I was at a LFS today, and in one of the 10 gallon tanks, all by himself, was a red-pacu :huh:. He was past the juvenile stage, nearly full grown. He was on sale for $20, and I felt really bad just leaving him there. His nose (for lack of a proper word) was damaged from apparantly running into the wall. What could I do to save this guy from eternity in a 10 gallon, or being "put down". I may be getting a 75, but I hear that is no where close to being enough to support a Pacu, but then again, it is better than a 10 gallon for life. Comments? Advice? Random noises?
Pacu Problem
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It sucks, and complaining to management or not shopping at that place anymore are all that you can really do. A 75g, as you said, is way to small for a red bellied pacu, which are better off in groups (so if you really want to house them, you'd need the space to house 6+ of them).
It's a sad situation, though. A full grown pacu wouldn't fit in a standard 10 gallon tank unless it was cut into pieces.
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It's a sad situation, though. A full grown pacu wouldn't fit in a standard 10 gallon tank unless it was cut into pieces.
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Theres not much you can do. You could buy it, but a 75g would still be far too small for it.
I'd just forget about it
I'd just forget about it
Well I don't think it's the shops fault, but rather somebody bought one and returned it when it got too big. I was thinking, when I moved into my new house (at the end of the next month) if I could make a pond large enough for it? Is that costly? Also, could I maybe donate the fish to an aquarium in the area?
You say nearly full-grown.....he wouldn't even fit in the 10g....a full grown is approx. 22 inches
Or, and I know I will get yelled at for this, could I put it in my friends pond behind his house (living in florida). It has absolutely no tributaries, so no water gets in, no water gets out, and there are no gators. The pond is a man-made one made for fishing, so none of the animals there are "native" any way. And the guy who stocked the pond doesn't fish there anymore, and NOBODY knows about the pond except for maybe 20 people. Would this be a good idea, or am I just messing with the environment?
sublime1184 said:
I meant 20 gal... all I know is that it was WAY too small for it.
Also, I know a 75 would be too small, but isn't that only because they are schooling fish? If I kept it by itself, sure, it wouldn't be the happiest fish on earth, but it would be much happier.
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yeah it is and still a 20g is very cruel to that big a fish....that sux but usually all you can do is complain.....I think if you got it, you would have to put him in a 225 right away....
Seaman
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If the pond is on his property, never floods, and has no way for it to get out....I would say its OK. BUT florida allready is being over run by clown knives, snakeheads, and other non-natives....so just becareful.