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What Should I Feed Them?
Posted 24 October 2014 - 10:55 PM (#1)
i am about to get 4 or 6 piranha's and i dont know what is the best food to go with?? can anyone help me?
Posted 04 December 2014 - 05:33 PM (#2)
I feed my red's frozen alaska cod (defrost bits that they can eat without messing up the water, bite sized) they love it !
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Posted 04 December 2014 - 06:23 PM (#3)
As much variety as possible
A good pellet is the easiest... no thawing etc, but may take time to train them to accept it.
Shrimp, talpia, and fish fillets, squid, octopus, crab and any available seafood trimmings
salmon and beef heart occasionally, no chicken or red meats or anything cooked.
A good pellet is the easiest... no thawing etc, but may take time to train them to accept it.
Shrimp, talpia, and fish fillets, squid, octopus, crab and any available seafood trimmings
salmon and beef heart occasionally, no chicken or red meats or anything cooked.
Posted 16 December 2014 - 04:29 PM (#4)
always went with krill, shrimp and white fish pieces. variety is king with any fish, piranhas are no exception to that rule. avoid things like beef heart in too many servings. youll find they will greedily eat most things.
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Posted 16 December 2014 - 09:40 PM (#5)
Go to the grocery store with 20$.
Ask them for as much tilapia fillets you can get for 20$.
You will now have about 2-3 months supply of food for your piranhas. Supplement with hikari gold cichlid pellets if the piranhas will take them.
Ask them for as much tilapia fillets you can get for 20$.
You will now have about 2-3 months supply of food for your piranhas. Supplement with hikari gold cichlid pellets if the piranhas will take them.
Posted 17 December 2014 - 10:46 AM (#6)
^ solid advice
people don't associate grocery stores with fish food but you can get terrific food for cheap there.
don't hesitate to try frozen shrimp (with the tail) for a good staple diet too.
people don't associate grocery stores with fish food but you can get terrific food for cheap there.
don't hesitate to try frozen shrimp (with the tail) for a good staple diet too.
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Posted 21 January 2015 - 09:11 AM (#7)
mix diet of shrimp , pellets , tilapia , beef heart , catfish fillet..
id highly suggest pellets as base and stay away from feeders ...
if you have extra space just do hospital tank and few feeders (non sucker) for min of 30 days before feeding... but still wouldnt feed more then once a month ...
id highly suggest pellets as base and stay away from feeders ...
if you have extra space just do hospital tank and few feeders (non sucker) for min of 30 days before feeding... but still wouldnt feed more then once a month ...
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Posted 27 January 2015 - 12:46 PM (#8)
If they're young you have to try training them to eat hikari gold cichlid pellets. If they won't take that though just tilapia as stated above.
Posted 13 April 2015 - 08:34 PM (#10)
Depends on the size of the fish, as many pellets as they can consume in a few minutes... if there are ones left floating reduce the number
Posted 16 August 2015 - 10:56 AM (#11)
frozen smelt were only a staple for me, they were cheap, easy to find, and can be stored a long time
Posted 14 May 2019 - 02:58 AM (#13)
I've always fed mine beef heart. pretty regularly when I had them too.
Never any issues and cheap from grocery store
Never any issues and cheap from grocery store
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