Red Bellied Piranha

By: Joshu Lang
 
Common Name: Red Bellied Piranha
 
Latin Name: Pygocentrus Nattereri
 
Origin: The Amazon
 
Temperature: 75-81 degrees F
 
Aggressivness: Very Aggressive
 
Lighting: Piranha Like it darker to simulate the conditions of the amazons
 
Adult Size: up to 24 Inches (60 cm)
 
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon for a baby but as they get older 1 inch per gallon
 
Feeding: Beef Heart, Live/Frozen Blood Worms, Feeder Fish (not very often becaue of parasites)
 
Spawning Method : No clear sexual differences. Breeding females may appear more robust in shape. Eggs are laid among plants or in a pit in the substrate and defended by the parents. Hatching takes around 2-3 days.
 
Comments: Unlike most people think piranhas are not really killer fish, actually they seek out the weak or injured to help the Amazon ecosystem, but in a home aquarium setup they are very scared fish and tend to hide alot and become active when hungry or a weaker fish enters their territories.
 

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