[nativepimp]

hey guys im new to this forum and i just bought 4 red bellied piranhas i have them in a 55 galleon tank how long before they get settled in and will eat(they wont eat the frozen brime shrimp) right now they are hiding in corners or behind foliage or even close to the surface under the filter like under a little plastic piece they are about the size of a dime to a nickel

[BRUNER247]

I think a 55gal is just to big for dime-nickel sized rbp,bet they lost in there! Try bloodworms, or dice up some krill, or buy some feeder guppies to jump start them.I would buy a 15gal long to put them in for a month, let em get lil size before the bigger tank. GL

[CombiChrist]

Welcome to the forum.
Settling takes some time, just spend as much time as possible with them so they get used to you.
Don't worry about the not-eating, they can do without for a while and eventually they will be settled and start eating. can take from a couple of hours, up to a couple of weeks.

[nativepimp]

They finw in the tank atm and they won't war the frozen blood worms or frozen brine shrimp I think there just still stressed from the car ride ( 2 hours) and the tank change

BRUNER247, on 26 July 2010 - 02:59 AM, said:

I think a 55gal is just to big for dime-nickel sized rbp,bet they lost in there! Try bloodworms, or dice up some krill, or buy some feeder guppies to jump start them.I would buy a 15gal long to put them in for a month, let em get lil size before the bigger tank. GL

[nativepimp]

thanks I've been trying and yeah it must of been a stressful two hour car ride and they swim around for a couple minutes then they to back to a little corner near the air bubbler

[nzac]

I have found leaving the tank lights off helps them feel a little more bold. I moved my reds to a bigger tank a week ago(no car ride, nothing but netted then into bigger tank) and they just started eating again yesterday.

[nativepimp]

Alright thanks so from a few days to a few weeks will the streaa solution I put in the water help I put the recommended amount in before I put them in

nzac, on 26 July 2010 - 05:41 PM, said:

I have found leaving the tank lights off helps them feel a little more bold. I moved my reds to a bigger tank a week ago(no car ride, nothing but netted then into bigger tank) and they just started eating again yesterday.

[DeepFriedIctalurus]

nativepimp, on 26 July 2010 - 11:25 PM, said:

Alright thanks so from a few days to a few weeks will the streaa solution I put in the water help I put the recommended amount in before I put them in

There's no need to use stress coat more than once, just when they're new to the tank. Using more will foam up your water & make a big mess. If it's stress zyme, I wouldn't bother with it at all.

Have fun raising your new fish!

[nativepimp]

Ok one more thing should I continue attempting to feed them everyday or once ever grew says until they start eating again my tank is getting messy from uneaten food

[BRUNER247]

You should be feeding at least 3 times a day being that they're so small. Suk out any uneaten food after hour or so.kinda odd as I've never seen a rbp baby that wouldn't eat.I've set rbp babies on 7-8hour road trips n they always eat fine.how did you transport them bag?bucket? What's your water readings, water temp? Is it possible they are eating n you aren't noticing?

[nativepimp]

airbags one per bag they will eat one not two bites then go back behind the foliage how hard will it be to suck the old food from the bottem of the tank and the water temp is 80 not sure the ph or ammonia though

BRUNER247, on 27 July 2010 - 11:28 PM, said:

You should be feeding at least 3 times a day being that they're so small. Suk out any uneaten food after hour or so.kinda odd as I've never seen a rbp baby that wouldn't eat.I've set rbp babies on 7-8hour road trips n they always eat fine.how did you transport them bag?bucket? What's your water readings, water temp? Is it possible they are eating n you aren't noticing?

[nativepimp]

Ok I've they've been eating tropical fish flakes that came with my aquarium they prefer it to frozen blood worms or frozen brine shrimp

[creech69]

Be careful w/ flakes the can mess up your water, in=f the little guys do not eat them all and they stay in your tank.

[nativepimp]

They love those flakes they war my bloodworms now its all good