shelleyfellows Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Any suggestions on what is best for large piranah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Any suggestions on what is best for large piranah My piranha are 8 to 10 inches and I feed them every two days mostly I feed them freshly thawed smelt they are inexpensive and easy, occasionally some beef heart not to much though since beef is very fatty, I give them the odd treat of uncooked peeled shrimp this is really good for them and will produce a nice bright color in your piranha I also give them some cod fillets every so often, the thing that works best for me is to give them a varied diet this will give them different nutrients, I fed them just straight feeder fish for a long time risking the threat of introducing diesease and they were not growing and there color was getting darker so i would advice againsed that. This works good for me hopefully this helps good luck Piranha are magnificent fish and well worth the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmamnstr Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Had a Trio, as Brian said they love the shrimps! did do a large feeder or two but only once a month or so, Hikari cichlid pelets also....Ex kept them not sure what he feeds them now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelleyfellows Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Thanx for the suggestions, very helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williewonka Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I have a shoal of 8 that vary from 6-9 inches and feed them almost exclusively on New Life Spectrum Jumbo Fish Formula. I feed them daily and they will almost come right out of the water to get the pellets. Their color is redder now than at any time since I have had them. I do feed them white meat fish once in a while, but, I find the water stays a lot cleaner with the pellet diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Below is a photo that was taken tonight of some of Fred's (williewonka) Red Belly Piranha. Nice job done with this group Fred, they all looked very healthy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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