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kronos7400 unregistered |
posted 08-12-2003 02:37 PM
With all the RPB postings, I am wondering who has the most experience with these fish. Yes I have a point to make. First off, if you are going to buy a RBP please read up on their temperment and feeding for size and growth rate. I bought 1 back in February at a size of a Quarter. When I intoduced him to the tank there were 10 assrted tropicals in the tank. With the Pleco being the laregest fish at the time at 7". Well needless to say Mr Pacu is now at 20" in a 55 gal tank. Been thinking long and hard what to do with Mr Pacu! Thought about eating him, but I decided to buy a larger tank. Now for the antics. I have a Bala shark and a silver dollar in this tank also,along with a real small cory catfish and mr tiny a rose tail tetra. They are all still alive and well. I woke up this morning and found a big chunk biten out the tail fin of the bala shark. I have been wacthing these fish all this time with no problems till this morning. I have to do somthing now. Are there any recomendations that should be followed in moving Mr Pacu. Still Mr Pleco rules the tank at a whopping 18" in length. IP: Logged |
kc5gvn Moderator Posts: 806 |
posted 08-13-2003 12:24 AM
First, I can't tell you who has the most experience. I can tell you how I used to transfer my Black Pacu and it's how I generally transfer all large fish. I use a black plastic trash bag and submerge it in the tank I'm removing them from, leaving it open to chase them into also leaving the canopy on the tank with just enough opening to reach in. Next, GENTLY herd them into the bag. Once they are in the bag, close it and remove the canopy from the tank. This works better with 2 people. Now that the canopy is removed you can loosen the opening of the bag SLIGHTLY and drain some of the water back into the tank, so that you can lift the bag out and place it into a CLEAN trashcan. There should be just enough water in the bag to cover the Pacu (about 1 foot of water). IMPORTANT: put the lid on the trashcan while moving it. Next, move the trashcan next to the tank you want to put him in (you might want a 2 wheel dolly for this). Now that you have him next to the tank he is going into, dose the tank with a full dose of Novaqua. Also add about 1oz of Novaqua to the bag. Now take a piece of airline tubing and use it like a siphon hose from the tank to the trashcan with the bag in it. If the Pacu seems to be stressing severely you can add a compression fitting to the hose to make it drip into the bag rather than pour into it. Once the bag is full of water from the tank you can move the water back into the tank. Easiest way to do this is using a WELL RINSED OUT plastic milk jug or gallon bottled water jug. Once the water is back down low enough in the bag to where it just covers the top of the Pacu you should be able to lift the bag out of the trashcan and place it into the new tank. THIS IS WHY THE TRASHCAN MUST BE A CLEAN ONE. Once you have the bag in the new tank just open it and let him swim out. He is already adjusted to the temperature and PH. I've used this procedure for years on transfering large fish and haven't lost one yet in a transfer. BTW, the reason for using a black trashbag is so they can't see anything moving around them to stress out from. Good luck on your transfer. IP: Logged |
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