Pygocentrus piraya feeding (slowly...)

[HarleyK]

Howdy,

I have to admit that I keep them well fed and spoiled. I feed daily, a mix of fish fillets available at the fresh fish counter in the grocery store. Obviously, this is their least favorite kind. Still, I thought I'd share...
Notice the Endler guppies swimming near the top of the tank @ 0:45 min. They feed on the cloud of fish shreds that the Ps leave behind (not visible in this low magnification video)

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HarleyK

 

[Greez]

Great looking Piranhas Harley... I want a Piraya so bad but cant afford it right now

BTW what do they normally like to eat?

 

[vildotcom]

they look beautiful and so is your tank. the gups are a nice addition to the community i think.

 

[TheFishJunky]

beautiful! I wish I could grow some plants like you...my fish always eat them all

 

[benzjamin13]

Nice

 

[busterbrown]

they look good though

 

[Stump]

Look at those guys! All fat and healthy! Very cool video Harley.

 

[jsodwi]

They have nice coloration I like the guppies swimming around in there too. It looks cool to have those killers in there but a bunch of small fish still thriving

 

[HarleyK]

Thanks, all

I want a Piraya so bad but cant afford it right now

Buy them small, grow them out

BTW what do they normally like to eat?

They like salmon best, but I don't feed it too often because it's too oily. Mahi Mahi is well-received (they get it when it's on sale). Trout and catfish are good staples. They used to take shrimp, but refused it most recently.

beautiful! I wish I could grow some plants like you...my fish always eat them all

I chose my fish around my plants
Seriously: No herbivores for me. And I sold my omnivores that munched on plants.

It looks cool to have those killers in there but a bunch of small fish still thriving

Yeah, I enjoy the biodiversity, too.

HarleyK