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why hasnt my piranha eaten for 4 days2007-11-24 23:43:18

he normally eats frozen fish food every other day - he is about 18months old and 5 inches long ,lives alone and is very shy.

Answers:

i used to keep piranhas myself but alot larger than yours.

mine were kept in a 8ft aquarium x 4ftx4ft.

i showed a mate one day and he scared them banging on the glass, they stopped feeding immediately when i try ed to feed them the next day.

after 4weeks one got hungry and the others followed suit.

remember this in the wild they stay together picking of the weaker fish even there own kind,and can last a while without food in the wild.

my piranhas were breeding before the prat hit my glass tank.

they never breed after that.

i kept red bellies imported from there natural habitat.i kept them with a 3ft fruit eating pacu.he loved grapes.

some red bellies like abit of fruit/veg in there diet.

i think it will not be long before they eat again.

try prawns,and live blood-worms,and dapnia.

question,

how cleans the tank,

how good is your filter,u need a decent one as there messy fish and cause water to go bad real quick.

when did you clean the gravel last,

whats the nitrites and nitrates reading.

whats you ammonia reading.is the temperature ok.

do you check your pH.

i fed mine every 2 day like you do as well so that's OK.

e-mail

mideon@hotmail.co.uk if you want any more help and i will try to help as much as possible