Wanted Red Belly Piranha

[Fool]

I Live in Coos County, Oregon and i want to get 2 dozen piranha for my new 140 gallon fish tank. I want them as young as i can get them. would like to have them shipped to my house. would appreciate any help from private breeders. baby piranha donations would be awesome some one had like four hundred in a tank and wanted to just drop a few in the mail box lol anyway cant find them where i live but they are legal to own any help would be appreciated thanks

 

[Colin_T]

you might have to talk to your local petshop and get some ordered in. Many shops won't carry them unless someone wants them and they will want payment up front so they don't get stuck with them. Also a 140g tank is probably a bit small for a large group of red bellies. You might keep a mature pr in that but if you plan on keeping 2 dozen and growing them up to adults, then you probably want a 1000g tank minimum.

 

[jonny_dw]

I Live in Coos County, Oregon and i want to get 2 dozen piranha for my new 140 gallon fish tank. I want them as young as i can get them. would like to have them shipped to my house. would appreciate any help from private breeders. baby piranha donations would be awesome some one had like four hundred in a tank and wanted to just drop a few in the mail box lol anyway cant find them where i live but they are legal to own any help would be appreciated thanks

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Are you sure you want 24?! Thats an awful amount and your going to need mega filtration! I wouldnt advise 24 if your not experienced, I would recommend 4 to 6. Remember these fish get to 12" long. If your dead set on 24 your going to need 500g minimum.

 

[Jim Curtis]

I know almost nothing about pirahnna but if you cant afford to buy the fish how in the hell do you think you can afford to buy live food to feed 24 of them? And 24 big messy fish in a 140 gallon tank sounds like you did zero research to me.

You might want to do some reading and think about this for a minute.

 

[invader]

I know almost nothing about pirahnna but if you cant afford to buy the fish how in the hell do you think you can afford to buy live food to feed 24 of them? And 24 big messy fish in a 140 gallon tank sounds like you did zero research to me.

You might want to do some reading and think about this for a minute.

I just wanted to point out that you don't have to feed them live foods. They are perfectly fine on prepared and/or frozen foods.

 

[jonny_dw]

I just wanted to point out that you don't have to feed them live foods. They are perfectly fine on prepared and/or frozen foods.

Yep spot on

 

[Jim Curtis]

Almost equally as expensive so point still stands.

 

[jonny_dw]

Almost equally as expensive so point still stands.

Not really, you can get cheap prawns and mussels etc from your food store and they last ages when frozen.

 

[Colin_T]

yep that's what I used to do. Zip down to my local bait supply store and buy a couple of kilos of raw frozen pranws. Then just take out what I need and the rest stays frozen. You can do the same with blocks of mullies (blue sardines). Buy in bulk and freeze them.

 

[Fool]

you might have to talk to your local petshop and get some ordered in. Many shops won't carry them unless someone wants them and they will want payment up front so they don't get stuck with them. Also a 140g tank is probably a bit small for a large group of red bellies. You might keep a mature pr in that but if you plan on keeping 2 dozen and growing them up to adults, then you probably want a 1000g tank minimum.

I took your advice and went to the pet store and the guy said the same thing you said. I told him a 2,500 gallon heated pond otta do the trick. I cant wait for the raccoons to try to eat these fish. Im wondering do these fish need to be a certain size to go in the pond or does it matter? Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Colin_T]

I can’t wait for the raccoons to try to eat these fish. I’m wondering do these fish need to be a certain size to go in the pond or does it matter? Any advice would be appreciated.

LOL to the raccoon bit. Yeah I think that would be funny watching the local raccoon population start declining whenever they go fishing in the pond

The fish can be any size when they go in the pond. Smaller fish will travel better and stress less. They are also considerably cheaper than adult fish. Adult fish become territorial and often kill each other if there isn't enough room to move.
If you put a group of small fish in the pond then they will grow rapidly (6inches in 6 months if well fed and looked after) and develop their own pecking order.
Keep them really well fed and try to minimise the stress because stress causes them to go nuts and eat each other. Also if they are well fed they will be less inclined to chomping one another.
Have a net over the pond to stop them jumping out. They don't normally jump but can if they panic. Have lots of plants and hiding places in the pond so they feel secure.
Get a big filter for the pond and a large syphon hose so you can do regular water changes. Being predators the meat food they eat will cause the water to go off very quickly. Pellet foods can be fed to them.

 

[jonny_dw]

I can’t wait for the raccoons to try to eat these fish..

If you think the racoon will be eaten to bare bones in seconds your wrong.

I think its more likely that the piranhas will be the ones that need to be protected from the racoons. Remember in the wild river otters eat piranha's so I see no reason why a racoon wouldnt be able to.

 

[Colin_T]

raccoons will eat young piranha but when the fish are mature I think a raccoon would be silly to try and catch them.

 

[invader]

raccoons will eat young piranha but when the fish are mature I think a raccoon would be silly to try and catch them.

A raccoon wouldn't know better, since they know nothing of piranhas, which come from a different continent.

 

[Jim Curtis]

I just did a bit of research and you do realize that you need to obtain a permit to own these fish in the state of Oregon correct?