Red pompano will eat small fish in the fish pond. Red pomfret is omnivorous fish, digestive system developed, with a carnivorous fish have an enlarged stomach and pyloric sac, both ingested small fish, shrimp and benthic animals and other animal feed, but also ingested water plants, vegetables, algae and other plant feed. The red pomfret, also known as the freshwater white pomfret, resembles a pomfret in appearance, but its adult form has a black dorsal fin and a ventral fin that shines with an orange-red metallic luster.

The red pomfret is a member of the subfamily Sawfin Carp, a genus of giant pomfin carp, and is closely related to the commonly known piranha. Red pomfret is a large, fast-growing individual, the largest individual up to 20 kilograms, feeding a year weight of up to 1000 grams or more.