Don't Get Fooled between Piranha and Pacu !

Some people get confused of the differences between pacu and a piranha , as sometimes people that are looking for a piranha in a pet store get fooled as they bought a pacu instead of a piranha .
 So here are the differences between a pacu and a piranha is that a pacu have a snubbed face and their teeth are flat , unlike the piranha which have bullet shaped head and razor sharp teeth.                            Heres some pics to show you the differences.. 

Piranha Overview

           Piranha are members of the Serrasalminae sub-family of Characins. The Characins is the group of fish, primarily from South America and Africa, that is best known as the Tetras. The Serrasalminae sub-family of Tetras contains the Piranha and their close cousin, the pacu. These fish are from South America and have many similarities in both appearance and behavior.

            Piranha are generally large fish, though most species of Piranha are not nearly as large as most species of Pacu. Smaller species or Piranha reach around 10 centimeters  in length and larger species grow to about 30 Cm .

            Piranha generally live for four to fifteen years, depending on the species and quality of care given (larger varieties tend to live longer).

           Piranhas have an undeserved bad reputation people think that piranha is an evil fish which will devour anything on its path , thats not true at all they are actually skittish fish when you kept them in an aquarium and they are very interesting fish to kept as I've kept 4 RedBellied Piranhas for 2 years and Piranha is a cool fish especially when it comes to the feeding time .

My RedBellied Piranhas (Pygocentrus Natteri)  they are about 7-10 cm

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This is Jaguar hes the Alpha Male of the pack (Hes the leader of the pack)

Piranha Care 

1. water temperature: 24-29 Degrees Celcious
2. water chemistry : ph should be from 6.0-8.0 (piranha are very hardy fish)
3. compatible species : Piranha are dangerous to kept with different species in the same tank but Pleco(suckerfish) is the only fish that I know that Can be kept with piranhas .
4. Diet : fish fillet , shrimp , beef heart , mussels , squid , insects and pellets . You can feed them once daily or once every 2 or other day , Live feeder are not recommended as they might contain some parasites that can be passed to your piranha , however you can feed your piranha with live feeders once every month .

Introduction

AskAsManyQuestionsAsYouWantAboutFreshWaterFishes!!Glad to share some of my experiences , I used to own monster fishes since I was 10 such as  Alligator gar , Arowana , Oscars , Catfishes and more ! and I am now owning 4 RedBellied Piranhas and cichlids .And I'll soon make Posts about the fishes that I owned and used to own .