My red belly has a WHITE belly.

[leg89]

well, i'm glad you had some good experiences with solo pygos, but i don't agree with you. the most healthiest looking pygos i've seen were in big shoals. from my experience and most of pygo keepers' experience i know, when it comes to pygos, the biggest the shoal, the less stressed they seem. I don't believe either in odd numbers thing, and 20 gal or 30, it's still way smaller than a river, so how can we say how many gal is right?

now, i think that a rule like 20 gal per fish is peritnent in the hobby since many people keep them in way too small aquariums. therefore, the 20 gal rule kind of sets standards to prevent bad maintenance.

so if you think it's right to keep single pygos, fine it's your opinion. but with respect, i'll stick to what researchers that are studying these fish both in their natural habitat and in articficial environments wrote on the topic (since it makes full of sense according to what i saw in aquariums) instead of what you experienced in your tanks.

as for me, end of the Off-topic, sorry if it polluted the post

 

[Dez]

Howdy,

Pics would help.

How long was your power out? I'd be more worried about the biofilter than heat ...

HarleyK

It was out for a very long time, at least from around 5 PM to some time in the morning I think, or around midnight.

Luckily the next morning his belly was only white for a while longer, then it returned to normal and he seems fine now as well. His color has returned and behavior is normal.

 

[JoeDizzleMPLS]

well, i'm glad you had some good experiences with solo pygos, but i don't agree with you. the most healthiest looking pygos i've seen were in big shoals. from my experience and most of pygo keepers' experience i know, when it comes to pygos, the biggest the shoal, the less stressed they seem. I don't believe either in odd numbers thing, and 20 gal or 30, it's still way smaller than a river, so how can we say how many gal is right?

now, i think that a rule like 20 gal per fish is peritnent in the hobby since many people keep them in way too small aquariums. therefore, the 20 gal rule kind of sets standards to prevent bad maintenance.

so if you think it's right to keep single pygos, fine it's your opinion. but with respect, i'll stick to what researchers that are studying these fish both in their natural habitat and in articficial environments wrote on the topic (since it makes full of sense according to what i saw in aquariums) instead of what you experienced in your tanks.

as for me, end of the Off-topic, sorry if it polluted the post

who are these "researchers" you speak of? claiming that you and the "researchers" are correct in this matter doesn't make you right. reading a book on something doesn't make you an expert, especially when almost all of the available books on piranhas are now known to be inaccurate. if you were as up to date on the information as you claim to be, we wouldn't even be having this discussion.

you brought this off topic by criticizing the OP's keeping of a solo pygo and i am trying to set the record straight, something that any experienced keeper that knows the facts will agree with. if you don't know the facts, don't criticize other people for not following these outdated "rules".