Popular Freshwater Fish!

Uncle Bill's Pet Centers carries a wide variety of freshwater and saltwater fish, and selection may vary by store location. Here are some of the most popular freshwater fish Uncle Bill's offers - but it is not a complete listing of all the fish we have available at any given time. This list as well as our in-store availability fluctuates and is updated regularly. Please note this information on each fish's page is for your reference only, and any advice acquired from these listings is to be used at your own discretion.

Red-Bellied Piranha

Facts and Information

redbellied piranha

The Red-bellied Pirahna, also known as a Black Spot Pirahna (it only has the spots as a baby and juvenile) is easily the most well-known Piranha species to the aquarium hobby, and is also one of the most aggressive. Its distribution lies in South America, east of the Andes Mountains in the Parana and Paraguay river systems (both are far south of the Amazon), as well as most of the major rivers of the Amazon basin. It can be found in the whitewater regions (meaning around river rapids in clear, fast-flowing, highly-oxygenated water) of the following rivers: the Madre de Dios, the Beni, the Essequibo, the Rio Negro, the Ucayali, the Maranon, the Jurub, the Madeira, the Manaus, the Tapajos, the Xingu, and the Toncatins. It can also be found in the Rio Branco and Essequibo rivers of north east Brazil and the Guianas. It is the most widespread and abundant of all the Piranha species. The recommended tankmates listed above are other Piranhas of interest, and not necessarily fish that can cohabitate with this species.