Breeding / Rarely bred at home
Rarely bred at home · Hard
Breeding the red-bellied pacu
Not bred in the hobby; bred in numbers for food on farms using artificial (hormone-induced) spawning in ponds. In the wild it makes seasonal spawning migrations.
Step by step
Pairing
Adults in ponds.
Breeding tank
Ponds.
What starts it
Hormones.
Eggs and young
Females scatter adhesive eggs that are fertilised externally; no egg count found.
Raising the fry
Live food.
Common mistakes
- Space
- Aggression
- Escape
Male or female
Mature females are a little rounder-bellied than males; juveniles cannot be sexed.
Can I breed it in my tank?
- This species is rarely bred in home tanks.
- Hard: for experienced breeders.