Red Belly Piranha care 101 how I feed clean and take care of my monster tank. Email me any questions or suggestions : deasaquazoo@gmail.com support our channel : / downthewormhole PayPal.Me/DTWH
Some plants would put them more at ease. Those tall, jagged rocks are a nasty place for them to possibly crash into when spooked. I had success layering strips of car-window tint film between the light and glass lid of the tank for desired intensity of light... I liked dark and moody, but enough to still see the scales sparkle...
I agree! We have changed the tank a few times on these guys, Want to go looking for some hardscape again this spring. We just moved and I took the rocks out.
I think redbellies are very tame compared to other piranha species. I actually got a black piranha today and he already tore apart a feeder fish I had for him. He’s wild caught so I have to train him to eat pellets later on. I know other species such as Caribe Piranhas are also very aggressive compared to red bellies.
Dont wanna critic you to bad only wanna help, Tank must be at least 3times bigger and use driftwood and plants, Normally piranhas wont attack you but i would not stick my hand in this tank to clean it because when u come to close and they get cornered they will bite you so watch out for that.
Awesome Vid D!!!! Awesome content and love the details about your red belly’s especially cleaning their tank yikes😫 love your channel much love and aloha 🤙🏽🐠🌺🐠🤙🏽
it was a challenge and has taken a long time to train and read their body language before I have been comfortable to clean them and film it lol. thanks for watching!
My fish store used to have piranha fry for sale so cheaply but I didn't have an aquarium to put them in. It is one fish I still would like to get one day!
What size tank are they in? Yes south and cali they're illegal as far as I know . South-eastern USA also, I have 5 myself that size 😊 yes they are clean, they eat everything, I feed mines frozen smelts and salmon any fish from the store they eat , alot healthier than anything ,
Great tips and wow I thought me keeping black widows was wild! U have piranhas as a pet so cool. Just found u in the live stream from earlier thought I’d show some love! Deff a sub from me! 😃
We have black widows all around us, I have had one in my house before and found many in abandon goffer holes. My kiddo likes them will watch a video later with her! thanks for stopping in!
I have 24 piranhas in three different tanks. A 75 gallon, a 150 gallon, and a 180 gallon. I also have blacked out three sides of each tank. Where the glass Is that the lights sits On top of I have put Red duct tape and it makes the tank you look very eerie. I have been keeping Piranhas for almost 7 years and they only eat nightcrawlers, bass Minnows and Croppie minnows.
I'm not against people have them as pets but i wouldn't want them as pets but I like seeing them in the aquariums are they belong in South America rivers which is their home 🙃
They look like. Mine. Do you know the difference between male and female. ???? Also. Aqua clear filters are the best. Mine love the pleco sinking waffers. ,,. Crush them up ""
Well done D i have never seen the filter change color because of the dye in the food interesting. And speeking of interesting this video was as well. Tanks4sharing ✌
I have a very thick gravel bed in the tank and that holds the bulk of the bio load, a 20 long would be a great starter, a 40 long for later on. I want to get mine something longer soon too, they do startle easily
they were already 5 years old when I got them, very skittish and hard to deal with. I have lost one that used to pick fights with the others. these get along much better now.
I’ve been obsessed with Piranha since watching the Lee Majors 70’s B movie Killer Fish as a kid. I’ve heard they are pretty easy to keep as pets and thrive in an aquarium, you just have to be sensible as with most other pets. How do you get on with veterinary care?
Thanks for keeping it real and cleaning your filter on camera XD I've always been curious about piranhas but never looked into keeping them. What size tank do you need for them? And they eat mealworms? That's amazing! I would love to have a fish that can eat my gecko's leftover food. I generally avoid feeding worms with exoskeletons to my fish or to my axolotl, but I can see how an exoskeleton wouldn't be a problem at all for these guys. Would they eat dubia roaches, do you think?
