I have been feeding my fish live bluegill fry from my farm pond for a while now. Two weeks ago, My buddy brought his daughter over and we took her fishing down at my farm pond. She caught around 10 bluegills in around 10 minutes. Two of the bluegills were over 8", and I got an idea that they might help the 3 red belly piranahs stop biting chunks out of one another. They never seem to consider eating anything other then live feeders, so I thought it would be perfect.
I put the two 8" + bluegills in with the three RBP's 5" - 6" range. Much to my suprise, the bluegills kicked the do-do out of the RBP's. Who would have thunk it.
On a positive note though, the Bluegills have become perfect mentors for the slightly smaller RBP's. As I said before, the RBP's have NEVER taken to eating anything not live.
I was chucking some market fish chunks into the tank, and the bluegills were gobbling them up like maniacs. This triggered one of the RBP's to also snatch a chunk. Within a week, all three of my RBP's are now eating market fish chunks right along with their tankmates the bluegills.
No new chunks have been torn from the RBP's since the introduction of the bluegills, and only very minimal damage fin nipping has occured with the bluegills.
I put the two 8" + bluegills in with the three RBP's 5" - 6" range. Much to my suprise, the bluegills kicked the do-do out of the RBP's. Who would have thunk it.
On a positive note though, the Bluegills have become perfect mentors for the slightly smaller RBP's. As I said before, the RBP's have NEVER taken to eating anything not live.
I was chucking some market fish chunks into the tank, and the bluegills were gobbling them up like maniacs. This triggered one of the RBP's to also snatch a chunk. Within a week, all three of my RBP's are now eating market fish chunks right along with their tankmates the bluegills.
No new chunks have been torn from the RBP's since the introduction of the bluegills, and only very minimal damage fin nipping has occured with the bluegills.
