Identify Red Bellied Pacu from a Red Bellied Piranha

[akskirmish]

Its quite easy to identify the adult fish. Try it when they are 20mm long!

Obviously it isn't that easy-Many people get it wrong on a daily basis....

 

[Dennis]

Can't you use black?

 

[akskirmish]

I dont follow-Sorry...

 

[akskirmish]

Here is a neat pic also-

And one more fry pic-Wont get to see this one everyday....

 

[onesimus]

maybe change about half the water, always seems to work with all fish. I raised my red bellie when i had it with 2 pacus and it copied thier eating behavior eating doromin and reptomin food sticks.i never fed it feeders it was a beautiful fish at 6 inches then it jumped out from my wife letting her jack russel jump at the tank all the time

 

[uncleman]

Looks like that PACU could use some braces on the teeth !!! LOL
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[arkmann]

Great read! It would have been a more than great read if the font weren't white....

 

[moengage]

great post man... now i know it diferent...thank a lot for share your information...

 

[LBathory]

I never understood how people always screw that up, even my LFS had a whole shoal of Pacus labeled as piranha! I had to correct them and they seemed mortified lol. C'MON PEOPLE!!

 

[Phillis]

dude piranhas and pacus are both cool fish but pacu's imo need more work and maintenece to keep (size. holy moly they get HUGE!) but piranhas are much easier to care for. they only max out to 7in and can live there who lives in a 60G it is perferred to be planted and have bog wood/ rocks in the tank make them come out and show off mroe rather then being skittish. also try to have school's of 5 to 10 helps them out of there scardy pants.