Serrasalmus gibbus

[StIcKy~RiCe]

No! Definately not a spilopleura. No red on it at all. Jaw is different. Tail colour is different. Perhaps my pictures are not coming across too well. Mine has the yellow throat and yellow/black/yellow tail. Very prominent teeth, I have not seen on any piranha before, there like a tiger fish.

spilo Doesn't have any red. that's Gold Spilo/Mac. for sure. judge by the pictures.

 

[JoeDizzleMPLS]

serrasalmus maculatus, gold spilo/mac is the most widely used common name

 

[StIcKy~RiCe]

serrasalmus maculatus, gold spilo/mac is the most widely used common name

agreed!

 

[JoeDizzleMPLS]

i have one too, and i love mine. they are great fish... tons of personality in a smaller size.

 

[StIcKy~RiCe]

i used to group 9 of them in my 300gallon. from 2" to 6-7".

 

[JoeDizzleMPLS]

yeah, i'm tossing the idea around of doing a spilo cohab, but i'm gonna wait a bit. i just got done adding those caribe to my shoal of reds so that's enough stress for a couple weeks.

 

[Dennis]

So they will mix then? What about other fish, cichlids for instance?

 

[StIcKy~RiCe]

any Serrasalmus piranha species should kept solo unless you have enough experience to keep them together.

Geryi and gold spilo are known to keep in a group, but recommend for who know what they are doing.

 

[croc 2-3]

So they will mix then? What about other fish, cichlids for instance?

No serrasalmus should EVER be mixed with cichlids as their aggression will cause the demise of any cichlid. Only 1 or 2 small Pygo. naterri can ever be tried with cichlids & even then their has to be several cichlids & never more then 2 natteri. Once the natteri get 6" then they should be moved too.

 

[croc 2-3]

sounds good man, i'll be lookin out for them. it's being sold for roughly $70 american, right? that'd be a great price for a gibbus, not so much for a rhom tho.

Wow why are they so cheap over there. Gibbus here run about $150.00