Are Pacu's able to defend themselves against agressive cichlids and sharks?
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I'm gonna skip the size requirements on this question, becuase their are more than enough overstocking police on this site to cover it, and just answer the question before the thread gets sidetracked into a thread about why pacu shouldn't be sold...
So..
That really depends on the situation,
Yes, if given an incredibly large tank, and no spawning "aggresive cichlids"
No if your talking really nasty fish, Buttikoferi, Dovii.. these types, fish with a nasty disposition, who will mark out a territory larger than most public aquaria can provide..
Most large cichlids.. including the "evil and aggresive" jag, can be quite tame if given enough room, some fish, really are just plain evil though.
No, if the tank is smaller than a few thousand gallons, and you have a pair of spawning cichlids on your hands.. then your gonna be in trouble, if they don't kill it outright, they will certainly stress it to the point of infection, disease and eventual death.
Make sure all the cichlids are the same sex, which is pretty tough, if you wanna add a monster like a pacu, because any pacu large enough to not be lunch, is not gonna have anywhere to hide from a large angry bruiser.
So..
That really depends on the situation,
Yes, if given an incredibly large tank, and no spawning "aggresive cichlids"
No if your talking really nasty fish, Buttikoferi, Dovii.. these types, fish with a nasty disposition, who will mark out a territory larger than most public aquaria can provide..
Most large cichlids.. including the "evil and aggresive" jag, can be quite tame if given enough room, some fish, really are just plain evil though.
No, if the tank is smaller than a few thousand gallons, and you have a pair of spawning cichlids on your hands.. then your gonna be in trouble, if they don't kill it outright, they will certainly stress it to the point of infection, disease and eventual death.
Make sure all the cichlids are the same sex, which is pretty tough, if you wanna add a monster like a pacu, because any pacu large enough to not be lunch, is not gonna have anywhere to hide from a large angry bruiser.
Debra Mark had a tank with balck pacu and a breeding colony of african cichlids though and they lived together well, but the pacu were much, much larger than the african cichlids when they were introduced, and the tank is 3200 gallons.
I wouldn't chance it.
I could just see a jaguar or something chasing a pacu and the pacu runs into the aquarium glass........
I have seen them with oscars a lot though....
I could just see a jaguar or something chasing a pacu and the pacu runs into the aquarium glass........
I have seen them with oscars a lot though....
you can keep pacus with large but relatively mild Neotropical cichlids like oscars, severums, chocolates, etc.
keep in mind that they are schooling fish and need a massive tank. 1000 gallons is a minimum for a school because they just get so huge and heavy. 300 gallons is ok for 1, but even then thats not enough space because of the ammount of water that they displace when they swim.
Agreed - good idea to pass. My original thought was going to be "depends on the size of the Pacu - if they're already 10x the largest Cichlid, problems should be minimal."
i'll have to disagree there.. 300 still wouldnt be enough. i think that 1000 would be minimum for ONE, and 10k minimum for a school.
either way, not generally feasible.