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Red-Bellied Piranha Tank Mates & Compatibility

Red-Bellied Piranha

Pygocentrus nattereri

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TemperamentAggressive (8/10)
Adult Size30 cm
Temperature24–28°C
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Swim ZoneMid-level, Bottom
StockingGroup of 4+
Showing 1 - 24 of 147 Tank Mates

Red-Bellied Piranha & African Butterfly Cichlid

Pygocentrus nattereri · Anomalochromis thomasi

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveAfrican Butterfly Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & African Butterfly Fish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Pantodon buchholzi

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveAfrican Butterfly Fish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & African Jewel Cichlid

Pygocentrus nattereri · Hemichromis bimaculatus

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveAfrican Jewel Cichlid: Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Amano Shrimp

Pygocentrus nattereri · Caridina multidentata

🔴Not Recommended
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveAmano Shrimp: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Amazon Leaf Fish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Monocirrhus polyacanthus

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveAmazon Leaf Fish: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Amazon Puffer

Pygocentrus nattereri · Colomesus asellus

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveAmazon Puffer: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Assassin Snail

Pygocentrus nattereri · Clea helena

🔴Not Recommended
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveAssassin Snail: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bala Shark

Pygocentrus nattereri · Balantiocheilos melanopterus

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBala Shark: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bamboo Shrimp

Pygocentrus nattereri · Atyopsis moluccensis

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBamboo Shrimp: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Banded Archerfish (Brackish)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Toxotes jaculatrix

🔴Not Recommended
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBanded Archerfish (Brackish): Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Beckford's Pencilfish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Nannostomus beckfordi

🔴Not Recommended
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBeckford's Pencilfish: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bee Shrimp (Crystal Red / Black)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Caridina cantonensis

🔴Not Recommended
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBee Shrimp (Crystal Red / Black): Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Betta splendens

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBetta (Siamese Fighting Fish): Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Black Ghost Knifefish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Apteronotus albifrons

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBlack Ghost Knifefish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Black Pacu

Pygocentrus nattereri · Colossoma macropomum

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBlack Pacu: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Black Skirt Tetra

Pygocentrus nattereri · Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBlack Skirt Tetra: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Blue Dolphin (Hap)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Cyrtocara moorii

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBlue Dolphin (Hap): Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Melanotaenia boesemani

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBoeseman's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bristlenose Pleco

Pygocentrus nattereri · Ancistrus cirrhosus

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBristlenose Pleco: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bronze Corydoras

Pygocentrus nattereri · Corydoras aeneus

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBronze Corydoras: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Exodon paradoxus

🔴Not Recommended
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBucktooth Tetra (Exodon): Highly Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bumblebee Goby (Brackish)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Brachygobius xanthozonus

🔴Not Recommended
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBumblebee Goby (Brackish): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Cardinal Tetra

Pygocentrus nattereri · Paracheirodon axelrodi

🔴Not Recommended
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveCardinal Tetra: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Celebes Rainbowfish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Marosatherina ladigesi

🟡Possible with Caution
Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveCelebes Rainbowfish: Peaceful