Black Piranha

[JMurphy97]

I'm getting a 2 inch black piranha for my 10 gallon. Since they only grow about an inch a year I figure I can keep it in there for a while. I'm gonna just get a couple amazon swords for plants. I'm gonna put a powerhead for some currant. How would sand work for the plants? I'm gonna use about 34 watts for lighting. What else should I do to make it as natural as I can and get the best color?

 

[JMurphy97]

Instead of sand I think I'm gonna go with Schultz Aquatic Plant Soil.

 

[Clint]

Have you not seen my Piranha thread?

I can tell you that Schultz is VERY lightweight, so I wouldn't use it incase he ate some or something.

 

[JMurphy97]

I read from piranha-fury.com that it's good stuff. I don't really understand your post.

 

[Clint]

Then use it.

 

[Clint]

http://www.aquariacentral.com/articles/bpiranha.shtml

 

[JMurphy97]

Heck yea I read that a while back. They are nice and mean. Like to be by theirself. Like me. I figure I'd throw in some guppies to cycle the tank, plants, and some driftwood, and then throw the piranha in there and see what happens.

 

[StifflerMichael]

Instead of "throwing in some guppies" to cycle your tank, I would recommend using some cocktail shrimp (as a source of ammonia). About 1 cocktail shrimp per 50 gallons is sufficient. No need to risk introducing a disease to your tank and possibly harming your piranha.