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Name
Scientific name
Serrasalmus geryi
Described by
Not recorded
Family
Serrasalmidae
Common names
Géry's Pirambeba
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Géry's pirambeba, Serrasalmus geryi, is a piranha from the Rio Araguaia and Rio Tocantins drainages in Brazil. Sometimes sold as the 'viole…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
181mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 60 cm, Minimum height 60 cm
Water
Water conditions
22–29°C
Hardness
5–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Species tank only
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Tocantins
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Occurs in the Rio Araguaia and Rio Tocantins drainages, Brazil.
Habitat
The main channels of the Tocantins typically contain turbid water with a high proportion of suspended solids. S. geryi is usually found in deeper water, althou…
Aquarium size
One of these will need a tank measuring at least 120 ∗ 60 ∗ 60 cm/~432 litres to itself.
Maintenance
Serrasalmus geryi lives in open rivers and thus a well-oxygenated set-up with a sandy substrate and some good-sized driftwood roots and branches should simulat…
Water conditions
Temperature: 22 – 29 °C pH: The pH in the Rio Tocantins ranges from 5.8 - 7.5 depending on locality. Somewhere to the slightly acidic side of neutral is probab…
Diet
Wild fish are known to consume the fins and scales of other species, and probably prey on smaller fish and insects too. Some Serrasalmus have also been shown t…
Behaviour and compatibility
Should only be considered as a specimen fish for the enthusiast. This species doesn't make a good tankmate for anything else. Scattered reports of it coexistin…
Sexual dimorphism
No external sexual differences have been recorded.
Reproduction
There are rumours that the species has been successfully bred in aquaria, but scant details are available. It's a seasonal spawner in nature so the simulation …
Notes
S. geryi is sometimes sold as the "violet-line piranha" in reference to the unusal purple stripe that runs from the base of the lower jaw over the top of the b…
References
References
No references