1" piranas silver with black dots ?

[Ransom]

the fish shop i bought them from didnt know which speciese they are?

i will try and get some pics later but there hidden in my tank right now

i have 3 and there about 1inch in size pure silver all over with lots of black dots all over the body of them?

if anyone konws thanks :)

[Miguel]

pygocentrus nattereri...red bellied p's

[Miguel]

could be baby Pacus, on the other hand....watch out if it is piranhas you want.

[Ransom]

i was wanting piranah's a very spontaneous buy today since i was going to buy a turtle

they are eating bloodworm and very shy right now,

the shop just had a label piranah, so i hope there not pacus

[Miguel]

the shop just had a label piranah, so i hope there not pacus

unfortunately, my friend, that is an assumption none of us can make, anywhere in the world..lFS labels and truth is, most often, apples and oranges..

can we see some pix?

[Ransom]

thanks for the posts ill try get some pics but it might not be any time soon with them hiding

[redbellymanpc]

they are the 2 easiest fish to pick apart, look at pics of juvey comon pygo's and thena t the retarded pacu, clear cut jaw difference, I mena if they are fry, maybe but anything over half inch is easytown usa, and pygos are skittish by nature, especially in empty well lit tanks with high traffic

[Ransom]

ok managed to get one in view, as 1/3 of the tank is hidden behind another tank its hard to get a pic of them since there soo small

in this tank is 1 river cooter turtle and 3 piranah and nothing else

and yes that is a spare tank in the bottom that will house the turtle when its larger

[cepon3]

those are natts. the redbelly piranha.. <---- correct spelling btw

[LobstersGoPeenchPeench]

yeo baby rbp fo sho son

[cepon3]

yeo baby rbp fo sho son

:ROFL:

[dzb912]

red belliess

[bumpylemon]

ya those are red bellies...i had been sold pacus as well at first. had them a month before i could really tell. the guys on here helped me out. and now i know the big differneces

[Ransom]

thanks for the id guys
there eating the bloodworm so far they are tiny right now and in a 3foot tank they disapear,

are they agressive from birth?
how fast do they attain adult size?
is it wise to feed prawn and blood worm ONLY? what else can i feed them right now

what can easily kill them off? so i know what to avoid

thanks mark

[bumpylemon]

from what i know they are pretty hard. you might wanna give them frozen shrimp from the supermarket. that brings out the colors the best. THEY GROW FAST. in 2 months they will be a lot bigger

[Tyrone]

Cute lil reds mate! They grow in no time...and yeh they are pretty hardy fish

[xFLEAxx]

They look alot like my red bellied piranhas when I first got them so that would be my guess. Good luck with them they are amazing fish.

[dovii84]

definetly rbps. Aww they're cute. Haha.

[Ransom]

hi all well they have not grown much if at all i feed them bloodworm and prawn right now they are still in with the river cooter turtle and get along fine atm

no point posting any new pics as thereexactly the same

they are sooo scared tho

[bumpylemon]

ya piranhas are lil sissies.

[gthiele]

Just wait your turtle will murder those fish when the lights go out

[Ransom]

ive had to move the turtle into a tank on his own tonight they pirana started too attack him i didnt expect it yet from them at all :(

but he is in a big tank for him right now i just need to get a new heater fast