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From:Eglin AFB
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posted 11-05-2002 01:21 AM            

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i jus got 2RB pacusnow one hangs around the heater and wont move about much...the other acts normal....my albino tiger barb does the same thing hangs by the heater is ther some thing i need to do.????

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posted 11-06-2002 11:16 AM         

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Buy them some good frozen bloodworms or beefheart, this will stimulate them. Feed them with the lights in the house off so they can't see you, they think you're a predator waiting to eat them. Pacus are always very timid at first, but some even grow to recognize you as the person that has the food! How big is the tank, that could also have an effect on their behavior. Buy some long plastic plants so they wont feel so nervous as they tend to spend most of their time near the surface. Oh, and keep them well fed or they'll lunch on your tiger barb. Trust me, with time they'll become more agressive!
Remember, the Pacu can grow to be 16 inches long with sharp teeth! Finally, tiger barbs do much better in schools. They chase each other around and are very entertaining to watch.
Hope this helps!
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posted 11-06-2002 02:58 PM            

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you were righ abou the tiger barb.. he didnt make it he got torn apart..but now my placo..is jus ganin around one of the aquarium toys..and doesnt seem to wanna clean the wals..lol.weland he only gets active at feeding time...a new sences for food?

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posted 11-06-2002 10:49 PM         

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Plecos usually won't move around much during the day. They really swim more at night when th lights are out. If there is algae on the glass, then he'll get to it but not enough so that you'll see less green stuff right away...especially if the pleco is small.
If theres no green stuff on the glass then buy it some algae wafers and feed him one every two days or so. The plecos looking around the toys for food n stuff like that.
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posted 11-07-2002 04:27 AM            

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ok ass u can see im a begginer i had 2 gold fish back when i was at home... they lived for a bout 15 years ...in a bowl..lol..hard to believe..but its true...but i got home from work and noticed that my clown loaches were gone...not a trace..no remains..see when one of the tiger barbs died..or killed..it had a hole in its stomach..that was one of two..but were talkin two clown loaches..my fiend had a simalr situation with his rope fish..could these quarter size redbellies have demolished em all in a mater of 8 hours?..also i have an arowana and ghoast coming in on sat, any tips
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posted 11-07-2002 11:13 PM         

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I wouldn't put an arrowana with pacu, and if you mean a ghost knife then watch out. The arrowana could swallow everything else in the tank including the pacu, if you give it time. I've seen 'em three feet long. The pacu are agressive and like to eat fish, but the arrowana is a whole different devil.

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