PIRANHAS LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM ? AND WHY ?

[redtailfool]

so many variants.. i love rhoms especially!

Rhoms rock ! Large Ps rock ..

 

[bleak]

i find P's very interesting. hoping to get a tank of red bellys going soon. just need to find a tank to keep them in :X

 

[Ali1]

love em, they are one of the most popular specimen out there with strong bodies

 

[Mechanic]

Yep, I agree.
They have some interesting behaviour.
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[swhiting]

HATE THEM!
1) I work in a public aquarium, everyone wants to see them eat, its not all that exciting.
2) Too many people want them around here and their illegal so we get all the confiscations, I was once in the care of 586 young redbellies, sure they were fun to see eat at that number, but ugh, I'm sick of piranhas.
3) No matter what or how often you feed them, they almost always find a reason to eat a couple of their buddies on a regular basis.

 

[tropicalfishguy]

I like them. Its interseting to see them hunt in a pack and work together for supper. Only thing I don't care for it most are skittish, although I have six red bellies about 2-3" and they currently eat out of my hand. Hopefuly they stay this friendly with me

 

[reefman]

there alright I had 13 nats and a rhom in a 125 I use to feed them 10 inch bass it was cool to see them hunt but way to skiddish

 

[Miles]

No Thanks. They remind me of mini pacu's that eat feeder fish, big deal.. and I HATE Pacus. I think too many people enjoy telling friends 'I have pirhanas.' They are a great conversation peice, and entertaining to watch feed. Eventually they grow old, especially feeding time, and you realize they are just glorified tetras. I could also get some huge bala sharks and tell everyone 'I have sharks.' and teach them to eat feeder guppies.

Thats my opinion

 

[guppy]

No Thanks. They remind me of mini pacu's that eat feeder fish, big deal.. and I HATE Pacus. I think too many people enjoy telling friends 'I have pirhanas.' They are a great conversation peice, and entertaining to watch feed. Eventually they grow old, especially feeding time, and you realize they are just glorified tetras. I could also get some huge bala sharks and tell everyone 'I have sharks.' and teach them to eat feeder guppies.

Thats my opinion

Now if you could get the guppies to eat rbps...,that would be cool.

 

[Miles]

I once met a guy who taught his large comet feeder fish (12") to eat small comet feeder fish. It was the most ironic idiocy I have ever seen.