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 & Snakehead Fighter

Piaractus brachypomus · Betta channoides

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSnakehead Fighter: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Snowball Shrimp

Piaractus brachypomus · Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSnowball Shrimp: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Socolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi)

Piaractus brachypomus · Chindongo socolofi

Red Bellied Pacu & Sorong Rainbowfish

Piaractus brachypomus · Melanotaenia fredericki

Ideal Tank Mates

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSorong Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Sparkling Gourami

Piaractus brachypomus · Trichopsis pumila

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSparkling Gourami: Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Spot Pangasius

Piaractus brachypomus · Pangasius larnaudii

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSpot Pangasius: Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Spotfin Goby Cichlid

Piaractus brachypomus · Tanganicodus irsacae

Red Bellied Pacu & Spotted Gar

Piaractus brachypomus · Lepisosteus oculatus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSpotted Gar: Semi-Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Spotted Headstander

Piaractus brachypomus · Chilodus punctatus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSpotted Headstander: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Spotted Hillstream Loach

Piaractus brachypomus · Gastromyzon punctulatus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSpotted Hillstream Loach: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Spotted Rainbowfish

Piaractus brachypomus · Glossolepis maculosus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSpotted Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Spotted Raphael Catfish

Piaractus brachypomus · Agamyxis pectinifrons

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSpotted Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Spotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a)

Piaractus brachypomus · Chaetostoma milesi

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSpotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a): Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Starlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183)

Piaractus brachypomus · Ancistrus dolichopterus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulStarlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183): Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Steindachner Dwarf Cichlid

Piaractus brachypomus · Apistogramma steindachneri

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSteindachner Dwarf Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Sterba's Corydoras

Piaractus brachypomus · Corydoras sterbai

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSterba's Corydoras: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Striped Raphael Catfish

Piaractus brachypomus · Platydoras armatulus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulStriped Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Stripefin Eartheater

Piaractus brachypomus · Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulStripefin Eartheater: Semi-Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Sturgeon Catfish

Piaractus brachypomus · Platystomatichthys sturio

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSturgeon Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Sulphur Crest Lithobates

Piaractus brachypomus · Otopharynx lithobates

Red Bellied Pacu & Sumo Loach

Piaractus brachypomus · Schistura balteata

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSumo Loach: Aggressive

Red Bellied Pacu & Sunset Hap

Piaractus brachypomus · Dimidiochromis strigatus

Red Bellied Pacu & Sunset Platy (Variatus Platy)

Piaractus brachypomus · Xiphophorus variatus

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSunset Platy (Variatus Platy): Peaceful

Red Bellied Pacu & Swordtail

Piaractus brachypomus · Xiphophorus hellerii

Possible with Caution

Red Bellied Pacu: Mostly PeacefulSwordtail: Mostly Peaceful