Can i keep a red belly pirana for life in a 20gallon tank?

Question

can i keep a red belly piranha in a 20 gallon tank for life with my piranha being happy healthy and enough room

Answer 1

You could keep it in a 2 gallon tank for life, but that life wouldn't be very long.

You should have no problem keeping it for years in a 20 gallon tank, as long as it and the tank are taken proper care of.

Answer 2

if by life you mean by a dramatically shortened lifespan then yes.

red bellied piranhas are FAR too large for a 20 gallon at all, as well as being shoaling fish needing large shoals of their own kind. a red bellied piranha should be able to get anything from 12"-16", stick a ruler next to a 20 gallon tank and you'll see how that tank is just far too small. these fish should only be kept in large tanks over 150 gallons or left for public aquaria/the wild.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FILqDol5y...

this tank is approx 6-7ft long, 3ft tall, 3ft deep.

Answer 3

It is quite possible.

Answer 4

That is the minimum, I would go with a 30-45 if I could.