Identify Red Bellied Pacu from a Red Bellied Piranha

[plecoman1000]

Cool post. I think there are a lot of people that don't know the difference. This can be very helpful for them.

 

[rtc]

Please let me post
http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=760430&postcount=1
to my new born forum
fishes.aforumfree.com

Thanks

*feel free to tell me if it's not allowed, i am looking for great postings to fill my forum with useful information for beginner, i'd like that if you all can contribute.....
MFk will be my #1 resource

 

[yadsgurl]

is this a piranha? my friend told me this is a Pacu.. im at this and i realy want to keep this fish....

 

[JohnnyZanni]

Thats a piranha. Do you have a full body shot of it to confirm?

 

[jclyde13]

It is w/out a doubt a piranha. No body shot needed. I will never understand why people can't tell the difference, it is like comparing a bala shark to a tinfoil barb, or a lima shovelnose cat to a tigrinus, it is a night-and-day difference to me.

 

[yadsgurl]

im really new at this.. coz my friend told me its just a pacu.. thanks u guys... i have to keep this...

 

[yadsgurl]

Here's a body pic of it..

 

[yadsgurl]

i took pics of the mouth too...

 

[JohnnyZanni]

Pygocentrus Nattereri (Red Bellied Piranha)

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

where'd you get it?