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posted 06-28-2003 10:21 PM         

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oops i bought what i think was a piranha but he sometimes eats fruit and pellets plz give me information

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posted 06-28-2003 11:38 PM         

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if he grows over 15" hes a pacu(or at least i think my 18" pacu has pointy teeth)

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posted 06-30-2003 01:50 AM         

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Red belly piranha eat fruit, that is what they use there teeth for a lot in there natural enviroment. so it is good to feed your piranhas some fruit everyonce in a wile. what size is it and u should be able to tell by a few things. A lot say teeth but that isnt always true. shiny scales on the p as apposed to no flakes on the pacu. if u can post a pic i should be able to tell. and if it gets bigger than 12" youve got a pecu. or i just thought of this if he is the only one of its kind is he hiding all the time and real skidish then sounds like a p. put some fish in and see what he does if its a pacu it should leave the fish alone if they dont fit in its mouth.

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posted 07-03-2003 11:44 AM           

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If the lower jaw extends out past the upper jaw, it's a piranha. The meet vs. fruit thing doesn't matter much as I have found with my pacu. He eats anything you put in the tank with him.

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posted 07-03-2003 05:40 PM         

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same for mine
im wondering what is the biggest a pirhana has gotten before?

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posted 07-03-2003 07:56 PM         

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probably around 17-20 inches i think and the biggest red tail catfish i think is 236 pounds thats crazy

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posted 07-04-2003 09:54 AM         

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wow i thought the biggest would be probally 150 pounds

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posted 07-18-2003 02:05 AM         

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piranahs are onivoures so they eat meat and plants(like you) if it acts scared while he is alone he is a p

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