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ash unregistered |
posted 08-04-2002 01:52 AM
hi there, i just set up my tank 3 days ago. i have a 14 gallon tank with the whole set up. the fish i put in it were: 2 guppies (male), 4 mollies (1male 3fem), 3 platies (2female 1 male), my one male betta (2 inches), and a pacu. my pacu is about 3 inches long and 2 inches high, he has a red/orange belly and no under bit (so not to be confused with a pirahna) today, i have 1 guppy, no betta and my male guppy us trying to mate with my platies. after 1 hour of being in the tank the pacu ate my betta. i woke up and couldnt find my guppy. what is going on. i have experience with fish. i was told these guys would be fine. now i am told by another guy they grow to 5 feet. someone please tell me the truth here. thanks ash IP: Logged |
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Andy unregistered |
posted 08-04-2002 01:53 AM
pacus are fish that eat other fish they get about 24 to 28 inches. if you cant get a about a 55gal tank by about 6 inch. and about 300gal by full grown.if you cant afourd it, give it back to the pet store u got it from. your well come. P.S if you buy another fish or thinking talk to the workers there IP: Logged |
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Rossi unregistered |
posted 08-04-2002 01:54 AM
HEY, PACUS USUALLY EAT ALOT SO THATS NORMAL BUT THE TANK U HAVE THE PACU IN IS TOO SMALL.ONLY THE BLACK PACUS GET UP TO 5 FEET.THIS FISH SHOULD GET UP TO ROUGHLY A FOOT AND A HALF. IP: Logged |
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Sarah unregistered |
posted 08-04-2002 01:54 AM
Hey, I got a pacu when I bought a tank, and he is probably 7 inches long and 5 inches high. I have some goldfish with him, and he eats them sometimes at night. The bigger goldfish only have nipped fins, but Pacus are related to the pirahna, so should probably be treated as such... there's a lot of info on the web. IP: Logged |
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Tyler unregistered |
posted 08-04-2002 01:55 AM
i got a pacu 4 years a go and it must be some creature or mutant because im rich and i have wall tank 2500gallons and the pacu is about 23 ft long and 15ft high, i heard there life spand is ten years so i dont know how big hes gonna become inthe future IP: Logged |
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Leigh Anne unregistered |
posted 08-04-2002 01:55 AM
I just bought 2 pacus last week. I put them in a 55 gal tank with 2 danios, 2 cory cats, 2 irridescent sharks, 2 pictus cats, 1 pleco, 1 bala shark, 2 plattys, 1 fruit tetra and 1 gourami. I have all my fish. My pacus are well fed, and have grown a bit since I brought them home. What are you feeding them? I found they like to chase and catch shrimp pellets. I feed mine at least 4 times per day. I have had no problems with the pacus messing with my other fish. Plus the littler fish have a few places to hide if needed. IP: Logged |
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Bionickoi unregistered |
posted 08-17-2002 06:06 PM
First of all, you should never start off a brand new tank fully loaded with fish! For a 14 gallon tank you should only be starting off with 2 maybe 3 small fish at the most. You need to let the nitrogen cycle complete before you throw too many fish into such a small tank. I'm sure half of your fish died from choking to death because the ammonia was too high. And when considering fish you should check compatibility before picking fish you think look good together. If you have any other guestions, you should ask the pet store where you buy the fish from. I'm hoping they would have someone there who should know about this. IP: Logged |
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pacuman unregistered |
posted 08-25-2002 08:15 PM
Check out this web site about pacu: www.aspeninnovations.com/pacu/default.htm IP: Logged |
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