Red-Bellied Pacu, Tambaqui
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Red-Bellied Pacu (Tambaqui) - Colossoma macropomum ...
Red Pacu, Red-bellied Pacu
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Piaractus brachypomum
SYN : Colossomabidens, C. brachypomum, C. mitrei, Myletes bidens, M. brachypomus, M. edulis, Reganina bidens ...
I received an 8-inch Red-Bellied Pacu that was fed feeder-fish it's whole life from a good friend who happened to be Asian (you don't say NO to a gift---nomatter what it is).
For example, the fish often found in pet stores known as the black pacu and red-bellied pacu belong to the species Colossoma macropomum. A species popular among aquaculturists is the Piaractus mesopotamicus, also known as Paraná River pacu.
Several examples include, but are not limited to, the common plecostomus, the silver arowana, the red-bellied pacu, and tinfoil barbs. Realize that the myth 'the fish will grow to the size of the tank' is just that, a myth.
Buy 10 Red-Bellied Pacu's from walmart at 1.5 inches each and put them in a 15 gallon aquarium. Try 2000 gallons.
Don't try to keep live plants with Pacus they will get eaten.
 See also: Pacu, Fish, Water, Aquarium, Plants
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