Just got some juvenile RBP and was wondering what the best food option is. Read alot on the internet for days before making decision. Keeping them in a 36 gallon till december then getting a 55 gallon to move them to. They are listed at 2 inches on aquascapesonline so they are most likely smaller. General tank upkeep and feeding advice wanted. please reply. Thank You
Just got piranhas, first time, care tips needed.
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for the basics, there is tons of info located in this forum, you just gotta look... if you are planning on keeping those fish for life, you should definitely look at upgrading to at least a 75 gallon tank, a 55 is, IMO, not a good tank for a group of natts.
at that size, frozen krill, silversides, and high quality flake food would be a pretty good diet. as they get larger, you can switch from krill to raw shrimp and from flakes to pellets, you could also add fillets of tilapia, cod, haddock, pollock etc.
at that size, frozen krill, silversides, and high quality flake food would be a pretty good diet. as they get larger, you can switch from krill to raw shrimp and from flakes to pellets, you could also add fillets of tilapia, cod, haddock, pollock etc.
agree with what Joe said, 55g isn't the most idea, a 75g would be much more comfortable due to the extra width..
but also depends on how many rbps you bought and how many managed to live to adult hood.
food wise same as mentioned above. get them on pellets if you can while they are still small but if you like feed them raw fish, shrimp that's just as good if not better.
but also depends on how many rbps you bought and how many managed to live to adult hood.
food wise same as mentioned above. get them on pellets if you can while they are still small but if you like feed them raw fish, shrimp that's just as good if not better.
Priced out some 75 gallons today after the advice, in my range, def going to purchase the 75 in december instead of 55. How many RBP would fit securly in the 75 gallon?
you could keep 5 in there for a long time... you could just start out with 8 or so and see what happens, you can always thin them out down the road when they get bigger
if money is ok, you can try to get some caribes instead of rbps.
Shark Aquarium has them at 4" size, $39.99 each, 3 for $110. I emailed George (aka G., the owner of Shark Aquarium) and he told me if I get 6 or more I can get 20% off, so email him and see if he offer you the same discount (info@sharkaquarium.com)
Shark Aquarium has them at 4" size, $39.99 each, 3 for $110. I emailed George (aka G., the owner of Shark Aquarium) and he told me if I get 6 or more I can get 20% off, so email him and see if he offer you the same discount (info@sharkaquarium.com)
one more thing, it is my understanding that the rbp will be sedated when they arrive at my house. Is there anything special to do to acclimate them or should i just put them in the tank and leave the light off for a little bit and they will be fine?
a simple drip line acclimation should be just fine before putting them in your tank, but once they get in there, i'd keep things quiet around the tank for at least a few hours.
How exactly would i go about setting up a drip line, with my oscars and other fish ive always just put them straight into the tank, so this process would be new to me, and thanks for all the info joe i really appreciate it.
mine are still juve's just under 2inches. and when i get up in the morning ill feed them "TetraColor Tropical Granules" which are just like little pellets that are rich in nutrients and help their color alot. And usually around 8-9 ill feed them some silversides for protein.