my brother in law kept them a while back, i know they dont do much and hide away a lot, i just really like them, bit different

__________________
1.2.0 corn snakes
1.0.0 pastel bearded dragon
0.2.0 red beared dragons
1.0.0 albino burm
0.0.4 yellow rat snakes
4.0.0 royal pythons
1.0.0 hamster
1.0.0 bosc monitor
1.0.0 american staff (sexy beast)

just got two new corns today a reverse okeetee corn and a sun glow motley corn! they are my babies!!!!!!

Ive had them befoure, need a decent sized tank, and they really mess up the water, alot of water changes, and as mentioned above, hang food from cotton, its easier to remove

or alternitavely you could buy my malawi tank, much nicer than piranah, and alot more active

__________________
Jonny.



Current Pets:
2 Cats (Norman and Lady)
4 Crested Geckos (Bert, Bob, Winston & Freckles)
2 Rabbits (Dave and Smudge)
4 Corn snakes (Flow, Poppy, Rambo and Asriel)
1 Royal Python (Rose)
6 Leopard Geckos
R.I.P Clio (Crested gecko)

And one lovely girlfriend

What size tank are you planning on getting that needs a reinforced floor?

__________________
Jonny.



Current Pets:
2 Cats (Norman and Lady)
4 Crested Geckos (Bert, Bob, Winston & Freckles)
2 Rabbits (Dave and Smudge)
4 Corn snakes (Flow, Poppy, Rambo and Asriel)
1 Royal Python (Rose)
6 Leopard Geckos
R.I.P Clio (Crested gecko)

And one lovely girlfriend

Good point, didnt think of that, Oscars can be more colourful too, get a Tiger and an Albino.

Oscars are actually from the Cichlid family and not Piranha's.

__________________
WEB: www.alpharoyals.co.uk
EMAIL: chris@alpharoyals.co.uk
MSN: alpha_royals@hotmail.co.uk (where I talk Royals, not Balls! if you want to join me?)

oscars are the wet pets of the fish world,i always have one in my collection.when it comes to water conitions they are the same as piranah and tank size.

i dont want to put people off piranah keep,just good for people to have a bit off understanding in this very shy fish.holywood would not be albe to sale a film call RETURN OF THE SHY PIRANAHS.

also have a look at FRONTOSA this fish will make your jaw drop.they are stunning.i have two of them and they are great they need a bit of a high ph tho.

I dont rate piranhas, they are just big tetras with big teeth, for a big predatory fish, thats actually interesting to watch, id always go for a nice big intelligent, territorial, brightly coloured cichlid. Oscars are cool, pike cichlids, green and red terrors or if youve got space, a peacock bass cichlid-personally im a big big fan of them

if you want preds with personality, get a dwarf puffer! No need for large tanks, but these guys are still amazing.

They come up to the glass when you're around, they follow you round the tank when you are cleaning. So funny to watch, too.

__________________

Well said!!

__________________
www.reptilecareforum.co.uk,www.reptilesitters.co.uk

i would be careful of puffers,they are not an easy fish to look after plus they are very hard to mix with other fish.they do love to fin nip any fish not just long finned fish.

i would keep them on their own with a bit of marine salt,they are more of a brackish fish.brackish fish do like a high ph level.

red terrors are great looking fish but are very nasty and will find it hard to mix them.red terrors,red devil,jags,midas are more wet pets.

if you do get a puffer be careful as to what you pay,some shops charge top price for the fact its a puffer.good shop will be fair in the price so shop around.myself would leve a puffer and work towards one and get a bit experience.

I never had anything but bad luck with puffers, they might be pretty tough, but theyre extremely sensitive as well in my opinion. theyve either died within 24 hours or have broken out in whitespot(where none of the other fish in the tank got it). Ive kept some tricky fish, discus, freshwater morays and f/w stonefish, had thriving stingrays, but always struggled with puffers