[jersep]

On Aquascapeonline he has Bandit P's (S.Denticulatus) These arent brandtii P's are they? Does anyone have more info on these?

 

[bobme]

here is the photo,
i dont know much more about them though.

 

[Grosse Gurke]

Those are S.Denticulatus, they are not the S. Brandti that people are talking about. I believe Dentics are seed eaters.

 

[bobme]

Those are S.Denticulatus, they are not the S. Brandti that people are talking about. I believe Dentics are seed eaters.

whats the fun in that?

and dont you see the feeder in the tank?

 

[jersep]

What about aggresion? It is a Serrasalmus species is it aggressive?

 

[Grosse Gurke]

Franks sight about dentics

Hope this helps

 

[jersep]

That sight is helpful but it doesn't say much about the aggressiveness of Dentics or if they should be shoaled or single or both. Have any of you ever owned one?

 

[kuhndoggie]

from the pic it sure looks like you can shoal them.i have been thinking of picking some up and putting them in a heavy planted 55 gal

 

[Judazzz]

That sight is helpful but it doesn't say much about the aggressiveness of Dentics or if they should be shoaled or single or both. Have any of you ever owned one?

They are shoalable, because the aren't as agressive as most piranha species. They mainly eat seeds and fruit, but probably meat as well (fish, shrimps...).
They don't grow really large (8-9" max. as far as I know), but I wouldn't crowd them too much either (they're still piranha's...)

Someone on predatoryfish.net has a shoal of dentics: just do a search over there, and you'll probably get some additional info.

 

[hastatus]

That sight is helpful but it doesn't say much about the aggressiveness of Dentics or if they should be shoaled or single or both. Have any of you ever owned one?

I don't write about agressiveness of species, because 1) each person can embellish their fish anyway they want by saying it is this way or that way. In nature, it is what it is and therefore I leave the rest to people's imagination and ideas. 2) My web site is not about which fish are most dangerous other than stating for the record the most dangerous pirana is the one flopping around on the floor and listing the 3 potential dangerous to man species (ie; P. cariba, P. nattereri and P. piraya). As a general rule I don't recommend mixing species or keeping any of the finbiters together. That again, is a personal choice for you to make and a costly one at that if the piranas find something not to their liking. I offer the advice against it, the rest is up to you.

 

[SnowCichlid.]

...and if you do want to keep them together then get yourself some dividers, and that way you will also be safe

 

[jersep]

So Dents are fin nippers?

 

[Outie]

Brandit's cannont be shoaled, and if they are then the person who is shoaling em is probably either really good, or doesn't know better.