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23 species · 12 commonly kept

Piranhas, pacus & silver dollars

Every species in this group on the site (Piranhas, pacus & silver dollars). Commonly kept species are listed first; use the chips to show only commonly kept fish, or jump to a genus.

Group care guide

Piranhas, pacus and silver dollars

  • Large tanks with strong filtration; pacus grow to over 2 ft and outgrow almost every home aquarium.
  • Silver dollars: plant-based foods. Piranhas: fish, shrimp and pellets.

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Cachama
No federal permit

Cachama

Colossoma macropomum

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Metynnis argenteus
No federal permit

Metynnis argenteus

Metynnis argenteus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Metynnis lippincottianus
No federal permit

Metynnis lippincottianus

Metynnis lippincottianus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Pirapitinga
No federal permit

Pirapitinga

Piaractus brachypomus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Red-bellied piranha
No federal permit

Red-bellied piranha

Pygocentrus nattereri

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Redeye piranha
No federal permit

Redeye piranha

Serrasalmus rhombeus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Redhook myleus
No federal permit

Redhook myleus

Myloplus rubripinnis

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
San Francisco piranha
No federal permit

San Francisco piranha

Pygocentrus piraya

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Sheep-pacu
No federal permit

Sheep-pacu

Acnodon normani

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Silver dollar
No federal permit

Silver dollar

Metynnis hypsauchen

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Spotted metynnis
No federal permit

Spotted metynnis

Metynnis maculatus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Wimple piranha

Catoprion mento

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Black spot piranha
No federal permit

Black spot piranha

Pygocentrus cariba

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Gery's Piranha
No federal permit

Gery's Piranha

Serrasalmus geryi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Red Ruby Piranha
No federal permit

Red Ruby Piranha

Serrasalmus maculatus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Serrasalmus manueli
No federal permit

Serrasalmus manueli

Serrasalmus manueli

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Sharp-snouted piranha
No federal permit

Sharp-snouted piranha

Serrasalmus sanchezi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Slender piranha
No federal permit

Slender piranha

Serrasalmus elongatus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Spotted Piranha
No federal permit

Spotted Piranha

Serrasalmus marginatus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
White piranha
No federal permit

White piranha

Serrasalmus brandtii

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Blue tiger piranha

Serrasalmus gouldingi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Platinum Piranha

Serrasalmus altuvei

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Sawtooth Pirambeba

Serrasalmus serrulatus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate