Pacu doubled in size

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amerpatrt

Fresno, CA
Sep 8, 2004
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I got this Pacu about two weeks ago and it has doubled in size. Mostly in the belly area. I don't know exactly what variety it is, it has an orange belly, and I don't know what gender it is either. Is there a chance that this Pacu came from the store pregnant? I have no other Pacus in the tank. If it's constipated then it doesn't show any other symptoms, and I have fed veggies regualrly from the get-go; peas, spinach & zucchini along with the other fishfood. Maybe this is normal growth for a Pacu? I've never seen anything grow so much so fast. Thank you for your time,
~Dawn :eek:
 
By doubled in size, mostly in the belly....do you mean it appears to be bloated? About how long did it take it to reach this size?

It may be a parasite or some other type of infection. Also, its probably a red belly pacu. Just do a search for red belly pacu on google if you want to identify it.
 
when I first got my red belly pacu it was about the size of a half dollar. The thing was tiny. I've had it for 3 and a half months now and its almost 8inches. Whenever it ate when it was young its belly would get fat, it looked like a fat slob laying floating around. If you have a red pacu it would do good in a 150gallon because its not going to reach anymore than 18inches unless you have a several hundred gallon tank.
 
Tahnk you

Thank you for responding!
Okay, I had no idea he/she was going to get so big! Wow- another excuse to get bigger aquarium! That explains it all- I feed well and he/she eats well.
We have marveled at the daily growth of the Pacu, both in depth & width. I look forward to 'growing' with her (with larger aquariums). Tahnx again!
~Dawn :dance
 
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