Confused on whether to get piranhas or not.

[ballinouttacntrol]

I hope you really take up our advice as you're just going to end up with cannibalism if you overstock with piranhas.......or your tank wont' be able to keep up with the bioload. There's no "if" they outgrow the tank, they will, faster then you realize.

Great deal on the tank but maybe you should sell it and use some of the money to get a larger tank

 

[Bootler]

I hope you really take up our advice as you're just going to end up with cannibalism if you overstock with piranhas.......or your tank wont' be able to keep up with the bioload. There's no "if" they outgrow the tank, they will, faster then you realize.

Great deal on the tank but maybe you should sell it and use some of the money to get a larger tank

i know thew will outgrow. but i have plenty of time to find a tank. and the guy before u. hey i have it all planned out. im putting motoro in 75 to grow out. bgk can go in 75. i want 2 so that still works. only prob is rbps. i have time.

 

[loribum]

I think they're cute

 

[WhammChalk]

Would 45-50 gallon be okay for 3 rbp?
I wouldnt want to get 2 because then one will kill the other most likely.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

Would 45-50 gallon be okay for 3 rbp?
I wouldnt want to get 2 because then one will kill the other most likely.

No, you can get away with a 55 but you should aim for 75 or up. Red bellies can get up to 12 inches and guess how many inches wide a 45-50 gallon tank is?

 

[Diogenes]

No, you can get away with a 55 but you should aim for 75 or up. Red bellies can get up to 12 inches and guess how many inches wide a 45-50 gallon tank is?

i would think a 50 breeder would be better than a 55... 18" wide.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

i would think a 50 breeder would be better than a 55... 18" wide.

oooo, great call out. thanks man

 

[kevinfleming21]

50 breeders are hard to come by though, well in my area anyway.

 

[Diogenes]

50 breeders are hard to come by though, well in my area anyway.

glasscages.com will ship anything under 100 gallons to your door.

http://www.glasscages.com/?sAction=ViewCat&lCatID=2

 

[Bootler]

ok i got my 3 red bellies. $5.99 each! 1"1/2. they are awesome. i had some feeders in there to cycle the tank. as soon as i acclimated them and put them in, they were already eating. so i got some good ones. they eat with light on and while they were right in front of me. very cool. they always travel together so its what i wanted. the ph is a little high but i'm gunna buy some stuff to lower it.