What Piranha do I have?!??

Hendre

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Yeah, hes eating 3 cocktail shrimp a day or equivalent slice of tilapia. Hes very shy though. Hides in the back corner behind some plants. I keep it dim and quiet. This is my first piranha. So, doing my best. I read they get less shy as they grow. Is that true?
Makes sense with what I have heard about Piranha in general
 

JSpilo

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Great appetite :) Yes, but they will always have some skitted trait to some degree. I'd say once your Piraya reaches 9" it won't hide/dart much at all. Needs to get used to it's surroundings. Each fish has their own temperament and personality, of course.
My Rhom is ~7.25", thinks he's a badass most of the time trying to chase me and my wife away from his tank, but when we're wearing dark gray/black clothes, he acts like he just saw the boogieman:eek: releases a little ammonia wetting his pants, and darts around like crazy.
 
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Brian Wojtalewicz

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That makes some sense. Im a very big guy and always wear dark clothing. Hes a little over 4" right now. Thanks everyone, for all the info!
 

jp80911

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Piraya grows very fast so he won't be 4" for long if you keep up with the water quality and proper feeding
 

Boomer1224

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I ordered a lot from Aquascape and never had any problems even the one time one of my fish arrived dead even without proof Pedro sent me another free just my 2 cents
 

bignootch

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Hello there. If you want to get it to gain some confidence about swimming around the tank and if $$ is an issue buying more piraya, I'd suggest buying 3 or 4 red belly piranhas of similar size to raise with it... They really do thrive best when kept in group company. Hope it works out for you & the fishy!
 
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