why not get a pacu? looks just like a red belly
except you don't have to throw raw chicken/raw beef in their tank to feed them
Pacus are ugly way too big for home aquariums even a 100 gl is too small. And did I mention they are ugly
okay im getting a 55g tank and i want to do piranhas i will be running two 60gallon HOB filters and 2 power heads and under gravel filter and i have been doing some research and i would like to get a shoal of about 4-5 three inch red - bellied piranhas. Will soon upgrade to a 100g around December.... does anyone have any expirence or knowledge that would also help me in keeping these fish
"The entire subfamily Serrasalminae is prohibited in Florida due to its predatory nature, human safety concerns and their proven ability to spawn and survive in south Florida."
I got that from this website:
http://m.myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/fish/freshwater/nonnatives/piranha/
Piranhas require a permit in Kentucky. I am pretty sure in Florida, if you get caught, you would face heavy fines. Florida is having so many problems with invasive species that they are really cracking down. Many people may have them and just haven't been caught yet. I correspond with many people in FLorida that have snakes as pets. They are getting lots of grief about them. Too many irresponsible people who decide to just dump non native species. Why not check out some of your states species of fish. I am sure you could find something as cool as piranha without the danger to your ecosystem.
A 55 gallon should be okay for two 3inch oscars and a 5 inch needle nose gar till December when i get the hundred gallon and then even then they should be okay in the 100 gallon till i can get a 180 around April/May of next year.
By December those fish will be WAY to big for a 55. The smallest gar shouldn't even be kept in anything smaller than a 3' deep tank anyways. The spotted/Fla gar would be the smallest btw. And they reach about 2'+ in length.
All them fish will be about 9-10" by dec. given proper care and diet. They should be growing at a inch + a month.
Good lunch with them though. Hopefully you will upgrade.
nice little Freudian slip there to take care of that fish "too big for tank" issue