I was wondering what would be the best why to set up a tank for Piranha? What to put in it, live plant or fake plants, rocks,wood etc...?
Piranha Tank?
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Just like any tank set-up, how elaborate you make it is entirely up to you. Ps are generally skittish fish (esp. RBPs at first), so some cover is always appreciated. Live or fake plants is up to you, personally I like live plants, but fake are much less hassle. Driftwood and rocks are great for decor as long as they dont take up too much space. Its good to create little microhabitats, it decreases aggression amongst the shoal since they won't be in front of each others faces all the time. That is if you are planning on a shoal of pygos.
C00K said:
exactly what i would do and have done when keeping piranha.
do it to your own taste but as advised keep the fish in mind too as happy fish are better looking and more active fish
from my experiance. i would keep all your plants and such in the back, leave the front for them to swim and attack. they love caves so they can hide and attack. keep more the one hiding space becuase p's love to have there "own" space at times to be all alone. 
i would paint three sides, or just the back and line the side with long plants. they are real jumpy and when you block the sides they don't get startled by you walking by as much
How about tank mates? Is there any other fish that can go in with them? I have seen black skirt and noan tetras in with 6" P's and the tetras did fine, I think the owner lost one or two every now and then though.
Fish Guy said:
i once added about 30 neons in with my mixed pygo shoal and they lasted about 2 weeks.
i did have a large common plec that lived with them for 18 months with no problems but it was over 11'' and always much bigger than the p's
I have put a little of everything in my tank over the years. Nothing has made it long.. I have never had luck with plants. be them plastic or real. i tried a bubble wall one time. They liked it. They would sit in the bubbles. Then they ate the hose. Damn Fish...