New to RBPs

[Piranha Keeper]

Hey everyone, I am new to the site and this past weekend I bought 5 RBPs at 3"

I have them in a 55 gallon right now. I have been feeding them krill. Well here is the problem, I woke up this morning to find 4 out of the five had a bite size chunk missing out of them. So the one has bitten the other 4 I would think. I have been feeding them good portions. Can anyone tell me the problem?

 

[Piranha Keeper]

now i just moved them to a 180

 

[jdragovits]

it's a dominance thing i,ve had 4 rbp for over a year , they do it all the time , they probably won't kill each other

 

[Piranha Keeper]

it's a dominance thing i,ve had 4 rbp for over a year , they do it all the time , they probably won't kill each other

They are really big chunks though. will that grow back?

 

[StIcKy~RiCe]

piranha are very unpredictable. you never what going to happen. never say never to piranha.

it will grow back but will not look the same.

 

[altimaser]

Piranha's heal incredibly fast, my buddy has 7 in a 150 and they are constantly biting each other on the back, large chunks with obvious meat hanging out. He uses Melafix and salt and in 2 weeks you can barely tell it was ever bitten. Red Belly's can take a serious beating.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

I would just use some melafix, and now that they are in a 180 i would add a few more.

 

[master.k.]

A 180 add 4 more !

 

[PEVINE11]

Piranha's heal incredibly fast, my buddy has 7 in a 150 and they are constantly biting each other on the back, large chunks with obvious meat hanging out. He uses Melafix and salt and in 2 weeks you can barely tell it was ever bitten. Red Belly's can take a serious beating.

if they are always attacking eacher wouldnt common sence say take one or two out. . . .or even one causeing the most dammage?

 

[Piranha Keeper]

if they are always attacking eacher wouldnt common sence say take one or two out. . . .or even one causeing the most dammage?

They attacked each other in the 55, i took them out and put them in the 180 and they have since left each other alone. So they are saying i can put somemore in there.