I think i might be ready
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NOOOOOOOO not by a long shot man i got the thumbs up from the parents and im moving my 100 gallon to they're house so that means i can get a 150 and get my dovii or ill wait till i get my grammodes pair...oh btw i am going fishing for the wild grammodes hopefully this summer as my late birthday pressent...not really a matter of "if im going" as to "when im going"
Baby rhoms are fragile. But should be fine.
You can feed a lot of different stuff. Most keepers feed bloodworms, brine shrimp, shrimp, pellets and silversides. When they get a bit bigger i like to add whole tilapia pieces to their diet. I usually fed twice a day for my baby rhoms. As they grow slow down the feedings. I also woul take a suction cup and line to dangle the food in the tank. I got a better feeding response then just dropping it in.
pH is prefered around 6.5-7 but the actual number isnt as important as that number staying constant.
75 for a 2-3cm rhom will probably be fine for life. There are few keeper that keep fish that long, and even ones that do rarely get too big for a 75.
Filtration should be geared toward bio as much as possible. Feedin meat is a huge bioload. For a 75 i recommend a solid cannister filter with lots of bio media, then a HOB is optional. Stuff the HOB with coarse sponge for mechanical filtration and surface disturbance.
My personal opinion on baby rhom care is constant water changes. Ive kept a few baby serras and the best growth i got was in a big tank with daily 10 gallon changes. Some guys will tell you that smaller tanks give better personality, but Ive had the opposite in my experiences.
Rhom care really is no different than pygo care. Scoop one up and get to it!
You can feed a lot of different stuff. Most keepers feed bloodworms, brine shrimp, shrimp, pellets and silversides. When they get a bit bigger i like to add whole tilapia pieces to their diet. I usually fed twice a day for my baby rhoms. As they grow slow down the feedings. I also woul take a suction cup and line to dangle the food in the tank. I got a better feeding response then just dropping it in.
pH is prefered around 6.5-7 but the actual number isnt as important as that number staying constant.
75 for a 2-3cm rhom will probably be fine for life. There are few keeper that keep fish that long, and even ones that do rarely get too big for a 75.
Filtration should be geared toward bio as much as possible. Feedin meat is a huge bioload. For a 75 i recommend a solid cannister filter with lots of bio media, then a HOB is optional. Stuff the HOB with coarse sponge for mechanical filtration and surface disturbance.
My personal opinion on baby rhom care is constant water changes. Ive kept a few baby serras and the best growth i got was in a big tank with daily 10 gallon changes. Some guys will tell you that smaller tanks give better personality, but Ive had the opposite in my experiences.
Rhom care really is no different than pygo care. Scoop one up and get to it!
thanks mike i was really thinking about this lastnight and i think that its a good idea i cant go and get the rhom right now..acctualy not for a another week or two as im cycling the tank i got a couple of feeder guppies in the tank helping me with that also my cannisters are diy so its all bioligical and mechanical i aslo wanna get bog wood rocks and plants to create some caves and hiding places for the rhom, im realy exited about this 
I'm probably in the minority, but Id go with the elong. You'll have faster enjoyment with an elong over a rhom.
Why would you enjoy an elong faster than a rhom? They both grow slowly and both species are known to have very outgoing, and very skittish individuals.
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oh dont worry guys this is not the last piranha im getting my lfs get elongatus about 4 or 5 times per year so no need to worry 
but this time i think i am going with a rhom after i get my 600 gallon tank hopefully by the end of this year i might get a big shoal of cariba
but this time i think i am going with a rhom after i get my 600 gallon tank hopefully by the end of this year i might get a big shoal of cariba
They can be finicky at that size, but as long as the water is good and it was u should be good. If it for some reason dies buy another.
. 5-1mm sinking or floating nls, bw and some flake food is a good start.
80–82 is a good temp and pH doesn't work exactly matter as long as it's stable.
They enjoy alot of bubbles and current, and keep the nitrates as low as possible! They also appreciate hiding spots so driftwood and plants are a good idea.
I got your PM and other questions just ask me
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