Identify Red Bellied Pacu from a Red Bellied Piranha

[yadsgurl]

its from my friend's uncle.. they thought it was just a pacu.. but i doubt it is.. that's y i posted it here...

 

[JackDemsey0208]

wow awesome post....it is illegal here so lfs store who has them jack the price up it sux to pay $100 for a redbelly pacu

 

[JackDemsey0208]

woot woot...nice size piranha too

 

[connor651]

next pics....
LETS SEE THEIR TEETH!!!

1st pic: The Piranha Teeth
2nd pic: The Pacu Teeth

Note that razor sharp Piranha teeth is triangular-shape used for slashing, tearing and ripping meats while the pacu teeth is rounded squared-shape almost like human teeth used for grinding and pounding vegetable matter fruits and even nuts.

Great page, although if i had to move to a southern state.... i was going to try to pass my piranha's off as pacu's if it came down to it. and this doesnt help me hide... thanks a lot...
j/k
it is really great. but i do think the pacu has some major gingivitis...lol.

 

[95vang]

i alway want to see wat the different between them now i noe i want piranha then pacu

 

[Twandeezy]

Are Red Bellied pacu less aggressive?

 

[frontosablkrhom]

Are Red Bellied pacu less aggressive?

is this a serious question? if it is then yes pacu are less aggressive

 

[RollingBalls]

guys please help me... i'm planning to buy a RBpiranha in 2 inches size...

Question is how Can i Identify if that in RBpiranha or RBPacu?

when i look in the picture they look the same... coz its not fully Grown yet. a little bit confusing when i compare baby pacu and baby piranha..

please help me guys,,

 

[Traveller]

guys please help me... i'm planning to buy a RBpiranha in 2 inches size...

Question is how Can i Identify if that in RBpiranha or RBPacu?

when i look in the picture they look the same... coz its not fully Grown yet. a little bit confusing when i compare baby pacu and baby piranha..

please help me guys,,

Easy way is to have a look at the lower lip, even juvenile piranha will have a protruding lower jaw that is easily noticible, also lower lip tends to be thicker then top. Don't pay much attention to the colour of the fish as a determining factor between pacu and RBP as juvenile red bellies differ in colour.

 

[tNs]

nice ^^