Red Pacus require big aquariums of 90 gallons or more to keep them healthy and they can even out-grow tanks of this size. Provide them with plants and lots of places to hide. Plastic plants are recommended, as they may eat live plants.
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 ...
Red pacu and 'black' pacu already featured in Characins section
Blue Tetra
Ashley ...
Colossoma brachypomum - Red-bellyed Pacu, Common Pacu or Red Pacu
Colossoma macropomum - Tambaqui, Black Pacu, Black-finned Pacu, or Gamitana
Colossoma oculus
Colossoma orbignyanum
Acnodon normani - Sheep pacu
Acnodon oligacanthus ...
Colossoma bidens - Black pacu or Silver pacu
Colossoma brachypomus - Pacu, Common pacu or Red pacu
Colossoma macropomum
Colossoma oculus
Colossoma orbignyanum
Acnodon normani - Sheep pacu
Acnodon oligacanthus
Ossubtus xinguensi - Parrot pacu ...
The Red Pacu is actually smaller than the Black Pacus. It may fade in color as it ages. Pacus in the wild enjoy eating the fruits that fall off trees in the Amazon.
I have 3 red pacus. I bought them when they were only 2 inches. Within 8 months, they are now about 13 inches. This fish gets awful big. Fishstores should not sell these fish to people without informing the buyer on this fish.
 See also: Fish, Pacu, Water, Piranha, Color
  
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