I was wondering if anyone might know what is wrong with my piranhas?
So I have ordered red belly piranhas twice from aquascapeonline both times I ordered 10 red belly piranhas. The first order was the first week of December 2015 and then the second order was December 6, 2016.
The piranhas from the first order we're 1”-1.25” when I got them and now after about 27 months they are between 7 ¾” - 8 ½” long and I still have 7 of the 10.
The piranhas from the second order was .5”- 1” when I got them but now 17 months later they are only 3 ¼” and 3 ½” long and I only have 2 of the 10.
And I'll be honest when I got them I did not know very much about them except how they are supposed to be killers and really mean fish. But know I like them more because I like to try to figure what that are trying to tell each other by how they move or how they are acting. And after 27 months I realized and learned that almost everything I did with my order of piranhas was completely wrong according to the internet.
First order:
Tank was a 85 gallon for 8 of them until about 4 months ago now 150 gallon for 7 of them.
Temp: I never paid attention to it I know it was warm but that's about it . Now I keep it at about 80°
Ph: did not ever check it now between 6-7
Water changes: when the water was nasty which would of been about 1 ½ months I'd take them out put them in a bucket and completely clean the whole tank and put all new media in the external filter. Now weekly and only 10%- 20%
Never tested or had the water test. Now weekly test
Diet: feeder fish mostly and raw chicken nothing else. Now it still the same I've tried to get them to eat other things and they wonts,
Second order:
Tank: 55 gallon for 2 one 3 ¼” and the other one 3 ½”
Temp: I try to keep it right around 80°
Ph: I try to keep it right around 6-7
Water changes: weekly 10% - 20%
Test the water: weekly
Diet: mostly flakes or pellets and fruits and vegetables and blood worms and then sometimes I give may once a week I'll give them raw chicken and I rarely give them feeder fish.
So from what I learned the last few years I have done everything right with the second order so I don't understand why my 17 month old piranhas are the size of a normal 3 to 4 month old piranhas.
First picture is of one of my piranhas from the first order last 3 pictures is of the two from my second order and just to give you a idea of size they are in a net breeder for the picture
Any input would be appreciated thank you in advance.
So I have ordered red belly piranhas twice from aquascapeonline both times I ordered 10 red belly piranhas. The first order was the first week of December 2015 and then the second order was December 6, 2016.
The piranhas from the first order we're 1”-1.25” when I got them and now after about 27 months they are between 7 ¾” - 8 ½” long and I still have 7 of the 10.
The piranhas from the second order was .5”- 1” when I got them but now 17 months later they are only 3 ¼” and 3 ½” long and I only have 2 of the 10.
And I'll be honest when I got them I did not know very much about them except how they are supposed to be killers and really mean fish. But know I like them more because I like to try to figure what that are trying to tell each other by how they move or how they are acting. And after 27 months I realized and learned that almost everything I did with my order of piranhas was completely wrong according to the internet.
First order:
Tank was a 85 gallon for 8 of them until about 4 months ago now 150 gallon for 7 of them.
Temp: I never paid attention to it I know it was warm but that's about it . Now I keep it at about 80°
Ph: did not ever check it now between 6-7
Water changes: when the water was nasty which would of been about 1 ½ months I'd take them out put them in a bucket and completely clean the whole tank and put all new media in the external filter. Now weekly and only 10%- 20%
Never tested or had the water test. Now weekly test
Diet: feeder fish mostly and raw chicken nothing else. Now it still the same I've tried to get them to eat other things and they wonts,
Second order:
Tank: 55 gallon for 2 one 3 ¼” and the other one 3 ½”
Temp: I try to keep it right around 80°
Ph: I try to keep it right around 6-7
Water changes: weekly 10% - 20%
Test the water: weekly
Diet: mostly flakes or pellets and fruits and vegetables and blood worms and then sometimes I give may once a week I'll give them raw chicken and I rarely give them feeder fish.
So from what I learned the last few years I have done everything right with the second order so I don't understand why my 17 month old piranhas are the size of a normal 3 to 4 month old piranhas.
First picture is of one of my piranhas from the first order last 3 pictures is of the two from my second order and just to give you a idea of size they are in a net breeder for the picture
Any input would be appreciated thank you in advance.
