How many red bellies in a 75g?

[eng55]

I was wondering how many red belly piranhas I could keep in a 75g tank. I am gonna have some fake plants and drift wood in there for cover. Right now I have an eheim 2028 canister filter on the tank. It is rated for a tank up to 190g and I am running carbon, filter floss, and ammonia and phosphate removal media in it. Is this enough filtration for piranhas or not. Also I have two maxjiet 1200's that I have in the tank for water movement. I thought about putting them both on one end so there would be some current in the tank. Will this be enough current or not?
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[Princley]

i would have at least 6

 

[JD7.62]

For life three maybe four. If you get them small you could get half a dozen and once they hit about five inches pick out three or four of the best and sell the rest.

 

[Osiris_x11]

My 2 rbp's snacked on the plastic plants, and sometimes the edgier pieces would stick in their mouths/throat. Try to get natural fauna if you can. Rock-caves and other such things make decent lounge spots for the shy ones!

 

[dmarinko]

3-4 in a 75 gal.

 

[xneon]

i would say 3

 

[wlecount]

I have 3 in my 75 gallon and that's all I will have or reccomend for life. Heres a shot of my 75 with 3 3" little Red Bellies in the tank.

 

[d00d22]

1 fish for every 10 gals is the gen rule of thumb correct?

 

[DarthLungFish]

Very Nice Pictures. I would say about 10 RBP. Because you will probably lose 3 or 4 due to eating each other; no matter how well you feed them.

 

[Timmy]

Very Nice Pictures. I would say about 10 RBP. Because you will probably lose 3 or 4 due to eating each other; no matter how well you feed them.

WOW, i wouldn't go that far. 5 with alot of cover should be good!