Will they get stunted from now till august?

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Hey guys as some may know i'm keeping my red bellies in a 35g TEMPORARILY until i get a new tank in august.(My cats broke my 55) I'm worried that keeping them in the 35g for that long will possibly stunt them, if it does will they start growing again when they get into the new 55g? I'm just really worried about them, I wish I could have a bigger tank for them but I dont have the money for a new one till my birthday :(
 
It probably will slow their growth rate down,but probably won't effect them a whole lot.moving them up to a 55gal isn't a whole lot better though.I can't remember exactly how many you have now, but a 55gal is still a small tank.should watch craigslist n find at least a 75gallon if not a 135gal.you'll be glad you did later. IMO anyhow.
 
BRUNER247;4220036; said:
It probably will slow their growth rate down,but probably won't effect them a whole lot.moving them up to a 55gal isn't a whole lot better though.I can't remember exactly how many you have now, but a 55gal is still a small tank.should watch craigslist n find at least a 75gallon if not a 135gal.you'll be glad you did later. IMO anyhow.
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I only have 3, really I thought that a 55 would be ok for them for a few years :confused: I was planning on upgrading to a 75 or a 120 a few years down the road.
 
The piranha will continue to grow after you move them if given clean water, and a enhanced diet.


135 for three Piranha? Thats quite excessive.

A 55 is around a minimum (especially since the tank is but 12 inches front to back), but you should save till then and budget for finding a 65 or 75, decorate wisely, and add additional filtration to handle large feedings.A school of three is a bit low, but you're not going to be able to house anything like the population a wildschool would be anyways. Consider 20 gallons per piranha, as a minimum, with strong in-tank flow, and significant filtration.

Keep low watt bulbs for dim lighting over the tank with some low light plants. Bamboo, mosses, cryptocoreyne, java fern... These will eat the high nitrates. Your filters must handle the solide wastes, and good flow inside the tank from additional powerheads will ensure that waste goes to the filter and does not collect under a log or in a dead flow zone inside the tank.
 
Will Hayward;4220074; said:
The piranha will continue to grow after you move them if given clean water, and a enhanced diet.


135 for three Piranha? Thats quite excessive.

A 55 is around a minimum (especially since the tank is but 12 inches front to back), but you should save till then and budget for finding a 65 or 75, decorate wisely, and add additional filtration to handle large feedings.A school of three is a bit low, but you're not going to be able to house anything like the population a wildschool would be anyways. Consider 20 gallons per piranha, as a minimum, with strong in-tank flow, and significant filtration.

Keep low watt bulbs for dim lighting over the tank with some low light plants. Bamboo, mosses, cryptocoreyne, java fern... These will eat the high nitrates. Your filters must handle the solide wastes, and good flow inside the tank from additional powerheads will ensure that waste goes to the filter and does not collect under a log or in a dead flow zone inside the tank.
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Ahh thanks so much! I'm very happy to hear that they will grow more once they are in a bigger tank :D
 
Keep an eye out on craigslist daily while you're looking for that 55. You can probably find a 75 or 125 for the same price. There's a guy here selling a 125 that i'm sure won't last long in my local area. I've seen 55 and 75 as low as 50 bucks with full set up....so if you've got the room just check craigslist religiously and get the bigger tank. Why switch in a couple of years if you can just get it now?
 
IMO find yourself a 75 and call it a day no need to wait till your birthday to get a 55 and then just upgrade it a few years later keep it simple and get a 75 for your B-day.
 
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