Red Bellied Pacu Tank Mates & Compatibility

Red Bellied Pacu

Piaractus brachypomus

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TemperamentMostly Peaceful (4/10)

Adult Size80 cm

Temperature23–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneMid-level, Bottom

StockingSolo or group

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Red Bellied Pacu & Fiddler Crab (Brackish)

Piaractus brachypomus · Uca sp.

Red Bellied Pacu & Figure 8 Puffer (Brackish)

Piaractus brachypomus · Dichotomyctere ocellatus

Red Bellied Pacu & Filament Barb

Piaractus brachypomus · Dawkinsia filamentosa

Ideal Tank Mates

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFilament Barb: Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Finger Fish

Piaractus brachypomus · Monodactylus argenteus

Red Bellied Pacu & Fire Eel

Piaractus brachypomus · Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFire Eel: Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Fire Tetra

Piaractus brachypomus · Hyphessobrycon flammeus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFire Tetra: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Firemouth Cichlid

Piaractus brachypomus · Thorichthys meeki

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFiremouth Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Five Banded Barb

Piaractus brachypomus · Desmopuntius pentazona

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFive Banded Barb: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Flag Tetra

Piaractus brachypomus · Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFlag Tetra: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Flagtail Cory (Mrs Schwartz's Cory)

Piaractus brachypomus · Corydoras robineae

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFlagtail Cory (Mrs Schwartz's Cory): Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Flagtail Prochilodus

Piaractus brachypomus · Semaprochilodus insignis

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFlagtail Prochilodus: Semi-Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Flash Pleco (L204)

Piaractus brachypomus · Panaqolus albomaculatus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFlash Pleco (L204): Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Flavus Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Flavus)

Piaractus brachypomus · Chindongo flavus

Red Bellied Pacu & Florida Flagfish

Piaractus brachypomus · Jordanella floridae

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFlorida Flagfish: Semi-Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Florida Gar

Piaractus brachypomus · Lepisosteus platyrhincus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFlorida Gar: Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Flower Stingray

Piaractus brachypomus · Potamotrygon schroederi

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFlower Stingray: Semi-Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Flowerhorn Cichlid

Piaractus brachypomus · Hybrid cichlid (Amphilophus cross)

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFlowerhorn Cichlid: Highly Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Fly River Rainbowfish

Piaractus brachypomus · Melanotaenia sexlineata

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFly River Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Flying Fox

Piaractus brachypomus · Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFlying Fox: Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Flyspeck Hardyhead

Piaractus brachypomus · Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFlyspeck Hardyhead: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Forktail Blue-eye

Piaractus brachypomus · Pseudomugil furcatus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulForktail Blue-eye: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Fort Maguire Peacock

Piaractus brachypomus · Aulonocara hansbaenschi

Red Bellied Pacu & Fosso Cichlid (Fossorochromis rostratus)

Piaractus brachypomus · Fossorochromis rostratus

Red Bellied Pacu & Freshwater Angelfish

Piaractus brachypomus · Pterophyllum scalare

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Angelfish: Semi-Aggressive