Friends of piranha?

[bonus]

I have a three inch piranha and am looking for a friend for him. He ate all the other piranha and the barracuda that used to live w/ him. I was thinking of getting an African Tiger Fish. Any suggestions?

 

[guppy]

What kind of piranfa? If it is a serrasalmus, nothing goes well with them, If it is a pygo then other same species, same size fish. If you add a african tiger fish one or the other will be eaten, this is true of other fish also. Piranha don't play well with others.

 

[TeethKeeper]

I had a pleco last about 2 years with my rhom, he was really good at hiding but one day he was gone ? P's don't like friends Good luck

 

[piranha45]

piranhas do not have any reliable tankmates. if you want more fish and more variety, get rid of the piranhas.

 

[TeethKeeper]

Now that's good advice! People buy expensive feeders.

 

[xdefton3sx]

ghost shrimp its good cheap temporary companion that will act as clean up crew until they're eaten, other than that a pleco, my pygo's wont touch em

 

[CentralMayhem]

if the tank is large enough and the P is big enough you could get a large school of Exodon paradoxus. they are small and very fast and agile fish. hell they may even nip at the P every now and then. at the old lfs i used to work at id throw all the culls in the Exodons tank and watch the mini feeding frenzy. cool fish. just an idea. nothing is sure fire

 

[MikeB09]

So im guessing they wouldnt go good with a 29 then

 

[CentralMayhem]

naw, i dont think youll have luck with anything in a 29 other than a single specimen. especially a P.

 

[guppy]

I would put in plecos with my rbps and they would be fine for months them one morning I would just have an empty pleco head.