Red Belly Pirahna with Black Ghost Knife

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I've kept RBP before and the minimum setup I would recommend would be at least 5 fish or more in a 125gal tank, no tank mates. With 5 fish you start to get that schooling behavior ex/ when feeding, which is part of the interest keeping this fish IMO. It also allows space for the school to swim. Of course they can be kept in smaller tanks.
 
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yeah its awesome when piranha group up into schools, I so badly wish I didn't live in FL because they're not legal here :cry:
 
yeah its awesome when piranha group up into schools, I so badly wish I didn't live in FL because they're not legal here :cry:
I lived in cold Minnesota at the time so it was no problem, now I live in the tropics and I'm severely limited in what fish species I can import.
 
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Check out exodons, they are what the piranha stereotype is
I brought home a couple of these from the lfs when I was a young kid and almost couldn't believe my eyes seeing their behavior. I really liked them but ultimately had to bring them back to save all the other fish in the tank.
 
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I lived in cold Minnesota at the time so it was no problem, now I live in the tropics and I'm severely limited in what fish species I can import.
When you live on a tropical island do you even need such tropical fish? :popcorn:
 
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