i havent seen many large tanks dedicated to P's, so im kicking around the idea of filling my 400g with some natt's. the tank is 5'x4'x33" and not shure on how many i could fill her up with, what ya think?
stocking a 400g?
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DucatiDragster;2987458; said:I would go with 45 reds.
not quite sure i would...
don't forget you only have a footprint 5 feet long. i know someone who has a 3 meters aquarium with 11 pirayas. his remarks: the depth don't seem to play a big role in setting territories. the lenght of the aquarium seems the most important factor.
now, 4 feet deep is still quite impressing...
i know another member of another forum who did put 15 in a 84" x 65" footprint. now, could he have put more? i dunno
my bet would be something like 10-15, but that's kind of hard to say.
but you won't see much difference between 15 and 25 so...
anyone with a tank that size?
anyways... your call
square tank (in this case, almost square) is more suitable for rhom (read it on OPEFE) than a long tank.
but for pygo I think a longer tank will probably be better. depends on what kind of pygo is available at your area, maybe some caribes (a dozen).
but for pygo I think a longer tank will probably be better. depends on what kind of pygo is available at your area, maybe some caribes (a dozen).
Hmmm 20 Square Feet of space. well since you are asking what we think...
Personally if I was doing what you are considering (And I might because I like any ideas that say Monster AND Piranha) I would start out with about 36 Pygocentrus nattereri Fry. and as they grow to adult, pull out any that have been damaged until I had a population of about 12. Might have to sell off a few, or pull out some breeding pairs if they form.
Raise them on Frozen, Pellet, Flake, and graduate up to prepared fillets. I wouldn't feed them live, ever. Once the matured fish were sizable enough, I would add in a very large school of young Tetras, such as Colombian tetras, Von Rio tetras, or Dwarf Red Eye Tetras. Something like 100 in the group.
I would do a sand bottom with an earth tone. Maybe some 3M Grade S Black, Brown, Tan, or Red. Plant the tank Heavily with Brazilian Elodea (Egeria densa). Some rooted, and some floating. Maybe a couple other floating plants, and some Crypts rooted on the bottom.
I'd light it with two Metal Halaids in very large reflectors. The plants chosen would be low light, but I would want the shimmer of the the light against the sufrace turbulence to show on the sandbed. Lots of driftwood with moss.
I just Watched the Planet Earth DVD a few days ago which documented Piranhas in the Wild. Stunning video captured.
Some videos you should watch are:
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/piranha-feeding-frenzy-bbc-animals/14764679
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/bathing-with-piranhas/16207123
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/piranha-devours-a-duck/16207121
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sBWBYN5jvA&feature=player_embedded
Personally if I was doing what you are considering (And I might because I like any ideas that say Monster AND Piranha) I would start out with about 36 Pygocentrus nattereri Fry. and as they grow to adult, pull out any that have been damaged until I had a population of about 12. Might have to sell off a few, or pull out some breeding pairs if they form.
Raise them on Frozen, Pellet, Flake, and graduate up to prepared fillets. I wouldn't feed them live, ever. Once the matured fish were sizable enough, I would add in a very large school of young Tetras, such as Colombian tetras, Von Rio tetras, or Dwarf Red Eye Tetras. Something like 100 in the group.
I would do a sand bottom with an earth tone. Maybe some 3M Grade S Black, Brown, Tan, or Red. Plant the tank Heavily with Brazilian Elodea (Egeria densa). Some rooted, and some floating. Maybe a couple other floating plants, and some Crypts rooted on the bottom.
I'd light it with two Metal Halaids in very large reflectors. The plants chosen would be low light, but I would want the shimmer of the the light against the sufrace turbulence to show on the sandbed. Lots of driftwood with moss.
I just Watched the Planet Earth DVD a few days ago which documented Piranhas in the Wild. Stunning video captured.
Some videos you should watch are:
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/piranha-feeding-frenzy-bbc-animals/14764679
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/bathing-with-piranhas/16207123
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/piranha-devours-a-duck/16207121
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sBWBYN5jvA&feature=player_embedded