These are in a 55 gal. It is what we got them in and I am sure they would love bigger. They are opportunist in the wild and eat a lot of bugs that fall in the water and dead animals. I do not feed the beetle stage only the worm.
I have been trying to find them something bigger for a bit now. big tanks are hard come by here. will keep looking tho. they might get a bit bigger yet
Hi, do you have tips on feeding babies? I obtained 8 and I feel like they aren't eating enough? I'm feeding meal worm pieces and high protein fish flakes thanks
Hi Dea, this was really informative. I think of these guys when I look at my silver dollars. My guys like those worms too... but I don't. I find they are so greasy and give my water an oily film. I have to set up my skimmer when I feed them. Oh and this is not a good food to feed FlowerHorns. They shouldn't get oils in their food or any oily foods. Just saying!
Good to know! I haven't had any issues with oil yet in there, just one Krill type food and I thew that out. it was just unmanageable! ewww. I dont have a skmmer, nice idea!
it is a great starting tank, I am trying to find something bigger for mine now. just for more room between me and them when I am cleaning again. they get so big :)
Hi I don’t know if u”ll see this but I’m thinking of getting into having piranhas. Would u say they are hard to maintain? I’m kinda scared I’ll screw it up lol
I was thinking of putting the babies in a 20 for now.. since I’ll be getting them as 2 inch babies. And moving my Axies into the 55 for now. Not sure where to approach this
What kind of filter are you using? And how much do they cost? I got myself a red belly recently and I just have 1 in a 30 gallon as I didn’t think it would be safe enough for more until I finally get my upgrade. My gold fish of 10 years passed away a couple days ago and now I want to get into housing a couple piranhas. I’m not that experienced with them and I am trying do as much research as I can. Right now I have 1 power filter but as seeing as they are more of a predator then my goldfish I know that it is much needed for an upgrade. Also, do you think a bubbler is important to have with these fish? And whats the best and affordable filter in your opinion. Thank you!
I am just using an aquaclear HOB that I never have to clean, I use a very deep gravel bed to help keep a large bio filter going, they do not stir up the gravel like gold fish so most crap gets stuck in the gravel. best of luck !!
great video i have 3 piranha in 55 gallon any sugestions on filtrarion i have two fluvill 110 do u think thats enough i dont have air pump or air stone atm reason for question my fish lost its red on the belly does that mean there not doing good. there 2 years old
this is a 55 gal tank, there are 4 very large fish in there. I only have an aquaclear 110 on it for filtration. A lot of my filtration is in my gravel. I keep about 2 inches of gravel in the tank as the filter never gets dirty. Something is sounding wrong in your tank, you have a lot more mechanical filtration then me. I would up the water changes and add some salt to the tank. is there serface water agitation in the tank?
Hi thanks for the info! One question- do the gold glitter / spangles on their body appear with maturity? Or are they already present since they were babies?
I'm looking to start a red belly piranha tank I was thinking a 500 gl tank is that a good size tank I was thinking about getting 5 of em never owned them before and was wondering how to start the process any tips
ohh yes bigger is great! I have been wanting to get mine a bigger tank so bad! start them on a nice varied diet as soon as you can, and get them used to the light and foot traffic as soon as you can.
as long as the light is on they are rather timmid. they are rescues and like to dart a lot and I dont trust them one bit. they have darted towards me but never actually swiped at my hand. I try and keep my hands out as much as possible, I dont think they grew up with much people interaction.
Completely barren and minimum sized tank, nice! I see you got some less than ideal food to go along with that. I'm impressed... Please do more how to videos!
With Piranha minimalism is key because of maintenance and given places to hide they will stay hidden for most part...your tank looks great miss dont listen to the self proclaimed piranha guru
for sure! I feed mine shrimp, and have given them some freezer burned fish as well. it may take them a bit to figure out it is food, so dont give up :)
As big as you can. I cant wait to move these into a bigger tank. this is a 55 and they are outgrowing it fast! we have moved a lot unintentionally and want to find a 75 gal to move them into as soon as we can. Good luck with them they are neat
That doesn’t look like a 55, I just moved my 5 red belly’s to a 135 gallon, and my 55 gallon looks way bigger than the tank in this video. Those piranhas look like they barely have room to move around without swimming into one another.
