hey MFK!
im new to the forum but have kept tropical fish for a fewyears. last year I was away working so my missus had to clean my tank out, inthe process she managed to drop a 10kg piece of rock, completely destroying my8 foot tank.
at the time I had 3motoro stingray, 2 quite large, and a beast of a RTC along with some Oscars,plecs, parrot fish and a walking catfish. all the fish had to be moved to my 5foot grow out tank, but it soon became apparent that there was not enough roomfor long term, and I was not in the financial postion to replace the 8 foottank. so I had to sell my stingray and RTC. truly heart breaking!
anyway, things aredifferent now and I will be getting a new 8 foot tank soon enough. so I amlooking to build on what I have again and eventually get some stingray again.my question to you all is, can 1-3 red bellied piranha be kept in a communitytank???
I have done my research but am getting mixed answers. fromwhat I have read, it depends on tank mates, or wouldnt work no matter what isin there. my current stock is:
3 x tiger Oscar (5-7 inch)
2 x plecs (12-14 inch)
1 x parrot fish (3-4inch)
1 x walking catfish (12-14 inch)
2 x peacock bass (4-5 inch)
2 x paroon shark (4-5 inch)
the red bellied piranha will be tiny at first, maybe 2 cm. Iwill obviously be separating them until a little bigger. my thoughts are thatif I get them while small and grow them with larger tank mates maybe ill getaway with it.
thanks for reading and for any replies in advance.
im new to the forum but have kept tropical fish for a fewyears. last year I was away working so my missus had to clean my tank out, inthe process she managed to drop a 10kg piece of rock, completely destroying my8 foot tank.
at the time I had 3motoro stingray, 2 quite large, and a beast of a RTC along with some Oscars,plecs, parrot fish and a walking catfish. all the fish had to be moved to my 5foot grow out tank, but it soon became apparent that there was not enough roomfor long term, and I was not in the financial postion to replace the 8 foottank. so I had to sell my stingray and RTC. truly heart breaking!
anyway, things aredifferent now and I will be getting a new 8 foot tank soon enough. so I amlooking to build on what I have again and eventually get some stingray again.my question to you all is, can 1-3 red bellied piranha be kept in a communitytank???
I have done my research but am getting mixed answers. fromwhat I have read, it depends on tank mates, or wouldnt work no matter what isin there. my current stock is:
3 x tiger Oscar (5-7 inch)
2 x plecs (12-14 inch)
1 x parrot fish (3-4inch)
1 x walking catfish (12-14 inch)
2 x peacock bass (4-5 inch)
2 x paroon shark (4-5 inch)
the red bellied piranha will be tiny at first, maybe 2 cm. Iwill obviously be separating them until a little bigger. my thoughts are thatif I get them while small and grow them with larger tank mates maybe ill getaway with it.
thanks for reading and for any replies in advance.