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 & Freshwater Barracuda

Piaractus brachypomus · Ctenolucius hujeta

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Barracuda: Semi-Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Freshwater Flounder

Piaractus brachypomus · Trinectes maculatus

Red Bellied Pacu & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Piaractus brachypomus · Caridina cf. spongicola

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Piaractus brachypomus · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Freshwater Sole

Piaractus brachypomus · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Piaractus brachypomus · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Frogmouth Catfish

Piaractus brachypomus · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Frontosa

Piaractus brachypomus · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Red Bellied Pacu & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Piaractus brachypomus · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Red Bellied Pacu & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Piaractus brachypomus · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Gardner's Killifish

Piaractus brachypomus · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Garnet Tetra

Piaractus brachypomus · Hemigrammus pulcher

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Piaractus brachypomus · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Ideal Tank Mates

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & German Blue Ram

Piaractus brachypomus · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Piaractus brachypomus · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGertrude's Spotted Blue-eye: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Ghost Shrimp

Piaractus brachypomus · Palaemonetes paludosus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Giant Danio

Piaractus brachypomus · Devario aequipinnatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Giant Gourami

Piaractus brachypomus · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Piaractus brachypomus · Proloricaria prolixa

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGiant Whiptail Catfish: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Piaractus brachypomus · Prionobrama filigera

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Glass Catfish

Piaractus brachypomus · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Glowlight Danio

Piaractus brachypomus · Danio choprae

Ideal Tank Mates

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Glowlight Tetra

Piaractus brachypomus · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Piaractus brachypomus · Parotocinclus jumbo

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful