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+

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Red-Bellied Piranha & Buccochromis lepturus

Pygocentrus nattereri · Buccochromis lepturus

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBuccochromis lepturus: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Buccochromis rhoadesii

Pygocentrus nattereri · Buccochromis rhoadesii

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Exodon paradoxus

Red-Bellied Piranha & Buenos Aires Tetra

Pygocentrus nattereri · Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBuenos Aires Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Buettikoferi Bichir

Pygocentrus nattereri · Polypterus palmas buettikoferi

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBuettikoferi Bichir: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Buffalo Head Cichlid

Pygocentrus nattereri · Steatocranus casuarius

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBuffalo Head Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bullseye Catfish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Horabagrus brachysoma

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBullseye Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bullseye Snakehead

Pygocentrus nattereri · Channa marulius

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBullseye Snakehead: Highly Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bulolo Rainbowfish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Chilatherina bulolo

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBulolo Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bumblebee Catfish (South American)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Microglanis iheringi

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveBumblebee Catfish (South American): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bumblebee Cichlid

Pygocentrus nattereri · Pseudotropheus crabro

Red-Bellied Piranha & Bumblebee Goby (Brackish)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Brachygobius xanthozonus

Red-Bellied Piranha & Butterfly Goodeid

Pygocentrus nattereri · Ameca splendens

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveButterfly Goodeid: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Bellied Piranha & Butterfly Peacock Cichlid

Pygocentrus nattereri · Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Red-Bellied Piranha & Butterfly Pleco (L168)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Dekeyseria brachyura

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveButterfly Pleco (L168): Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Cairns Rainbowfish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveCairns Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Candy Striped Pleco (L015)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Peckoltia vittata

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveCandy Striped Pleco (L015): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Cardinal Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Caridina dennerli

Red-Bellied Piranha & Cardinal Tetra

Pygocentrus nattereri · Paracheirodon axelrodi

Red-Bellied Piranha & Celebes Halfbeak

Pygocentrus nattereri · Nomorhamphus liemi

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveCelebes Halfbeak: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Celebes Rainbowfish

Pygocentrus nattereri · Marosatherina ladigesi

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveCelebes Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Bellied Piranha & Celestial Pearl Danio (Galaxy Rasbora)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Danio margaritatus

Red-Bellied Piranha & Ceylon Puffer (Brackish)

Pygocentrus nattereri · Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

Red-Bellied Piranha & Chanchito

Pygocentrus nattereri · Australoheros facetus

Possible with Caution

Red-Bellied Piranha: AggressiveChanchito: Semi-Aggressive