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Piranhas
Piranhas are meat-eating freshwater fish. They are native to the rivers of South America.
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What 's another name for for a piranha?
The ones with the aggressive behavior are the red-bellied piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri.
How many humans are attacked by red-bellied piranhas yearly?
Attacks on humans are extemely rare, so no figures exist for them.
They are not yet extinct the piranhas still live the piranhashave no weakness their fear is |UNKNOWN| you will be carefull.
What enemies does the piranha have?
Probable big animals; if they don't fall in.
Tribal people eat them, Otters, and also crocodiles.
Do piranhas have playing habits?
Most people have a misconception that the more piranhas in the tank the more aggressive they will be, this is not true, infact keeping too many piranha together only contributes to their skittishness. They do not fully trust one another, and being cramped in close quarters with each other only makes them more skittish and causes them to dart all around the tank, its what I call a "Paranioa chain-reaction." One piranha may swim to close too another and the piranha will be afraid of being nipped by the other, then darts away scaring another piranha causing a chain-reaction of the whole school to bash their heads into the tank walls trying to get away. This also leads to the misconception of piranhas being very skittish, they are just shy fish. I keep 2 red belly juveniles, that live in a 60gallon tank, they are not skittish at all, because they have alot of room between each other. The only time they get scared and hide is when I have my hands in the tank.
In general most piranhas are shy and not that aggressive, so do not buy any piranhas if you think they are vicous aggressive fish that can kill anything, because they are not. There are exepctions however, such as the Black Piranha (Serrasalmus Niger), White Piranha (Serrasalmus Rhombeus) Black Diamond Piranha (Serrasalmus Spilopleura) etc. I would NOT recommend these species to any beginning piranha keeper.
When you first buy your piranha and put them in their new tank, they may act very wild and bash into the tank, or even play dead, don't worry, this is normal for newly bought piranhas. This only lasts until they get used to their new surroundings.
Piranha has many predators and om the top of the list humans exist then comes crocodiles ,big fishes...
How quick can a swarm of piranha eat an elephant?
It is highly unlikely that a swarm of piranhas could consume an entire elephant. Piranhas are small, typically feeding on smaller animals or fish. Additionally, elephants are much larger and have protective skin that would make it very difficult for piranhas to cause serious harm.
Piranha gestation lasts from about four to six weeks depending on the species. A female of many of the species is able to lay over 5,000 eggs at a time.
yes if a pirhana is hungry enough they will consume humans
What are some interesting facts about piranha?
Well they have very sharp teeth to cut through animal flesh or plants, the laterel line that is an organ that can detect other movements in the water like the heart beats of other smaller fish, they can smell one drop of blood from two miles away, some piranhas lay their eggs in muscles so if you need anymore info on piranhas go to EBBAS PAGE THE PIRANHS PAGE
The piranhas will kill and eat any animal alive in water in large groups.
What type of aquarium do piranha like?
Piranha need a very large tank because they are messy fish. They should be alone in the tank with a pH of between 5.5 to 7.0 and a temperature of around 78 degrees.
