How long do you give them?

[Buddha]

I curious how many days did they last

[BoidsUnlimited]

Hmmm as i stated, he wont take anything BUT.

Thanks though,

PS - They lasted 3 days.

[BoidsUnlimited]

DOUBLE

[HetForHuman]

Originally posted by smallball
Yeah I am sorry but my heart goes out to those poor little gold fish. You should be a shamed of yourself.
Oh josh that was a joke, maybe I just don't have a heart. I raise rats and then feed them to my snakes live, sometimes I even pet them and play with them and then drop them in with the boa and if they can run through his hide and come out alive I put them back and they can live till the next feeding.
I look at it this way, I am getting rid of one smelly f**ker and feeding my snake.

Br@dLey

You have problems..

[homebrewed]

Originally posted by BoidsUnlimited
Hmmm as i stated, he wont take anything BUT.

Since its a solitary, starving should be no problem. I've gone as far as 3 weeks to switch off of live (on a healthy fish). In the end its much more benificial.

[Kimo]

wait a ticky...i thought fish lacked nervous systems? thought that was why alot of vegitarians dont mind eating fish...No nervous system, no pain.

could be wrong though?

Josh

[BoidsUnlimited]

Good point!

Although I dont know if its true, but yell at them fishermen who hook live minows. And gut fish right on the spot.

Geeze!

[SadisticPsycho]

Just wondering... What do piranahs eat in the wild? Other live fish?

Also... A lot of other animals are cruel when they eat their prey. Look at lions for example. They eat buffalos while it's alive, slowly and painfully too. A couple lions hold it down and the others just eat at it. (I saw this on the Discovery Channel.. ;;>>)

I think it's perfectly fine to feed live fish.

3 days?.. >XD

[homebrewed]

Originally posted by SadisticPsycho
Just wondering... What do piranahs eat in the wild? Other live fish?

Depends on the species. There is a type of piranha that is a fruit and seed eater (denticulata). Pygocentrus are scavangers, Preying on the weak, sick, and dying. Rarely will they go after healthy prey (uless in an aquariun setting). Serresalmus are known to be fin and scale eaters.

[spidergecko]

Originally posted by Kimo
wait a ticky...i thought fish lacked nervous systems? thought that was why alot of vegitarians dont mind eating fish...No nervous system, no pain.

Umm ... no.

could be wrong though?

Yes.

Fishes do have a nervous system. I quite complex nervous system. However some people believe they have very short memories so if you were to inflict pain upon a fish, it might forget quickly. Human babies also forget pain quickly.

The reason vegetarians don't eat fish is that in the Bible, a fish is not considered an animal. Therefore, eating fish is still considered a "clean" diet: fish on Fridays, fasting, etc. Fish also does not have the same "negative" effect on the body as red meat. People who are vegetarians because of animal welfare do not eat fish because fishes can feel pain.

[spidergecko]

I just wanted to make a comment and no one has to agree.

The general opinion in the freshwater fish community is that piranha are an unattractive fish that are incredibly boring to keep and watch. They spend most of the time motionless or hidden in the plants and have very little colour. Bear in mind the number of designer freshwater fishes and the number of exotic fishes in the trade. Therefore, the opinion is that people keep piranha for the sole purpose of their feeding behaviour; watching it tear other fishes apart. Many of the other fishes in the family (Characidae - tetras) are very beautiful; much more so than piranha.

I don't know if things have changed. About 15 years ago people only bought them to kill stuff (including newts, frogs, mice, fishes - you name it.)

[BoidsUnlimited]

Hmmm not true in my case.

I have a pleco in with him as well.

I also have previously kept Danios, Tetra, Oscars, Catfish, Goldfish, Loaches, and Silver Dollars.

[homebrewed]

I guess I am one of the few people that finds piranha to be somewhat attractive. Feeding them is somewhat boring, being that I only fed them prepared foods.
A nice piraya with orange yellow "flames" running up its sides, or a geryi with its violet strip running from head to tail. Man... I almost want to get back into piranhas

[BoidsUnlimited]

Originally posted by homebrewed . Man... I almost want to get back into piranhas [/B]

DO IT!

[Shad0w]

Oh I gotta say that I think Red Breasted's are BEAUTIFUL! Esp when they get older and larger.. they are GEORGEOUS!!! esp with their flecks of reflecting gold.... MMM.. I used to have 6 a long time ago...

One day ... I will get back into them