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 289 - 312 of 735 Tank Mates

Red-Bellied Piranha & Freshwater Barracuda

Pygocentrus nattereri · Ctenolucius hujeta

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveFreshwater Barracuda: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Freshwater Flounder

Pygocentrus nattereri · Trinectes maculatus

Red-Bellied Piranha & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Caridina cf. spongicola

Red-Bellied Piranha & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Freshwater Sole

Pygocentrus nattereri · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Frogmouth Catfish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Frontosa

Pygocentrus nattereri · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Red-Bellied Piranha & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Pygocentrus nattereri · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Red-Bellied Piranha & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Gardner's Killifish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Garnet Tetra

Pygocentrus nattereri · Hemigrammus pulcher

Red-Bellied Piranha & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Pygocentrus nattereri · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & German Blue Ram

Pygocentrus nattereri · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Pygocentrus nattereri · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Red-Bellied Piranha & Ghost Shrimp

Pygocentrus nattereri · Palaemonetes paludosus

Red-Bellied Piranha & Giant Danio

Pygocentrus nattereri · Devario aequipinnatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Giant Gourami

Pygocentrus nattereri · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Proloricaria prolixa

Red-Bellied Piranha & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Pygocentrus nattereri · Prionobrama filigera

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Glass Catfish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Glowlight Danio

Pygocentrus nattereri · Danio choprae

Red-Bellied Piranha & Glowlight Tetra

Pygocentrus nattereri · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Red-Bellied Piranha & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Parotocinclus jumbo