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Forum seems kind of slow, so why not throw in some new pictures? My two year old, Xander ( SVL 9", STL 30" )

This one is my favorite:

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~Alika~
1.0.0 green iguanas
0.1.0 cockatiels
1.0.0 senegal parrots
0.1.0 blue-fronted amazons
0.0.1 red belly piranha

Hey, those pictures of Xander are so adorable! I can't wait until my lil green guy gets bigger like yours. he is adorable.

You are right, the forum is slow so here is Tiny - 1 1/2 years old. About 28 inches in total. Haven't measured in awhile.
debs

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The addiction can be dangerous. 1 Uro named Buddy aka Big Boy & 1 Ig named Tiny

Love the pic of Xander in the mirror!!
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~Heather~
3 German Shepherd Dogs (Tasha, Austin, & Kaiya)
1 Iguana (Irwin)
4 Firebelly Toads (Kirby, Gus, Pico, & Tiki)
3 Red-Eared Sliders (Otis, Jasper, & Jade)
1 Southern Painted (Milo)
2 male rats (Bud & Guiness)
Check out my website with most of my pets!

How come you dont have any scars on your arms? lol!

Beautiful ig, you are a good igs mom!

Flavia

I do have scratches on my hands and wrists, they just don't show up on camera very well. Most of my scars are from bird bites, though. Thank you for your compliment
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~Alika~
1.0.0 green iguanas
0.1.0 cockatiels
1.0.0 senegal parrots
0.1.0 blue-fronted amazons
0.0.1 red belly piranha

Do they get tame?What do you give them to eat? Can you touch them?

*sigh*

I really don't like talking about the piranha.

He actually passed away last week. I haven't figured out how to change my signature.

But to answer your question about whether or not they make good pets: No. They're like oscars, only dumber (as in, not very smart). They get quite large and are happiest in schools, which is very difficult unless you have a very large aquarium. They're not particularly nice to look at, and I think that, aside from serious aquarists, they only catch peoples' attention as pets because they're such a novelty and because they eat other fish.

So why do/did I have one?

My husband bought him before we got married... I sort of inherited him. When we moved to another state, I found out that keeping piranhas in our new state was illegal, so I tried to keep him on the downlow for awhile.

About two months ago his health started deteriorating. He was an old fish. He finally passed about a week ago.
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~Alika~
1.0.0 green iguanas
0.1.0 cockatiels
1.0.0 senegal parrots
0.1.0 blue-fronted amazons
0.0.1 red belly piranha