Feeding frenzy

[jp80911]

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[cockroach]

Cool vid. Do you buy the catfish heads or catch and cut them?

 

[jp80911]

I bought the whole catfish from local chinese grocery store and just cut it to the size that my shoal could finish in one feeding.

 

[FishingOut]

Black spots and white tails.... What kinda RBP are these?
Nice looking fish, Reallllllllly makes me miss my p's. You must have a serious filter because thats probably 1 hell of a bioload.

 

[cockroach]

Some more info would be nice.
How big is the shoal?
How big is the tank?
What else do you feed them?
How often do you feed them?
What tank mates do they have? I think I saw rummynose(?) swimming around.

That is a big piece of cat for one feeding. Hungry little guys.

 

[jp80911]

Black spots and white tails.... What kinda RBP are these?
Nice looking fish, Reallllllllly makes me miss my p's. You must have a serious filter because thats probably 1 hell of a bioload.

There are 3 species of piranhas in there, pygocentrus nattereri (aka rbp), pygocentrus caribe and pygocentrus piraya.
filters: two FX5 and one Fluve 405

Some more info would be nice.
How big is the shoal? 7 caribes, 1 piraya, 2 wild reds from Peru and 1 wild red from Ecuador, total of 11
How big is the tank? 180 gallon, 6'x2'x2'
What else do you feed them? shrimp, perch, tilapia, smelt, butterfish, etc
How often do you feed them? 2-3 times a day up to 4" or so, then once a day or every other day up to 5-6" then once a week.

What tank mates do they have? I think I saw rummynose(?) swimming around.
I have some zebra danios and two raphael catfish to help clean up with some uneaten food.
That is a big piece of cat for one feeding. Hungry little guys.

 

[cockroach]

Sweet tank. Do you have any full tank shots?

I also didn't know you can keep so many different piranha together.

 

[jp80911]

 

[jp80911]

I also didn't know you can keep so many different piranha together.

as long as they are in the pygocentrus genus

 

[FishingOut]

Ahhh the caribe is the black shoulder piranha. Learn something new on MFK everyday.
But what happens when the Piraya gets 3 times bigger than everyone else? I didnt see him in the video either.