How big of tank for....

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haha, I am sure I could think of something...but I thought some of you that have been doing this longer would have some unique/not common setups I could give a shot.

I have been keeping fish for 8 yrs this last January. That is when I bought my first pair of red bellied piranha. I had 5 of them. 1 got eaten due to cannibalism. Then last winter the other 4 paired off in my 125, started breeding, and on the 3rd and most successful spawning, I woke up to 2 dead females..

The girl that my gf had watch the fry when we were gone, didn't follow the directions on feeding and I came back to 1 fish, which I still have. I don't think she even came to the apartment to have that many fish get eaten/die. You think about it, and there were fish from 2 spawns in there...hundreds.

And now I have 1 Adult Male red, the other male didn't make it in the move...don't know if he got stressed or what, the other one was acting fine,,he was freakin out.

here is a pic of my red, he doesn't care for the camera a whole lot so it is the best pic I could get. if you guys even care ;)

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And here is his son or daughter....the lone survivor.

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And please, no comments on the tank decor...I should probably take care of that soon. haha but he is in my bedroom. so he isn't a center piece yet.
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Here is a full tank shot o the piranha in his 55
 
And please, no comments on the tank decor...I should probably take care of that soon. haha but he is in my bedroom. so he isn't a center piece yet.
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the other tank looks other RBP tank looks nice though
 
Get at least a 210, a 240 would be ideal.
 
where would be the best place to get a couple more adult reds?
 
try aquascapeonline.com they should carry them
 
A couple wouldnt be a good idea, if there are too few they should fight. Save up a little and get 4 more. You will probly want to uprade the tank within the next 6 months as well.
 
hard to say what would work. i have a jag/female festa/ veja syn/carpintis/butti/motoro ray/ornate bichir/bowfin in my 180 and most are 1/2 to 3/4 full grown and get along great. i would say get a butti. there not as mean as alot of people think they are and look nice. also personable
 
210+.... Deff. do research on the cats. It's corny but... Bigger is always better, if you can get a 300 your fish will thank you.
 
I like to give my fish the extra room. I am thinking possibly the 300 wide.
Then put the reds in a 125, or a little bigger if I get quite a few.

And have a new 125 to have an african setup if I get a bigger tank for the RBP's

The site that I found on the cats said 13" max. So who knows if they will actually get that big or not.
 
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