red belly piranha with my pacu in same pond

[aniketvaze74]

[FONT=&quot]Can i keep pacu and piranha in same pond ?[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]i have 4 pacu from past 1yr now in my 1000g pond and now i want to add 2 juvenile red belly piranha with my pacu in same pond they r abt 3inch so can i add it ??if no why ?? plz give me reson[/FONT]

 

[HarleyK]

Howdy,

Here's a pic of a pacu that was housed with RBPs (from a rescue, still alive in these pics!).



Having said that, the pacus can do the same to your Ps if they're much smaller.

HarleyK

 

[ruckaisawesome]

DAMN...poor pacu

 

[aniketvaze74]

they r of same age..........

 

[Poloboy]

damm poor pacu indeed.... they got him good...

 

[cmsbthebest]

ouch thats brutal, after seeing that I would definatly advise not to put them together lol

 

[surfpalmsncycads]

if well fed and in a large pond you should not have that problem. i had 2 15 inch pacu housed with 5 red belly in a 180 for over 2 years in my 20s. i never had a problem. but thats just my experience. sounds like a few others here dont think it would be a good idea so to be on the safe side. maybe you shouldnt. all we can do is share and that first pic sure doesnt look pretty

 

[aniketvaze74]

until now nothing happen they r living happily

 

[AngryWretch]

The piranhas are going to grow FAST so they'll be big and ready to munch pacu within a few months. I'm not saying its impossible but I would be catious.

 

[Bassguy82]

I've had same size pacu with red bellys... but that pacu in that pic looks big as well as it looks like a black pacu. so I would say no