Red Belly Pacu (Piaractus brachypomum) Sizes:3 - 4 Inches and Slopehead Catfish

and Slopehead Catfish

or Hepsetus odoe

The Fire Eel should be kept with fish of similar size or larger

It is a diurnal predator and mainly eats water bugs and occasionally smaller fishes

Members of this family are not true eels

Red Belly Pacu (Piaractus brachypomum) Sizes:3 - 4 Inches and Slopehead CatfishThe Red Belly Pacu is one of the largest freshwater species that can be kept in a home aquarium. Originating in the Amazon Basin of South America, this huge cousin of the Piranha grows quickly and can weigh over 50 pounds. As juveniles the Red Belly Pacu almost perfectly mimics a Red Belly Piranha for defense, but once they are large enough, not many fish species will ever bother them. They are a very hardy and long lived (20+ years) species. Red