Piranha's not eatting, is it going to die?

Question

I feed our piranha, and then noticed he didn't eat it, a couple of days later feed again. Still did not eat it. So I went to the pet store and bought comets, thinking maybe it's just sick of the beef heart, it has not touched the comets. Do they go thru sperts where they don't eat, or is it going to die.

Answer 1

well I see the real wise anwser cam out on this one you did get to possiable cause listed I would like to know some more about the tank setup before I give my 2 cents like how long has it been set up how long have you had the fish do you know what the water peramtors are I.E. ammonia ,and nitrite

I am trying to rule out things like water conditions

if it is a young fish we need to sort out what is going on there is no reasion to lose a young fish if we sort out what is going on in the tank

feel free to contact me

Answer 2

sorry to tell you, my friend, but everything will eventually die if it doesnt eat.

Answer 3

It says on wiki that constant light will agitate the pihrahna and it will lose its desire to eat try dimming or turining of the lights

Answer 4

why do you have a PIRANHA!!!!

Answer 5

Check the temperature of the water, if it is too cold a fish may not want to eat. Piranha's need temp. about 77-85 degrees.

Answer 6

I found this forum that has a post about someones Piranha not eating. Maybe it will help you as well or you could post a question there too..

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums...

Answer 7

Yes you need water parameters such as ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH as well as temp. How large is the fish and how large is the tank? Do you have anything in the tank for the fish to hide behind? I used to have my piranha tank heavily planted so that the light would not bother them ( I have had may piranhas in my lifetime).

Answer 8

CUT OFF YOUR FINGER AND FEED IT TOO HIM

JK JK JUST KIDDING

UM I SAY GO TO A PET STORE AND ASK THE GUY WAT TO DO