeared. He never acted strange or anything, and was sold about a week ago.
Hi.
Do you have a divider in the tank?
I ask because a rhombus(black) piranha has to be kept as a single specimen.They will eventually kill all of their tankmates, including other piranha's.
As far as the pinkish mass goes I've had good luck with increasing the temp. and adding salt. 1 tbsp./5gallons.
HTH
Eric
Do you have a divider in the tank?
I ask because a rhombus(black) piranha has to be kept as a single specimen.They will eventually kill all of their tankmates, including other piranha's.
As far as the pinkish mass goes I've had good luck with increasing the temp. and adding salt. 1 tbsp./5gallons.
HTH
Eric
How often do you feed baby red belly piranha's and how much... i feed mine red rosies but i wanted to get an idea of how much more or less i should feed them.....
How large is the mass? Does it look like it could be an external wound caused by another fish?
Do you really have a black piranha, because I have been trying to get my hands on one for quite a while- They are so rare and I hardly know anyone who owns them. I disagree with what mechanic says, that you need to seperate the black from the red, because I have seen them sucessfully kept as tankmates. I dont think I would keep a white piranha with red bellies, but the black should be alright, especially with a larger tank. That is really cool that you have a black piranha though- do you enjoy it?
Do you really have a black piranha, because I have been trying to get my hands on one for quite a while- They are so rare and I hardly know anyone who owns them. I disagree with what mechanic says, that you need to seperate the black from the red, because I have seen them sucessfully kept as tankmates. I dont think I would keep a white piranha with red bellies, but the black should be alright, especially with a larger tank. That is really cool that you have a black piranha though- do you enjoy it?
Wrong
The black piranha will not accept any other fish in the tank with it. There's an article on aquariacentral that will describe the difference from the white and the black piranha and the writer wayne mah is very informative about it and here's the link. www.aquariacentral.com/articles/bpiranha.shtml
The black piranha will not accept any other fish in the tank with it. There's an article on aquariacentral that will describe the difference from the white and the black piranha and the writer wayne mah is very informative about it and here's the link. www.aquariacentral.com/articles/bpiranha.shtml
I really dislike arguments, but I think that article has some significant credibility problems. I was only able to give it a quick read, but I will look at it again when I have time. Basically, let me start with what the author says here:
"If the professional scientist specializing in piranhas cannot come up with a definitive answer to the question of whether there really exist a 'true black piranha', than I d'ont think anyone has the right to say with absolute certainty that they can say that a particular specimen is or is not a black piranha."
Besides the fact that the writing quality makes me somewhat skeptical of this person's concern for accuracy, the claim that he/she makes is also troublesome. If we are to assume that the piranhas he talks about are essentially unidentifiable, I find it hard to believe his conclusion that "the black piranha" cannot coexist with any other fish. Sorry if I am being unclear. What I mean to say is that, if the author has no basis for knowing whether or not a true black piranha exists, then he/she has absolutely no right to assert that the black piranha cannot be kept with other fish.
I have known three seperate people with experience keeping (what they credibly suspected to be) Black Piranhas, two of which successfully kept them with a variety of tankmates. Please, before you start throwing articles around as undeniable proof, take it upon yourself to investigate the matter personally. I have dealt with piranhas for a long time, and I have never encountered satisfactory scientific evidence to convince me that the "hypothetical" black piranha is a solitary fish. This is not to say that they are not extremely agressive-they are, and it is tough to find suitable tankmates, I do not disagree with you on that matter. But you are jumping to conclusions, and acting arrogantly.
"If the professional scientist specializing in piranhas cannot come up with a definitive answer to the question of whether there really exist a 'true black piranha', than I d'ont think anyone has the right to say with absolute certainty that they can say that a particular specimen is or is not a black piranha."
Besides the fact that the writing quality makes me somewhat skeptical of this person's concern for accuracy, the claim that he/she makes is also troublesome. If we are to assume that the piranhas he talks about are essentially unidentifiable, I find it hard to believe his conclusion that "the black piranha" cannot coexist with any other fish. Sorry if I am being unclear. What I mean to say is that, if the author has no basis for knowing whether or not a true black piranha exists, then he/she has absolutely no right to assert that the black piranha cannot be kept with other fish.
I have known three seperate people with experience keeping (what they credibly suspected to be) Black Piranhas, two of which successfully kept them with a variety of tankmates. Please, before you start throwing articles around as undeniable proof, take it upon yourself to investigate the matter personally. I have dealt with piranhas for a long time, and I have never encountered satisfactory scientific evidence to convince me that the "hypothetical" black piranha is a solitary fish. This is not to say that they are not extremely agressive-they are, and it is tough to find suitable tankmates, I do not disagree with you on that matter. But you are jumping to conclusions, and acting arrogantly.
I would humbly suggest you visit www.predatoryfish.net
and www.piranha-fury.com and ask the numerous people there that presently own serrasalmus rhombus (black piranha)
and ask them if it is solitary or not!
Have an educational day
Eric
btw a white piranha and a black piranha are the SAME fish.
Just ask Frank Magallanes( user name"Hastatus") at P-fury,since he is the most knowledgeable person on piranha's you will ever find, and he heads up the OPEFE web site.
and www.piranha-fury.com and ask the numerous people there that presently own serrasalmus rhombus (black piranha)
and ask them if it is solitary or not!
Have an educational day
Eric
btw a white piranha and a black piranha are the SAME fish.
Just ask Frank Magallanes( user name"Hastatus") at P-fury,since he is the most knowledgeable person on piranha's you will ever find, and he heads up the OPEFE web site.
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