My new 125g Piranha tank!
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Do you use live plants in your tank an do your pairha get spooked when you come up to your tank with mine I have a 120 I stopped using the over head lite but they swim hella fast hitting the sides until they are in the corner I even been considering maybe turning there tank into a black water tank an add some duck weed in my tankFinally got my new 125g this past weekend and got it running! It was a complicating process which took pretty much the entire day. So much work that I had a nose bleed on Sunday night…. ANYWAYS, what I did was first take out about 85% of the water from the 80g. Moved the tank to the kitchen for now then refilled it. I ran the new Jebo 838 I got in the 80g to so it can filter some of the old water. Afterwards, I got my 125g up on the stand. I purchased one 50lb bag of pool filter sand from Leslie’s and began washing it thoroughly. After rinsing, I threw it in my tank. I noticed the sand did cover the entire area but I want more; I will get another bag soon. I went out and bought food for my friend who was helping me so I can let the water in the 80g kind of mix (if that even makes sense…After eating, I came back and transferred about 50gallons of water from the 80g to the 125g. I then filled the rest with tap water in both tanks. I used my fx5 which was originally running on my 80g to the 125g without cleaning the filter. Earlier today, I transferred my shoal into their new home! If you guys could have done this process better, can you please let me know? This is the best step by step procedure I thought would be good for my shoal.
I thought my shoal would act like they did in the 80g, inactive, EXTREMELY skittish, and just all stay bunched up together unless feeding time.
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But, somehow they changed; it’s like I have new piranhas! They are always active, swimming everywhere (top and bottom of the tank), less skittish, and just completely different which I love. This could be from me not using the tank light anymore and just using the room lights so far, who knows I haven’t tried turning on the aquarium light. Did this ever happen to your shoal? Plus, they are still adjusting to the tank too because they are all silver probably from the light substrate and the red is slowly becoming more vibrant. How long do you guys think until the all the pygos will color up again?
Ultimately, the process was a pain, but the payout was priceless. Overall cost:
125g tank + Jebo 838 + uv sterilizer (sold) + other fish tank equipment = $150US + $10 for pfs= $160
But, $160 minus $60 from selling my old 80g, $20 for Jebo 828, $15 for uv sterilizer = so at the end, cost me $65. I was really fortunate to find a hobbist that retired and just gave me everything he had.
I’m guessing that this tank will be able to house them for the next year or 18 months before I need to upgrade once more (210-240g). How long do you guys think it can last?
Item(s) still wanted:
Maybe a HOB filter, Powerhead 1000gph+, stronger air pump, 50lbs of pfs, and a damn background..
Also, I’m going to add some fake plants in there to cover up the canopy of the tank. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy as much as I do, please excuse the poor quality pictures (lame iPhone 4). Let me know anything that I am missing or can make the tank better. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
P.S. Why did you have to post first F1, and make my tank look so crappy… ;P and the questions I was concerned about are addressed in UNDERLINE. Thanks again!
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How long have you had them? What size tank are they in? How many piranha do you have in there and how big are they?Most piranha get spooked by the lights when they first go on some people opt for a controller on their lights for a ramp up period to simulate a more gentle sunrise effect. I find having half the tank densely planted with shade overhead and the other half clear to be good for a piranha they need a spot to hide in order to feel comfortable once they feel comfortable they will act more bold and less skittish.
