I have a lone RBP about 6" in a 75gal. I am trying to decide whether to raise him by himself, spend big$ to get him a couple RBP tankmates his own size, trade him in and get a school of 4-5 baby RBP, or trade him in and get a lone Black Piranha. I've only ever kept RBP so I don't know a ton about BlackPs except that they are less tolerant of tankmates of ay kind. I'd like to hear the opinions/pros&cons of people who have experience with both. Any info or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
School of RBP or lone BlackP?
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Also, with BlackPs how long does it take to get to the point where their color changes to black/charcoal? Is an 18" wide 75gal too small for one anyway?
Is in now legal to keep p's in KY? Although you might be able to do a black in a 75g, I always thought that they did better in a 125g
I have both but my rhom is still small. Personally, i enjoy the shoal better even though my small rhom appears to be a bit of a finger chaser.
Rhoms take forever to grow though, i'm pretty sure mine would just get lost and i'd be wasting a ton of food if i went 55 or up at this point, let alone a 75 or 125.
I'd start over with small ones, they'll quickly shoot up to 6 inches but might be hard if you're attached
Rhoms take forever to grow though, i'm pretty sure mine would just get lost and i'd be wasting a ton of food if i went 55 or up at this point, let alone a 75 or 125.
I'd start over with small ones, they'll quickly shoot up to 6 inches but might be hard if you're attached
serra mac in my avatar. it's part of a mixed shoal of 9 rbp and 6 macs. I see no need for a 125g for a small rhom but you really dont want a 14" rhom in a 75
I'm not going to do the BlackP. Too big. I'd like to think I would get a bigger tank for it, but no guarantee so I will wait. I am attached to my RBP, but it would cost a lot more just to get him two new tankmates (& I'd probably get 3or4) than it would to trade him in for store credit and get 5 new little ones.
There any other species that I should consider (that will stay about the size of an RBP)? There are GoldPs available too.