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SmileyZx3
09-19-2005, 4:36 PM
I have 10 baby black piranha in a 55 gallon. How long before I will have to upgrade the tank?
bluedempsey
09-19-2005, 4:44 PM
not long about a week? ;)
bluedempsey
09-19-2005, 4:44 PM
how big r they?
guppy
09-19-2005, 11:02 PM
Rhombs? gonna need more tanks.
TeethKeeper
09-20-2005, 12:10 AM
I have 10 baby black piranha in a 55 gallon. How long before I will have to upgrade the tank?
You had better get 9 more tanks or u will only have one fat and happy RHOM.
boredcpl
09-20-2005, 12:16 AM
what they are saying is if they are black piranha they should be a in their own separate tanks .. you can only house one black piranha in a tank..
hemptation88
09-20-2005, 9:02 PM
lol y wuld u have 10 blacks in 1 tank :screwy:
Milwaukee
09-20-2005, 10:35 PM
Please sell or Donate before it' s to late ... My best to you :confused:
JD7.62
09-20-2005, 11:44 PM
Please do your research before you purchase a fish. The name "black piranha" is a common name for various Serrasalmus species such as Rhombeus, Sanchezi, Brantii, ect. All of these fish can only be kept by themselves. They will KILL each other untill one is left. Like some one said before; sell or donate the fish you can not buy seperate tanks for!
mpgleisten
09-21-2005, 12:16 AM
rhoms seem to be the least tolerant of the serrasalmus species in my experiences (when dividers broke down).
I have 10 Rhoms in my 55 and they are doing just fine they act like nice community fish.... :)
TeethKeeper
09-21-2005, 8:49 PM
That is so not FUNNY!!!!!
I have 10 Rhoms in my 55 and they are doing just fine they act like nice community fish.... :)
If that is true check them again because they are probably black pacu.
Smiley, we aren't slamming you for not knowing and I have had a lfs clerk tell me serrasalmus elongatus make great schooling fish which ends up the same way as with the blacks,ie. one fat fish and a dent in the wallet. If you want a shoal of piranha go with red bellies and even then expect to lose a couple. You could get away with keeping one adult black (rhombeus) piranha in a 55g tank for life.
hemptation88
09-21-2005, 10:48 PM
I have 10 Rhoms in my 55 and they are doing just fine they act like nice community fish.... :)
wow :ROFL:
bigpiranha
09-22-2005, 3:14 AM
post pics for id.
PIRANHA KING
09-22-2005, 3:34 AM
post pics for id.
yep please post pics, i doubt they are rhoms.
wes
hemptation88
09-22-2005, 7:27 PM
yeh and get sum beers too :cheers:
hemptation88
09-26-2005, 11:00 PM
yo and i want sum mac and cheese and ellios
Apocalypse
09-27-2005, 3:46 PM
Serrasalmus rhombeus can only be kept together in large public aquariums. I highly doubt you are keeping black piranha in a shoal.
Please provide images of your so-called baby black piranha, if they haven't eaten each other. ;)