Red-bellied Pacu tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 300 × 90 cm.

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Red-bellied Pacu

Piaractus brachypomus

The Red-bellied Pacu (Piaractus brachypomus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Serrasalmidae. It grows to 88 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–28 °C.

Size: 88 cmtotal length
Temperature: 23–28 °C
pH: 4.8–7.5
Tank footprint: 300 × 90 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–28 °C

pH4.8–7.5

Hardness0–15 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilySerrasalmidae
GenusPiaractus
SpeciesPiaractus brachypomus

Quick answers

Red-bellied Pacu size: how big does it get?: It grows to 88 cm (total length).
Red-bellied Pacu tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 300 × 90 cm.
Red-bellied Pacu water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–28 °C, pH 4.8–7.5, hardness 0–15 °dGH.
Red-bellied Pacu: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.