I just bought 10 red belly babies from Nj here in Wa state in a 250 gallon tank and i honestly didnt know about the light so i am darking out the 3 sides and adding dimmer or top light...thx for the tip!!!!!
You have the most calming voice
Those piranhas react to the vacuum cleaner about the same way my dog does. ;)
lol. mine puppies are under the bed with the vacuum, thanks for watching.
they're a lot more skittish than cartoons & show. still they have sharp teeth made for ripping/shredding flesh. they eat meat.
It's so interesting how our perception of particular fish changes when we keep them, and can study them day to day.
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ohh yes I see this tanks in a hole new light :) thanks for watching
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Now that is a content I can relate to..
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This is what got me started into the hobby, this makes me miss mine. Looks like your doing a great job 👍
thank you! they are diffrent to work with for sure!
Hello Matt I’m a beginner piranha keeper
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Some plants would put them more at ease. Those tall, jagged rocks are a nasty place for them to possibly crash into when spooked. I had success layering strips of car-window tint film between the light and glass lid of the tank for desired intensity of light... I liked dark and moody, but enough to still see the scales sparkle...
I agree! We have changed the tank a few times on these guys, Want to go looking for some hardscape again this spring. We just moved and I took the rocks out.
Great video. And you put your hand in the tank🤪 🤯
lol ya it is freeeeeky!! I dont want to clean the other filter.... that is the food side might take the filter off first!
Theyre shy so its kinda easy to do it
Still dont do it though
Piranha fish group are looking very amazing and very helpful information for piranha care
Thank you! was interesting to make!
I think redbellies are very tame compared to other piranha species. I actually got a black piranha today and he already tore apart a feeder fish I had for him. He’s wild caught so I have to train him to eat pellets later on. I know other species such as Caribe Piranhas are also very aggressive compared to red bellies.
Dont wanna critic you to bad only wanna help, Tank must be at least 3times bigger and use driftwood and plants, Normally piranhas wont attack you but i would not stick my hand in this tank to clean it because when u come to close and they get cornered they will bite you so watch out for that.
I’ve had 2 for 6 years and only fed hikari cichlid gold pellets and they have never been sick and they are 6-8 inches and chunky! 🙂
nice! most fish foods are very well made and can be a nice easy complete diet for sure!
I would like to own some, but I live in the Southern US where they are illegal almost everywhere
Awesome Vid D!!!! Awesome content and love the details about your red belly’s especially cleaning their tank yikes😫 love your channel much love and aloha 🤙🏽🐠🌺🐠🤙🏽
it was a challenge and has taken a long time to train and read their body language before I have been comfortable to clean them and film it lol. thanks for watching!
My fish store used to have piranha fry for sale so cheaply but I didn't have an aquarium to put them in. It is one fish I still would like to get one day!
They are diffrent to keep for sure! and hardy things too!
Plants and Wood is THE only thing misssing.. nice tetras
What size tank are they in? Yes south and cali they're illegal as far as I know . South-eastern USA also, I have 5 myself that size 😊 yes they are clean, they eat everything, I feed mines frozen smelts and salmon any fish from the store they eat , alot healthier than anything ,
They would be less skiddish in a larger tank I believe
They look amazing! My local pet said store they come in next Friday.Im excited.Got a 55 gallon waiting for them
Could I keep 4 piranhas in an 80 gallon tank?
Yes
Awesome video....beautiful tank. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you LEatha!
Great tips and wow I thought me keeping black widows was wild! U have piranhas as a pet so cool.
