How to Keep Piranhas? Breeding Methods and Precautions
Piranhas, also known as man-eating pacu, mainly live in the Amazon River basin of South America, and their appearance is rather frightening. So how do you keep piranhas? Let's take a look together!
How to Keep Piranhas
1. Breeding preparation: First you need to know the piranha's own characteristics and species, then decide whether to keep the P genus piranha or the S genus piranha, and then decide whether you want substrate sand. Of course, the P genus is suitable for group keeping, while the S genus is suitable for keeping alone. This has to be chosen according to personal preference and market conditions. Those keeping them in groups need to be mentally prepared for attrition; in terms of attrition, the red-bellied piranha has the least attrition, while those kept alone are not easy to show their best condition.
2. Purchasing method: How to select piranhas is also a concern for many fish keepers. You can choose based on personal preference, price, health condition, and several other aspects.
3. Fish tank selection: When choosing a piranha tank, you have to see whether you plan to keep the P genus piranha or the S genus piranha to decide the size. The most important thing when choosing a tank is still to test it: see whether the filtration system is strong enough, whether there is any water leakage, whether there are scratches, and whether the equipment is complete.
4. Water quality management: Everyone who has kept fish will pay close attention to water quality, and piranha keeping is certainly no exception. Since many piranhas grow in the murky waters of the Amazon, piranhas have very strong adaptability, and generally can grow well in soft water ranging from weakly acidic to neutral. Then there is temperature; it is recommended that it generally should not be lower than 20 degrees, and it is best to keep it above 24-26 degrees all year round.
5. Fish food selection: The main foods of piranhas are frozen bloodworms, small mud carp, loach, or the internal organs of some food fish, pork, or some pellet feed. As far as eating goes, the P genus generally is not very picky; small fish, chunks of meat, and so on are all fine. In addition, feeding a varied diet will greatly help the piranha's health and body color.
6. Disease prevention and treatment: Piranhas are a very easy species to keep, but they can still get sick. You must do prevention work before these troubles find the piranhas. If prevention does not achieve the desired effect, then you have to learn how to treat them.