When choosing a Red pomfret piaractus brachypomus stocking pond, choose a pond with sufficient water sources, clean and clear water quality, easy drainage and water exchange, and no domestic sewage into the pond. The bottom of the pond should have micro-sand mud, and the area should be determined according to the stocking quantity. The depth of the pond water should not be less than 2 meters, suitable for little or no silt.

When preparing to stock Red pomfret piaractus brachypomus, the entire pond is splashed with quicklime to kill potential pathogens and other wild small fish in the pond, reducing the incidence of disease and the occurrence of wild small fish predation. The ponds are then exposed to the sun for a week, filled with clean water for at least one meter, and then stocked with fry.
Red pomfret piaractus brachypomus cannot be kept together with crucian carp. Red pomfret is not suitable for mixing with other fish. It is an omnivorous large ornamental fish with strong adaptability. The living habits of various ornamental fish will be different, and polyculture will easily lead to the incompatibility of other fishes to the environment.
The most suitable water temperature for the production of Red pomfret piaractus brachypomus is 25-28 ℃, and the Yangtze River Basin is generally warmed for production in May. According to the development of gonads, select mature broodstock female: male = 1:1 injection of oxytocin. The injection time is generally carried out at night, so that the spawning of broodstock is in the dawn stage.