tank raised vs wild piranhas
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I have two wild red bellies and one tank raised.
The wild ones are bigger, but believe it or not, the tank raised fish is more aggressive and much less skittish. I don't know why this is, but this is what I've seen. The tank raised one likes to eat a little more, where as the wild ones seem to be fine going longer periods of time without food. As far as growth rate, they are all pretty much growing at the same rate so I can't see any difference there.
Theres a certain quality that the wild fish bring to the tank, they just kinda look badass. However, the tank raised has much better colors and better looking fins, things like that. On the other hand, the wild ones seem to handle wounds and bad water conditions better.
Overall there isnt too much of a difference, my friends can barely tell them apart and when they do its solely based on size. Hmm i hope I covered it all...
Oh yeah the wild ones have much bigger teeth.
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The wild ones are bigger, but believe it or not, the tank raised fish is more aggressive and much less skittish. I don't know why this is, but this is what I've seen. The tank raised one likes to eat a little more, where as the wild ones seem to be fine going longer periods of time without food. As far as growth rate, they are all pretty much growing at the same rate so I can't see any difference there.
Theres a certain quality that the wild fish bring to the tank, they just kinda look badass. However, the tank raised has much better colors and better looking fins, things like that. On the other hand, the wild ones seem to handle wounds and bad water conditions better.
Overall there isnt too much of a difference, my friends can barely tell them apart and when they do its solely based on size. Hmm i hope I covered it all...
Oh yeah the wild ones have much bigger teeth.
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I have had both, and the only real difference that I can associate as being "wild" is the color, and even that is only based on my observations of 2 wild reds. The f1 reds I have had and all the reds I have seen in the fish stores or anywhere else have not had the same color as my 2 wild reds. I think behavior is up to the individual fish.
Yes ,I have expirience in keeping a mixed shoal of RBP's.
There are some differences pointed out in the other post, but one thing has allways happened :
WILD P are more stable in any way .
Tank raised get earlier any desease, they don't live the same time (my Wilds reached 10 years, the raiserd died after 5-7 years)
This could be a problem of quality/quantity :
If you get a WILD P : he maybe the one that has survided
XXX of his sisters,nature is very hard...
If you raise up/breed P's professional, you want to make money, so raise up all u can get , and sell them as small as possible...
So think about this point.
But this is, in my head , the difference betwwen wild and breeded.
There are some differences pointed out in the other post, but one thing has allways happened :
WILD P are more stable in any way .
Tank raised get earlier any desease, they don't live the same time (my Wilds reached 10 years, the raiserd died after 5-7 years)
This could be a problem of quality/quantity :
If you get a WILD P : he maybe the one that has survided
XXX of his sisters,nature is very hard...
If you raise up/breed P's professional, you want to make money, so raise up all u can get , and sell them as small as possible...
So think about this point.
But this is, in my head , the difference betwwen wild and breeded.
There is no external differences only slight varience in coloration and body shape. Only internal skeletal modifications between wild and aquario raised is a key that is pronounced via examination.
Behavior is strictly based on opinion and feed conditioning.
Behavior is strictly based on opinion and feed conditioning.
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when talking about tank raised something you need to factor in is the level of inbreeding as well, after a few rounds of that, the rbps look pretty wierd, my bro-inlaw has one and its just odd looking (due to recessive genes becoming more prominant) look it up on the net or in your high school biology book
typically wild ones have better color but it does fade away with age so that shouldnt matter too much for you
a benefit with wild ones is a lower likely hood that you have sibling fish, that way if they do breed, chances are they arent going to inbreed
typically wild ones have better color but it does fade away with age so that shouldnt matter too much for you
a benefit with wild ones is a lower likely hood that you have sibling fish, that way if they do breed, chances are they arent going to inbreed
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here is a link for reference Scroll down to the bottom and look for the yellow title Inbreeding
from OPEFE
from OPEFE
Atypical for you Nate, your not reading the entire passage and only citing the part that suits you:
This also occurs in nature, hence the phrase This process is called "NATURAL SELECTION." Natural selection occurs in nature too and not limited to the aquario as you are intimating. If you note I make mention of Paraguay populations and nothing is carved in concrete, because even wild salmon vs farm-raised are difficult to tell apart other than humans clipping adipose fin. Genetically, they are the same. Other than loss of color and probably additionally serrae count your argument doesn't hold much weight or fact because you are not comprehending the paragraph I wrote into my web site.
Wild ones are always preferable if you can afford them. But after a period of a few months (or a year or more) they look like atypical tank-raised because of the lack of suitable diet. So if you must buy wild, try and buy adult. Less likelihood of body shape varience, though the wild colors will fade over time.
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That little dude on franks site does kind of look like Corky...Judazzz said:And btw: what's wrong with owning Corky the Piranha:![]()
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