Piranha for 55 gal
- Thread starter MultispeciesTamer
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You could do a small group of red bellies, like 3-5. I'm not sure which of the diamond varieties stay small enough, but I know you could house a rhom in there for a long time before needing an upgrade.
I had red bellies in there. But today when I turned on the light they (2 of them) were dead. Ive had them for over a year. The only thing I can think of is I gave them some trout 2 days ago. Other then that the tank was clear and they were fine last night. They had no fin nips or anything. So I am redoing the tank right now. Will have it up and running again tonight all clean, with fresh water. I'll let it sit for a few weeks and restock it with something new.
Don't know if you have read through here but if not here is the link to a sticky, maybe you could try one of the solo ones.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50148
Anyway best of luck with finding 1
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50148
Anyway best of luck with finding 1
gt1009;3252693; said:
most people say a 75g is too small for a shoal of RBP's, much less a 55g. A 55g is only 12.5" wide. RBP's can get up to 12". Would you put four 12" fish in a 55g? Some of the pygo peeps would know better than me but I believe a 125g is recommended minimum for 4 rbps.
Another good option would be S. sanchezi. Could live in there for life no problem. Most serras grow slowly enough that you could keep one in the 55g for a long time.
Yeah I agree, a 75 gal could hold only 3 full grown rbps and they would be cramped in there.Diogenes;3252820; said:
What do you guys think about elongs?
MultispeciesTamer;3252835; said:
You could definitely start one off in there, but elongs are pike piranhas. They're made for swimming high speed and they're really active. They're also long. I wouldn't try to raise one in anything smaller than a 50g breeder. 75g is ideal.
They're also one of the coolest looking and most aggressive piranhas. The black mask color morph is awesome!
yeah, I was thinking of putting in another 60 gal filter and 2 power heads if I was to get one. My red bellies just were not aggressive and very skittish. Which is how most red bellies are. I know a wider tank would be ideal but could I get by with a 55 gal. Also do you know if they are fast or slow growers?Diogenes;3252856; said: