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posted 07-24-2003 10:57 PM         

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hey all, im new to this whole forum thing and i just got a quick question. I have been thinking for a while about getting piranhas. I just want to know about how many gallons of water I would need for a single Piranha. Also is it better to keep them seperatly or in a group.

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posted 07-24-2003 11:34 PM         

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heres a good site http://petplace.compuserve.com/articles/artShow.asp?artID=3123

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posted 07-24-2003 11:44 PM         

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thanks for the site Pacuguy

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posted 07-24-2003 11:49 PM         

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its a good site has info about almost every fish you can think of http://www.aquariumfish.net/
www.kingsoftheaquarium.com

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posted 07-26-2003 03:18 PM         

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i assume you're talking about red bellies, they usually do best in schools of 3 or more, singles usually are very shy and will get picked on by other fish in the tank, especially cichlids or other fast moving aggressive fish. i'm not sure of other varietys of piranha but i heard that some like the blacks will kill each other if the tanks not big enough

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posted 07-26-2003 04:28 PM         

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Yea sorry i was talking about the red bellied piranhas. what would be the best tank size for one alone or 3 together??

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posted 07-26-2003 06:50 PM         

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for 1 alone probably as small as a 29 until he gets big, and for 3 nothing smaller than 50

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posted 07-26-2003 08:39 PM         

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ok thanks

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