I was looking for some opinions. I have 6 rbp's in a 35 gallon hexagon they are between two and three inches. I have had them together since 1 inch. Originally i had hoped to move them into a 55 for a little more grow out but my boys started a cichlid tank in their before I moved them. My question is do I put them into my 125 with my one 6 inch caribe and hope it all works out or do I biuld a plexiglass divider with 1/4 holes drilled all over it and divide the tank in half or so?
To divide or just let conquer
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i have 3 rbp 7-9inches
had my tank divided to add 5 new P's. now 3-4inches and i decided to let the strongest survive .... although i do have many places in the tank the larger fish cannot get to
so far 5 weeks i still have all of them
and keep the big guy well fed haha
had my tank divided to add 5 new P's. now 3-4inches and i decided to let the strongest survive .... although i do have many places in the tank the larger fish cannot get to
so far 5 weeks i still have all of them
and keep the big guy well fed haha
jp80911;3375869; said:
I agree-
Caribe are notorious for being bullies.....Better safe than sorry IMO....
underwater;3375784; said:
Hi.
Do not chuck them along with the caribe, the difference in sizes is too much and your RBP wild end up as a meal, so you do not.
You can divide the tank as you mentioned but the best option is you get another tank, at least 100 gal for that bio load, but remember the biggest the bettter.
By the way even if you decide to keep them together in a 100 gal use a divider 'til the RBP are big enough not to be eaten by the caribe.
Cheers.
Yeah, I am worried daily that they will turn on each other as they are getting crowded fast now. I have a 100 gallon salt tank with no occupants and I thought about just draining and cleaning the hell out of it. But I am just not sure that once a tank was salt it is ever really freshwater worthy. It has been a salt for years. I may have to break down and buy like a 75 gallon tank and grow them in there until they can go into the 125. The 125 is well planted and decored(large elk skull). Ahh the choices. I wonder if I could hold them in a cheap old 55 gallon off craigslist or something until they were worthy. That or put them in the boys cichlid tank when he isn't home and see who really wants that tank. haha of course my boys would not be pleased with me. Though they do have a sizable red devil that lurks in there. He may not make me the happy camper.
as long as you clean the tank you can always convert salt water tank to freshwater tank, just make sure you clean it very well.
if you are looking for just a grow out tank then a cheap 55g would be fine, they'll catch up in size in few months then you can put them all in the 125g. may want to take out the elk skull as it is probably taking up a good amount of space. with all the piranhas will be going into the 125 you'll need all the space you can get. as for the red devil, leave it in your boy's cichlid tank until your pygo shoal is 8" and up then you can turn that red devil into one nice snack for your piranhas
if you are looking for just a grow out tank then a cheap 55g would be fine, they'll catch up in size in few months then you can put them all in the 125g. may want to take out the elk skull as it is probably taking up a good amount of space. with all the piranhas will be going into the 125 you'll need all the space you can get. as for the red devil, leave it in your boy's cichlid tank until your pygo shoal is 8" and up then you can turn that red devil into one nice snack for your piranhas
jp80911;3376769; said:as long as you clean the tank you can always convert salt water tank to freshwater tank, just make sure you clean it very well.
if you are looking for just a grow out tank then a cheap 55g would be fine, they'll catch up in size in few months then you can put them all in the 125g. may want to take out the elk skull as it is probably taking up a good amount of space. with all the piranhas will be going into the 125 you'll need all the space you can get. as for the red devil, leave it in your boy's cichlid tank until your pygo shoal is 8" and up then you can turn that red devil into one nice snack for your piranhas
I agree with most of what you have said but I am not very pleased with your last statement....
I hope he doesn't pay attention to that.
LOL. I would never really throw the red devil to the shoal. He is actually turning out to be one mean little guy.(3-4 inches now) he has a rap sheet already, one black convict and a red parrot. So I know unless the rbp's were hungry he might take them. I found a 75 gallon and a 125 on the craigslist, called on them both, left a mesage, hoping to hear back. I can get 55 gallons complete all day long for 25 bucks here. So that may be the last route. Worst case scenario. Otherwise. I guess it is divide the tank.