red pacu

[midcuk]

is there anything these fish wont eat, they are the smallest fish in my large community tank and yet they eat everything in site its a job for the rest of the fish to get any, i put grapes, cucumber, cherry tomatoes in for the pacu all gone algae wafers and flake for others, frozen krill , bloodworm beefheart, live brineshrimp, even cheese , bacon , (not recommended i know but i have good filtration) they never leave any of it and they never seem to fill up damn them fish can eat, any reccomendations on how much you should feed because i dont want to overfeed and plllute the tank

ps the tank is heavily planted with swords, crypts vallis etc and they dont seem to eat them thank goodness

what is there favourite food ?

they were about 1" across when i got them 2 months ago and they are now 3" and looking very healthy

 

[demon_surfer]

most fish will eat just about everything that you put in the tank with them. well everything that they DO eat if you get what i mean.
some people recommend you take 5mins and put in a little bit of food and when they eat it abit more, untill 5mins have gone by. But just so long as you see that everyoen is getting some food then you are probably feeding them enough

I just though to would mention in case you dont know that red pacu can get up to 3 feet long in aquariums and they do so pretty fast. just a heads up incase you were unaware

 

[brianfl]

There is a reason they are eating everything in sight. They won't be the smallest fish in your community long. They get very large.



Red Pacu

 

[cdawson]

I hope you plan on getting a 500g tank soon because that's what they're gonna require dude.

 

[Andy16]

or even better, a 500 gallon indoor pond.

 

[Tightdog1]

What size tank are they in?

yes i hope you have big tank i mean big!! bkuz i got 2 "red hook silver dollars" petsmart only to later realize they were red bellied pacus!! so now im screwed and so are the pacus, i got 2 in a 55g and i cant get a bigger tank and none of the lfs want them and im not gonna put them into a lake or stream. so usut dont get screwed like i did!

 

[Andy16]

I bet some body will take then tight dog. Maybe in the classified ads section you could make a new thread.

 

[ChilDawg]

You must be feeding well, because Pacu do tend to KO plants, according to my research and reading. I would recommend a much larger tank for them, for reasons elucidated above.

 

[cdawson]

I still fail to understand how local governments don't regulate the sale of animals like the red pacu and red tail catfish. They're obviously monsters and very few people can actually house them. However, I see red pacus and red tail catfish at fish stores on a regular basis. They should be the type of animal that needs a special permit to own.

 

[750t]

Walmart has a tank thats always full of little pacus. The sign says will reach 6 inches Ha. Walmarts need to hire a fish expert. Your very correct these fish need to be regulated. My lfs has 14 inch pacu a great looking fish,oh if I just had a three hundred gallon tank.