Just found u in the live stream from earlier thought I’d show some love! Deff a sub from me! 😃
We have black widows all around us, I have had one in my house before and found many in abandon goffer holes. My kiddo likes them will watch a video later with her! thanks for stopping in!
I have 24 piranhas in three different tanks. A 75 gallon, a 150 gallon, and a 180 gallon. I also have blacked out three sides of each tank. Where the glass Is that the lights sits On top of I have put Red duct tape and it makes the tank you look very eerie. I have been keeping Piranhas for almost 7 years and they only eat nightcrawlers, bass Minnows and Croppie minnows.
I'm not against people have them as pets but i wouldn't want them as pets but I like seeing them in the aquariums are they belong in South America rivers which is their home 🙃
Im jealous
Beautiful explanation.
Thanks for watching!
Is that tank big enough? Looks inhumane.
They are skittish, I had kept them for years and I always put my hand in the tank and they did the same as yours, they always ran and hid.
I hate it after I saw the chunk they could take out lol...
They look like. Mine. Do you know the difference between male and female. ???? Also. Aqua clear filters are the best. Mine love the pleco sinking waffers. ,,. Crush them up
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Nice vid! I have a 220 Gallon with 10 Red Bellies.
That sounds like a wonderful fish tank!!
i'd like to see those :)
OMG I LIVE IN ALBERTA AS WELL!! WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR PIRANHAS
They were a rescue from someone’s house. About 5 years old at the time
Well done D i have never seen the filter change color because of the dye in the food interesting. And speeking of interesting this video was as well. Tanks4sharing ✌
ya that color enhancing food is never getting bought again... ewwww
How many gallons is your tank? Great video btw!
I love my piranhas I can’t wait until they get fully grown
Are the sponges the only biological media u use? I see you dont use ceramic rings or anything......Would 2 piranhas be fine in a 20 gallon?
I have a very thick gravel bed in the tank and that holds the bulk of the bio load, a 20 long would be a great starter, a 40 long for later on. I want to get mine something longer soon too, they do startle easily
You seem awesome Dee But I’d get a little bigger tank lmao. They seem to have grown up rigger so I guess fighting isn’t an issue but at least a 55 lol
wow your piranha are amazing ..and beautifull too
Thank you for watching Polski!
That tank is way too small for piranha. 20 gallons per piranha is about the right amount to stick with.
Great video,but you said the gravel is fairly clean,it's filthy.
i think you're scared to put your hand in lol lmao they won't bite you unless you corner them
Great how to Care for video Dea👍
Thank you Reefer! they are one of the more interesting to keep.
Is this aquarium a 60 cm aquarium?
What size tank is that? Looks like a 40 breeder
Awesome info Dea. I noticed my sponges turn pink also 🤷♂️.must be the food 😁
That is the first time that has ever happened to me lol. I dont usually pick up the color enhancing crap either lol
Down the Worm Hole 🤷♂️😂
Nice
Did you get them as fry did you have any cannibalism
they were already 5 years old when I got them, very skittish and hard to deal with. I have lost one that used to pick fights with the others. these get along much better now.
Great video thanks for sharing have a bless day
Thank you Knighttrandom! was interesting to make for sure
Still running you sis!
thank you so much! I am listening to some of your older ones now!
Mine got to ten inches in a 5 foot tank and that was too small so now the wife has said I can get more now so I have a 700 liter tank on the way 👍🏻🇬🇧
Nice group there. I got caribes and redbellys and i have to say i love the caribes more..u still have them?this is a 75g right?
looks great from my view
Chickens get less scared then my piranhas. I've never gotten bitten when sticking my hand inside the tank.
lol been chased and bitten by way more chickens too lol
@@DowntheWormHole haha me too!! Piranhas are harmless
What is your tank size of piranha??
Stick your hand In there they’re not going to attack you
I’ve been obsessed with Piranha since watching the Lee Majors 70’s B movie Killer Fish as a kid. I’ve heard they are pretty easy to keep as pets and thrive in an aquarium, you just have to be sensible as with most other pets. How do you get on with veterinary care?
