Dither Fish for Piranha's

[Mokles]

Hi folks,
Will be getting a 210 gallon aquarium soon. Dimensions are 72 x 24 x 29. Goal is to have a heavily planted CO2 tank with dwarf hairgrass as the carpet, long hairgrass, amazon swords, driftwood pieces with some type of moss, and floating plants. I am very interested in keeping exactly 5 Red Belly Piranhas as I want keep my stocking low as possible, heard these guys get to a foot. I want to add a dither species and/or "showpiece" fish to really make my aquarium pop. I want to know your successes and failures with keeping piranhas in a community tank. These are the candidates I have in mind:

Dither fish:
- Emperor Tetra (Nematobrycon palmeri)
- Buenos Aires Tetra (Psalidodon anisitsi)
- Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon paradoxus)
- Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi)
- Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)

Any other suggestions? Looking for your hands-on experiences with these guys. Thanks )

 

[tlindsey]

Hi folks,
Will be getting a 210 gallon aquarium soon. Dimensions are 72 x 24 x 29. Goal is to have a heavily planted CO2 tank with dwarf hairgrass as the carpet, long hairgrass, amazon swords, driftwood pieces with some type of moss, and floating plants. I am very interested in keeping exactly 5 Red Belly Piranhas as I want keep my stocking low as possible, heard these guys get to a foot. I want to add a dither species and/or "showpiece" fish to really make my aquarium pop. I want to know your successes and failures with keeping piranhas in a community tank. These are the candidates I have in mind:

Dither fish:
- Emperor Tetra (Nematobrycon palmeri)
- Buenos Aires Tetra (Psalidodon anisitsi)
- Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon paradoxus)
- Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi)
- Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)

Any other suggestions? Looking for your hands-on experiences with these guys. Thanks )

I remember seeing a video of someone with a large Black Rhombeus Piranha with a large group of Cardinal Tetras. Redbelly Piranha are extremely fast and agile so you would probably have to add new fish to replace the eaten. I suggest trying the cheaper Neon Tetras.