I have 4 bala sharks in with mine. my rb chase them but are never fast enough. granted they do have frizzeled tail fins but are healthy fish. i also have some c.loaches that haven't been touched and some chinese algea eaters that are doin fine. depends on the space and aval hiding spots
piranha tankmates ....
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hey thanks a bunch for your replies ..there's a deal online for someting like 12 1" for 50 or 10 2"s for 80 ..put them in my 125 and put some cheap smaller fish and see what happens . instead of starting a new thread and after searching but getting conflicting responses what other piranha will go with so rbp or super rbp ? i'd like a school of rbp and maybe one other type
I've seen this as well, though I also don't know how long it worked. I like the idea of black skirts, maybe phantoms, or head-and-tail light tetras.Honda12 said:
well the only difference between reds and "super reds" is supers are wild. ternetzi is a yellow version of the rb that would work too. basically any member of the Pygo fam (Piraya{Big money} and Cariba). If you are going to have a mixed shoal that is fine but dont have 5 RB and 1 cariba. you dont want anyone singled out. everyone seems to be crazy about piraya, they are pretty but i like my reds.
i have had Piranhas for years, they are my fav fish and I have learned alot about them from just studying their behavior with one another and their feeding habits in relation to water quality etc.. another observation i have made over the years is this one.. Piranha tankmates DO NOT EXIST! sooner or later what looks to be a tankmate ends up a snack.. They are genetically programmed to rule their domain and kill whatever they can, they can't help it, it's just the way they are.... Sorry but that's reality.. Besides, why would you want anything else in there unless it's food. haha
