Can a adult piranha stay with small piranhas

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Deadeye

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I would wait until the young guys put on some more size just to be safe. They grow super fast.
I’m sure it could be done, but piranhas don’t know the difference between food and other piranhas, regardless of size.
 

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Can a adult piranha stay with baby piranha..!!
I have 3 inch 4 rb piranhas.can I keep it with a 7 inch Rb piranha?
The chances of that being successful are pretty small in my opinion. How piranhas will acclimate and how teritorial they will be can be pretty unpredictable. Size of tank would play a big role in the chance of it working out. Stick with the 4 juveniles and enjoy them if they are getting along well. They will be 7" in no time. After that the growth begins to slow a bit.
 

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In India piranhas are illegal and very rare to get.I had 4 small rbp..I was searching for a big guy for so long and finally a guy contacted me.!I really want to buy the big piranha bt dont know what to do!will I give it a try?
 

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Illegal without a permit or in general?

Piranhas grow like weeds. I wouldn’t risk the 4 you have for one large one.
 

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In India piranhas are illegal and very rare to get.I had 4 small rbp..I was searching for a big guy for so long and finally a guy contacted me.!I really want to buy the big piranha bt dont know what to do!will I give it a try?
Get another tank
 

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Inch per month until 6 inches. Then it typically slows down considerably to 1-2 per year.
I just want to point out that getting caught owning illegal fish can have serious consequences.
 
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