NEW 125 RED BELLY PIRANHA SETUP!

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Thx mike, your setups are awesome as well. That's the thing with piranhas, I spend so much time in classifieds, store sales and CL looking for bits and pieces to make it affordable, I just got a 300watt eheim jager heater for 25$ @petmountain. I had my rbp tank setup 3-4 months before I got them (previous 75) just cuz I didn't want to have a shoal and not enough adequate space. Now in their 125 they look tiny, funny enough again, last night my crawfish climbed out somehow and I found him behind the washer and dryer absolutely covered in lint and dirt, better then my air vent lol, washed him off in the sink and threw him back in, my dw is so tall he just climbs.

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Yes I realize my laundry room is disgusting, but I'm not married, I live all alone so its amazing I even do laundry lol.


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Rinsed him clean

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He's a brute!


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I cant see the pics but thats an awesome story lol. I've never found a tank animal outside the tank alive :( The pygos will fill out the 125 soon man. When i first got my 125 running, i had 5 reds and five caribe, all between 4-6" and the tank was active, but they looked tiny. My cariba are still small imo, but theyre starting to fill the tank out nicely.

The rhoms gunna be real happy in there. Glad you gave the 'big tank/little fish' approach a try.
 
Try again:


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My last giant crawfish went down a vent all the way into my furnace, I got lucky this time, no way he can escape now. Funny cuz he was eating the lint lol.

Thx mike, honestly I wouldnt have given him the 90 if I didn't hear ur success, its only been 4 days but I swear he already seems to be bulking up, he can now take down 3mm NLS pellets which is awesome. Went from .5 to 3.


Thx rwellbaum!




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Only current I have is a ac110 and a few bubblers, had to put my fx5 and ph on my 125. Gonna get another ph or circulator soon, and prlly a sponge filter when it gets bigger, luckily I have a breeding colony of ghosties and they clean it up, but the rhom is picking em off day by day...he's a stunner for sure, glad he's outta the 10 gallon now, Thx again Bro for all ur good advice,help and hospitality!





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F1, what's your ph's gph? I'm thinking of getting one around 1000gph.

I think 950? It's a basic aqueon circulator, does the job, current is strong, if you look in my full tank shot it blows all the crap from one end to where the fx5 siphon is.

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