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Derexan
07-15-2005, 8:33 PM
3 red bellies, and a Rhom in a 150 gallon tank?
3 red bellies would, but the rhom will either kill the 3 or the other way around, best it either 3 red bellies or the rhom by itself
Derexan
07-15-2005, 10:54 PM
THEN SOMBODIES GONNA DIE!
Once i get a 150 gallon, we'll all see i guess.
Cause i want to have 3 Red bellies, but i also don't want to have more than 3 tanks.
:devil:
piranha45
07-16-2005, 11:22 AM
haha, let us know how it goes. :D
CentralMayhem
07-16-2005, 11:31 AM
ruthless murderer. hahahahahahah i love it.
Derexan
07-16-2005, 10:02 PM
Well technically, I don't know wether it's a Spilo or a rhom.
I'm going to say...
one 8" serra family versus three 4" red bellies
I will probably have my 150 gallon by january.
Phtstrat
07-18-2005, 10:22 AM
With that much room it has the potential to work, if both species are well fed.
Even with good feeding and enough room, however, expect to see lots of fin nips on your nattereri.
pirana-man
07-29-2005, 10:54 PM
I kept 6 redbellies and 1 rhom in a 150 gal. The rhom kept all 6 reds in one corner of the tank and tore their fins up.The reds being in the corner all the time would then fight with each other.The reds were about 6 inches the rhom 5 inches.I had to put the rhom in a 55 gal or the reds eventuaoly woul be killed.They were no match.
hibkrhom
07-30-2005, 4:24 PM
thats some pretty expensive experiment there. thats the only way to go is to have 2 tanks if you want to keep your serra and pygos. even if you had enough money to get the largest tank you can the serra will dominate the tank. serras do not like any other fish in their territory and eventually the whole tank will be the serras tank. for the fishes sake and happiness get another tank. i hate to see serras or pygos get messed up for an experiment.
RhomBeusBoi
08-01-2005, 4:02 PM
3 reds in a 150 is a waste. get two rhoms and and divide the tank.
Tango374
08-03-2005, 4:17 PM
Mixing pygo's and serra's is not a good idea. A 150gal is nowhere near big enough to try that without something going down. Could be death. Could be nothing but fin tearage. If you go for it, good luck.
oscar1
08-23-2005, 9:59 PM
take a chance but i don't think it will happen
guppy
08-23-2005, 11:14 PM
Skip the rhom and get more serras, I ended up with 7 at 9"s, out of a dozen or so slightly bigger than a quarter. That tank was very aggresive at feeding time, they mainly got fed bluegill and bass and small channel cats. depended on what I caught.
banshee1988
08-24-2005, 1:12 PM
i agree get 2 rhoms very cool
NeonTetraFan
08-25-2005, 3:34 AM
I think 6 or 7 RBP would be best, but that is my opinion.
Just1nK4ng
08-25-2005, 3:51 AM
3 red bellies, and a Rhom in a 150 gallon tank?
you should get 6 red bellies or max it out with 9 or just stick to some rhom up to you but good thing you have a big tank :naughty:
ICrazyChrisI
08-26-2005, 11:05 PM
You can have 7-8 reds in there..assuming your filter can take the bioload.
Just1nK4ng
08-26-2005, 11:35 PM
3 reds in a 150 is a waste. get two rhoms and and divide the tank.
i agree rhoms are better and 3 rbp and rhom probably they would start killing eat other
Just1nK4ng
08-27-2005, 4:22 AM
i agree rhoms are better and 3 rbp and rhom probably they would start killing eat other
unless you get divider and wanna keep both or you can deck the tank out for your rbp i mean the whole 9 yard and your rbp will love it and trust me it will be very agressive like my rbp [ took out 5 pieces of my finger from hand feeding :owned: ]
It won't work, I can guarantee you. IMO, some caribes would be pretty cool in that tank, or a good sized elongatus serra.
MR.FREEZ
08-30-2005, 2:38 PM
dont mix the serra with the pygos. it aint gonna work,
just get one large serra OR a group of pygos.
i would probably get six caribe and consentrate on
growin them up into healthy monsters
Serygo
09-03-2005, 2:47 AM
I would not reccomend it...
It can be done but not for any new comers to piranhas,,, I would suggest for newcomers to stick with mixing pygos.
you can mix the serra with pygos but you have to keep the tank under 75 degrees. and keep food in the tank at all times
I have had no luck combining the two. Jawz, what do you keep? And by the way, hello and welcome to MFK.
Serygo
09-05-2005, 10:47 PM
you can mix the serra with pygos but you have to keep the tank under 75 degrees. and keep food in the tank at all times
who did you hear this from?
No you dont, just you have to get a serra and a group of pygos that will tolerate other piranhas of other specie in the tank with them.
dc2rjun
09-10-2005, 1:33 PM
or just devide the tank 60g for the reds, 40g for the rhom, leaves 50g for other fishes