“Many species of piranha are omnivores.” confirms Kristine Grzenda, curator of behavior and welfare at Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans. “For example, red-bellied piranhas (Pygocentrus ...

The red-bellied pacu, native to South American rivers, is a popular aquarium pet fish that can grow up to 33 inches, much larger than the space that smaller aquarium tanks can afford.

The “once in a lifetime catch” made last week by Holley Luft at Lake St. Clair was a red-bellied pacu likely released into the lake by a pet owner. At 15 inches and just under 2 pounds, it was ...

“The red-bellied pacu, Piaractus brachypomus, is a popular aquarium fish imported from South America,” according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

The red-bellied pacu, or scientifically known as Piaractus brachypomus, is most common in the continent's Amazon basin but are imported to the U.S. and internationally. Officials don't consider ...

“The red-bellied pacu, Piaractus brachypomus, is a popular aquarium fish imported from South America,” according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has mentioned pacu a few times in the past, including a 7.95-pound pacu caught in the Concho River in San Angelo in 2012 and a red-bellied pacu caught in ...

Adventure Aquarium's newest exhibit, Piranha Falls, an Amazon Experience, features more than 120 red-bellied piranha, freshwater sting rays, and a authentic Amazonian thunderstorm, April 6, 2017.

A Deltona man who was bitten by a fish he recently caught found a red-bellied pacu, and not a piranha, as first thought. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Joy Hill said … ...

Staff at an aquarium in Cornwall are using a chain mail glove to feed their latest residents. The shoal of red-bellied piranha fish are settling in at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium after being made ...