Thanks for keeping it real and cleaning your filter on camera XD I've always been curious about piranhas but never looked into keeping them. What size tank do you need for them? And they eat mealworms? That's amazing! I would love to have a fish that can eat my gecko's leftover food. I generally avoid feeding worms with exoskeletons to my fish or to my axolotl, but I can see how an exoskeleton wouldn't be a problem at all for these guys. Would they eat dubia roaches, do you think?
These are in a 55 gal. It is what we got them in and I am sure they would love bigger. They are opportunist in the wild and eat a lot of bugs that fall in the water and dead animals. I do not feed the beetle stage only the worm.
Thank you.
Haha they are like the Tang of fresh water
Do they get much bigger and is that tank big enough if I get one I know it was posted a year ago put I just want to make sure
I have been trying to find them something bigger for a bit now. big tanks are hard come by here. will keep looking tho. they might get a bit bigger yet
Hi, do you have tips on feeding babies? I obtained 8 and I feel like they aren't eating enough? I'm feeding meal worm pieces and high protein fish flakes thanks
Cool! How big were they when you got them??
They were about 5 years old and they havent grown enough for me to notice anything
Why is she talking like that... kinda irritating...
Hi Dea, this was really informative. I think of these guys when I look at my silver dollars. My guys like those worms too... but I don't. I find they are so greasy and give my water an oily film. I have to set up my skimmer when I feed them. Oh and this is not a good food to feed FlowerHorns. They shouldn't get oils in their food or any oily foods. Just saying!
Good to know! I haven't had any issues with oil yet in there, just one Krill type food and I thew that out. it was just unmanageable! ewww. I dont have a skmmer, nice idea!
I have a 55 gallon will that be good for piranhas
it is a great starting tank, I am trying to find something bigger for mine now. just for more room between me and them when I am cleaning again. they get so big :)
Down the Worm Hole on that’s great I was getting them as fri any way
They need live
They'd die ur tankx too small
Awesome 👍😍🐚🍃
Figured it would make a good Halloween video :P
I just bought one and have it in a 20 gal with my feeder fish. I need help
Great video, i would of thought they’d be dirtier eaters but they ate those shrimp in one bite.
I try and keep the pieces smaller too for that reason... I hate cleaning that tank lol
Down the Worm Hole i feel you on that, can be a pain to do.
hey dea great care
Thank you Tropcalfishcraze!
How much do these cost?
I got mine for 100 with 2 tanks and the filters and fish, it was more of a rescue
Good morning dea have great day keep you hand out that tank right
Thank you Big! good morning!
Hi I don’t know if u”ll see this but I’m thinking of getting into having piranhas. Would u say they are hard to maintain? I’m kinda scared I’ll screw it up lol
Hey where did you buy these guys from I really wanted to have some
I was thinking of putting the babies in a 20 for now.. since I’ll be getting them as 2 inch babies. And moving my Axies into the 55 for now. Not sure where to approach this
What kind of filter are you using? And how much do they cost? I got myself a red belly recently and I just have 1 in a 30 gallon as I didn’t think it would be safe enough for more until I finally get my upgrade. My gold fish of 10 years passed away a couple days ago and now I want to get into housing a couple piranhas. I’m not that experienced with them and I am trying do as much research as I can. Right now I have 1 power filter but as seeing as they are more of a predator then my goldfish I know that it is much needed for an upgrade. Also, do you think a bubbler is important to have with these fish? And whats the best and affordable filter in your opinion. Thank you!
I am just using an aquaclear HOB that I never have to clean, I use a very deep gravel bed to help keep a large bio filter going, they do not stir up the gravel like gold fish so most crap gets stuck in the gravel. best of luck !!
great video i have 3 piranha in 55 gallon any sugestions on filtrarion i have two fluvill 110 do u think thats enough i dont have air pump or air stone atm reason for question my fish lost its red on the belly does that mean there not doing good. there 2 years old
this is a 55 gal tank, there are 4 very large fish in there. I only have an aquaclear 110 on it for filtration. A lot of my filtration is in my gravel. I keep about 2 inches of gravel in the tank as the filter never gets dirty. Something is sounding wrong in your tank, you have a lot more mechanical filtration then me. I would up the water changes and add some salt to the tank. is there serface water agitation in the tank?
What filter do you use
Hi thanks for the info! One question- do the gold glitter / spangles on their body appear with maturity? Or are they already present since they were babies?
I already got these full grown, when I see some in the shop they have some glitter, but not as pronounced as the bigger ones.
Dear Dea,
How big is the tank in gallons/litres?
Thank you.
they are a few rescues that I got, they are in a 55 gal tank as they freeked out in a bigger tank and stopped eatting. change has been hard on them.
You need some pinky’s
I'm looking to start a red belly piranha tank I was thinking a 500 gl tank is that a good size tank I was thinking about getting 5 of em never owned them before and was wondering how to start the process any tips
ohh yes bigger is great! I have been wanting to get mine a bigger tank so bad! start them on a nice varied diet as soon as you can, and get them used to the light and foot traffic as soon as you can.
Have you ever been bitten by your piranhas? Or any of them tried?
as long as the light is on they are rather timmid. they are rescues and like to dart a lot and I dont trust them one bit. they have darted towards me but never actually swiped at my hand. I try and keep my hands out as much as possible, I dont think they grew up with much people interaction.
how big is the aquarium
It is a really old square 57 gal tank
I want that filter!! can you link me to if please? :D
it is a hang on the back AquaClear very easy filter, I have been using them for 30+ years
Completely barren and minimum sized tank, nice! I see you got some less than ideal food to go along with that. I'm impressed... Please do more how to videos!
Cory Hawxhurst for sure! Will be watching for yours any day
With Piranha minimalism is key because of maintenance and given places to hide they will stay hidden for most part...your tank looks great miss dont listen to the self proclaimed piranha guru
I also own parahinas and they are pretty scared
They are so much diffrent then I was expecting too!
That is a small tank for that size piranha though.
agreed. We have been wanting to get a bigger one for a while now.
Wheres the best place for filter placement back glass or side
I keep mine on the side, it doesnt catch much poop so it is mostly for water movement
I have the same type of fish and can I feed them fresh guted fish from the store
for sure! I feed mine shrimp, and have given them some freezer burned fish as well. it may take them a bit to figure out it is food, so dont give up :)
Down the Worm Hole ok thanks
how big is that tank?
I’m thinking of getting 2. What size tank do you recommend
As big as you can. I cant wait to move these into a bigger tank. this is a 55 and they are outgrowing it fast! we have moved a lot unintentionally and want to find a 75 gal to move them into as soon as we can. Good luck with them they are neat
That doesn’t look like a 55, I just moved my 5 red belly’s to a 135 gallon, and my 55 gallon looks way bigger than the tank in this video. Those piranhas look like they barely have room to move around without swimming into one another.
How big is your aquarium ?
they are in a very old 55 gal.
Screw local laws if I want a dangerous well so be it I will have me a dangerous pet
how big is your tank
this is only a 55. I want to get them something bigger so bad. thanks for stoppin in
Dea- piranhas to me are beautiful but very boring
These were my hubbies fish, I Wanted some livebearing pike lol. but they have been interesting to see how they are none the less
Illegal in Arkansas 😟
yes too bad!
I just bought 10 red belly babies from Nj here in Wa state in a 250 gallon tank and i honestly didnt know about the light so i am darking out the 3 sides and adding dimmer or top light...thx for the tip!!!!!
BORING
where did u get these beauties i am in ab Canada to and i need one but i can't find ittttt
Some shops wont bring them in so you may have to order them. These were in Medicine hat on Kigigi