p's with other fish

[green_fox]

at what size of tank can you safely mix p's with other fish like cichlids?

 

[JoeDizzleMPLS]

there's no such thing as a safe number of gallons for a cohab with piranhas, there will always be a big risk involved. sometimes small, fast fish like neon tetras can be put with larger piranhas, but it's not always successful. cichlids are usually alot harder to pull off a successful cohab with because there are alot of territorial issues which will lead to fighting and death. people may tell you that something they've tried has worked but that in no way means that it will work for anyone else. i guess you're free to try whatever you want to try, but in the long run there will be losses due to aggression, so just make sure that you're prepared for that.

 

[green_fox]

i just thought it would be a cool idea but if its high risk i wont try it

 

[JoeDizzleMPLS]

yeah, it can definitely end up being a pretty pricey experiment... my piranhas eat well enough without adding a one time meal of expensive cichlids

 

[koop171]

i guess it boils down to if u want Ps u only have them or u set up another tank with other fish that can cohab

 

[ductTAPE]

i've had 2 mini crabs in my tank of piranhas.. they're still in there.. if you like crabs you should try those [:

 

[stevelamby]

Any tank mates for a piranha will eventually be eaten. Unless the tank mate is capable of eating the piranha.

 

[SEPPA]

I had 4 6 in. RB's that killed and ate a big nasty 8 in. Wolf FIsh. Had them together for months and one day things went wrong. The heater was accidentaly at 84F at the time and I didn't feed them for a day. Just the head was left!!