buying a serrasalmus manueli

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thamunsta

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ok so my LFS has a serrasalmus manueli and its about 4" of fish for 60 bux i know its not a common fish and that its the largest piranha species. it will THRIVE in my 30 gal till its huge enough for me to buy it a bigger tank. dose anyone know anything i should know before purchasing this fish. :grinyes:
 
manuelis are my favorite piranha species so if i were you i'd buy it in a heartbeat .. if only we had some available here i would love keep one.. they have really nice coloration although i've heard their greenish color would fade with age.. but their face turn more red though as they become adults :)

they do grow big but as with other serrasaimus species grow rates are slow so you will have a lot of time to prepare for a huge tank for him :)
 
Buy it, care for it like a niger, you have time, maybe 2 years before it outgrows your tank, they live at least 10-12 years and yours is probably 9-12 mo's.
 
its in my tank right now just picked it up. its not moving much just sitting by the side on the bottom kindah giving me a heart attack ill post pics l8er today probleh
 
Relax, let it settle in, If it has a thicket of plant to lurk near so much the better.
 
a thirty would be fine for a year or so.
60 bucks is a realy good deal on a Manni..
 
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