Sheep-pacu
Acnodon normani
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A small pacu from Brazil, from the Tocantins basin and the lower Amazon, a relative of the piranhas, silvery with vertical bars.
- Scientific name
- Acnodon normani
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 304 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 150 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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