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From:wethersfield, ct
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posted 06-20-2003 01:38 PM            

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help!!!! my 2-1/2 year old pacu wont eat. its been two weeks and he still hasnt really eaten. i have resorted to live fish and he only ate one of the 6 i threw in there. they were just zebras..nothing special. hes not sick cause he looks fine and swims just the same. he looks at me when i come in and goes tot he top of the tank so i know he is hungry. what should i do. do pacus normally go thru a phase when they wont eat?? please help.

also...do u know how you can you post pictures here cause i have some great ones of him.

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posted 06-21-2003 01:42 AM            

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What have you tried feeding him? And you do know that Pacus are vegatarians, right?

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posted 06-21-2003 02:31 AM         

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Have you moved the tank or changed anything in the tank? Pacu's have definite personalities and don't like change. If you change something in the tank they will sometimes pout. If you haven't changed anything in the tank check the water temperature to see if it is lower than normal. If it is running cooler than normal it is just that their metabolism is slower and he's not as hungry as normal. Hope this helps.

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posted 06-21-2003 10:16 PM            

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here is a list of things that u can probally try on your pacu
1. grapes
2. shrim pellets
3. feder goldfish
4. sliced apple
all thoes things our pacu eats like crazy

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posted 06-22-2003 03:01 AM            

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Yes, Pacus will eat feeder fish, however, I STRONGLY discourage this habit. Pacus are vegatarians. By giving them meat they can get sick because they are not bread to digest it well. Also, if you have been feeding your Pacu feeder fish and he stopped eating, he could have a disease.

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posted 06-22-2003 10:07 AM            

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then ill guess ill just pray that mine doesent get a disease
almost all the other fish basically live off of feeders

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posted 06-23-2003 01:12 PM            

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thanks all of you who replied. i raised the temperature up and he seems to be more active and he looks better to. true they are vegentarian fish but they do eat meat, however now that i know they have trouble digesting it i will pay attention to his diet more carefully.

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