Red Belly Pacu - Piaractus brachypomus
Species name: Piaractus brachypomus
Synonym: Piaractus brachypomus ...
Red Belly Pacu / Black Fin Pacu
Red Belly Pacu / Black Fin Pacu
By: satanico02
Latin Name: Colossoma macropomum ...
I bought two red belly pacus back in 1993, when they were only the size of a half dollar coin.
Red Belly Pacu
The Pacu gets way too big for most home aquariums and is then sometimes released into local waterways. Ugh. Do not release fish into your local water ways!
Colombian Tetra ...
The Red Belly Pacu is a cousin to the Piranha, but generally lacks the aggressive quality. I myself thought this fish looked familiar...thus the resemblance to a Red Bellied Piranha. This fish can reach 60 cm or more and thus needs a huge tank.
They had gotten along with the other fish in my 29 gallon tank. In the tank there is a red tail catfish,marble sailfin catfish, tiger shovelnose, tiger oscar, and red belly pacu. Better luck next time. I now moved them to a 350 gallon tank.
 See also: Pacu, Water, Feeding, Aquarium, Plants
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