Piranha Crunch

Many people ask the question whether it is necessary to feed their piranha live food. While piranha do enjoy the occasional mouse or fish, they can survive on pellets and cooked meats. Some people find it cruel to feed piranhas live food. There are some live food which are great for your piranha, such as worms, insects, spiders, and other small, high protien foods.  Piranha fish can also be trained to eat dead food, such as dead mice, insects, and other small things, although you may need to splash it around the water to mimic live behavior. Piranha fish are not particularly picky, and will eat just about anything that you throw in your piranha tank. There are some drawbacks to feeding piranha live food, including the risk of disease, and fouling of the piranha tank.

Check out this video of piranha eating live food:

When feeding your piranha dead food, it is important to use a mix of high protien foods, such as red meat and carnivore pellets, as well as other treats, such as fruits and vegetables. Piranhas are omnivores, which means that they will eat just about anything. Make sure to quarantine any live animals before you feed them to your piranha. This will ensure that only healthy foods are being fed to your piranha.

What do you think? Is it better to feed piranhas live food?