I've had my elongatus a for 2mo. now, he's creeping up on 5"- hardly the most active P I own. The 11" Caribe and the 9" Nett. are way more active - non stop w/ lights on. When the Nett was small he was very unactive as well. I think size and age of the P have more to do with it than species, tanksize, lighting, or decor. Perhaps this why their are so many EX Piranha owners and the full grown ones are so damn pricey. PPl just don't want to see 75 gal of driftwood and rocks for perhaps a few years.
How can you make your P more active/comfortable?
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yeah... i'm really not too happy about this. i was told that elongs are the most active but mine doesnt move EVER. he just stays under the same piece of driftwood all day. i made the lighting really dim and the temp is at 82 and NO change at all.... the only reason i got an elong in the first place is because i was told they are more active.
Polyptasaurus;4275431; said:
Sorry, information like that can be misleading. We've seen in here all kinds of people having the same type of fish with exact opposite personalities. Most people will say "X fish tends to be X but each fish has a different personality. It's not guranteed" I hope you got the same disclaimer.
I'm having the same kind of problem with my rbps, I have 3 in a 55gallon and there about 2-3 inches. They just hide under my driftwood the whole time. It's kinda sad, cause the fish I was cycling with (simple/boring black mollies) were more fun to watch and look at.
you just need a bigger tank and more piranhas. reds seem most active as babies and larger adults. If you get a big enough shoal, they can be active as sub adults since they'll interact with each other. that's speaking from experience and what i've heard from other people
yeah, that's the problem with 55 gallon tanks. I use to think they were "big" tanks until i started coming here on a regular basis.
Anything wraped around a bulb is a serious fire hazard. If anything shorts out with foil around it have an extinguisher ready.
Single RBP in tanks are generaly very shy. The personable ones are 1 in a 100. The fishs instinct says im safe in schoals and instinct is a hard thing to break. Id suggests a bigger tank with more Rbps, or maybee a single very aggressive piranha, but not 1 rbp.
opps sry i thought you had natts.
Single RBP in tanks are generaly very shy. The personable ones are 1 in a 100. The fishs instinct says im safe in schoals and instinct is a hard thing to break. Id suggests a bigger tank with more Rbps, or maybee a single very aggressive piranha, but not 1 rbp.
opps sry i thought you had natts.
Could always watch from around a corner and see if it does anything. I know I got to watch my big fish look like an idiot chasing chiclids around sideways when he didn't know I was there. My two half blind ones are also pretty active since they are always circling around seeing what they can't see. I don't think you want to go that far though.
