help me pick out a piranha

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seansippo

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ok I have never had a piranha before and i am planning on getting one. im looking for a small one so I wont have to get a huge tank. its not the money that concerns me its how much space the tank will take up. ive been looking at some red bellies and been thinking about getting 12 1" red's or maybe just 1. i dont know if there are any smaller pirahna out there or what. if you can help me find a small piranha and tell me a good place where i can get a tank for it.

thank you :thumbsup:
 
seansippo said:
ok I have never had a piranha before and i am planning on getting one. im looking for a small one so I wont have to get a huge tank. its not the money that concerns me its how much space the tank will take up. ive been looking at some red bellies and been thinking about getting 12 1" red's or maybe just 1. i dont know if there are any smaller pirahna out there or what. if you can help me find a small piranha and tell me a good place where i can get a tank for it.

thank you :thumbsup:
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Get a serra species. Irritan, altuvie are the smallest. You can keep one in a 75 gallon. Make sure you get it for the right reasons, as they are not what the public makes them!
 
A full grown elongatus will barely beable to turn around in a 35g, You will want a tank at least 1 1/2 times as wide as the adult length of the fish and at least 4 times as long as the fish, that is 18"x 48", if it is 18" deep that is just just over 67 gallons, figure a 75g tank for an adult elongatus.
 
CrypticSins said:
:iagree: They are not what the public makes them out to be.

But I would recommend some Exodons if your wanting some small ones.

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Ummm..exodons are not piranha's.

It all depends on what size tank you have... for 12 Reds you would need over a 100g tank though if that matters. If you have under 100g you might want to consider getting one of the smaller Serra's.
 
personaly if i were you I would start off with a serrasalmus sanchzei (CF)

this species can grow up to 9 inches in the wild.. but wil raely reach 6 inches in the home aquarium! one of these fish can live comfortably for life in a 42 gallon aquarium.
 
Red bellied are ok for beginner. They need a decent sized tank. They will grow according to how much, what, and how often you feed them. I would not recommend feeding them a lot of goldfish. good way for diseases. Keep the water aroun 80 or 82 degrees and keep up on water changes. That is about it. Oh and do not keep with any fish that you want around for a period of time....
 
a full grown elong is about a foot, but thats in the wild. i thnk they can get to be about 9inches though in captivity. a 75 gallon would be better
 
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