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From:Savannah,Georgia U.S.A
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posted 03-18-2003 05:56 PM         

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My bus driver has a fully grown red pacu in a 55 gallon tank. hes 24" plus! and is as happy as can be. 1 inch per gallon or maybe
2 inches per gallon, still plenty of room!
some say 500 gallons plus those fish certainly don't get 500+ inches! that's
BULL! am I right or wrong?

(the fish can turn too)

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posted 03-18-2003 07:40 PM         

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Are u sure it is 24 inches??? Cause if it is I'm not sure how it can survive in a 55g

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posted 03-26-2003 01:46 AM         

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A full sized pacu with good filtration can survive in a 55g

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posted 05-27-2003 08:38 AM         

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I'm really not for sure that the pacu is full grown. I've seen alot of message say that they have a full grown pacu. In a home aquarium, yes that might be the growth protential of that pacu. In 200g+ I have had a pacu reach 30in and alittle more. I had to donate him to a local public aquarium for a bigger home and so others could seem and appreciate his beauty.

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From:Hanover Park, I,l United state
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posted 06-02-2003 02:04 PM         

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How is it happy? It cant even turn around!! A 55 gal is 13 inches wide and 19 inches high, someone is lieing because pacus are like a circle and if its 24 inches big than the whole body of the fish is not in the tank. you are definetly wrong!

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posted 02-12-2004 07:01 PM         

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thats terrible tell him to get rid of it to a zoo or pet store thatc an take proper care of it

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posted 02-12-2004 07:19 PM         

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I totally agree with Fishkid.

Someone is lying. A full grown pacu (even a 24" one - which either isn't full grown or is severly stunted) can't even fit in a 55 gallon tank. And even if it could, there is no way it could be happy. It would be like a person living in a coffin.

So until I see pics, I'm not believing a bit of that.

-Chelle

Careful of language.

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posted 02-13-2004 06:50 PM         

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Yep, first 24" is NOT full grown. Stunted maybe, and headed towards death, but not happy healthy and thriving. Not a chance.

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posted 02-14-2004 01:00 PM         

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let me tell yall somethin,

1. i saw him
2. for gods sake, I posted this almost a year ago! WHERE DID YALL FIND THIS, PAGE 25!

Careful of language.

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posted 02-14-2004 04:41 PM         

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dont believe it at all. got any pics to proove it?

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