I have 1 gold belly piranah and really want to get 4-5 more. I was told that they will just eat eachother.. right now 1 piranah can eat a 1-1.5 inch gold fish but i'm looking to put a mouse in there. Anyone have any experiences with gold belly piranahs?? Thank You.
Does anyone have a Gold Belly Piranah???
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I do. They will usually nibble at each other and the weak ones will get killed. I kept mine seperate (only two).
Mine loved eating hamburger, green beans, and apple slices. Piranha generally like fruits more than meat (mine at least). If I put a mouse in one of my tanks it would drown before the piranha would show an interest. But they were always very attentive to a nice green bean!
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I watch a lot of the Discovery Channel. They had a special on Piranha once and talked about how nuts and fruits were a staple of their diet. After watching the show I started feeding those items to the fish... the fish liked it.
I had my piranha for about 4-5 years. I ended up giving them to a breeder when they were too much for me to care for (I was in college at the time). The big one was about 6-8" long, pretty healthy ah heck.
EDIT: BTW... Don't let food sit in the tank too long. Make sure you remove uneaten food after 12 hours or so. If you let the food go bad in the water the fish might get sick. Also remove all bones from chicken and other bird meats. The bones will shread in their mouth and you'll have to add a salt solution to clean the wounds out. Salt can also be good for their coat, ask your pet store dude for details.
Also remove any plastic plants. My piranha liked eating the plastic plants, or at least chewing them up and throwing up the bits.
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I used to have a tank in where i kept a small crocodile and a couple of turtles, i dropped a mouse in there, the turtles tore him apart, ripped his skin of, while he was swimming around ooozing blood the crocodile ate him...
Nice animals them turtles...
Nice animals them turtles...
I see you need a permit to have them....
States are close enough to buy that are legal.
I'm interested now. I used to have Pacus, they're related.
Piranahs are cooler.
When I get my 55 gallon tank I think I'll put them in it.
States are close enough to buy that are legal.
I'm interested now. I used to have Pacus, they're related.
Piranahs are cooler.
When I get my 55 gallon tank I think I'll put them in it.
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