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Posted	Black Pacu
26-12-2007 17:44 by Bethan	Can any one tell me what I can put in the same tank as 2 of the above which are about 18" long. They are very big but are gentle fish.One is a male and the other a female.Any comments gratefully received. Thank you in advance. Bethan
26-12-2007 17:56 by extreme-aquatics	what size tank are thy in?
26-12-2007 18:10 by Oscar52	needs to be a swimming pool just for the pacus
26-12-2007 19:20 by Bethan	Tank size is 6x2x2
26-12-2007 20:18 by Oscar52	even a 6x2x2 will be too small for the pacus as they grow
26-12-2007 20:20 by Bethan	I know I am currently saving to buy them a much bigger tank
26-12-2007 20:38 by Phill Austen	I think you are probably making things difficult for yourself if you add anything else to what must be a considerable load on your tank
26-12-2007 21:24 by robert.pope	why not keep them on their own?....over the years i have realised its better to keep 2 fish happy and healthy than try to over stock! (IMO)if you want more fish than just 2 then pass these on and get something more appropriate
26-12-2007 21:35 by tracyanne	it seems u no wat u want but be prepared for bigger tank of at least 8x3x3 min,good luck
26-12-2007 21:44 by Jessica	8x3x3 for a potential 3 foot fish? Im thinking 12 foot min..
26-12-2007 21:50 by tracyanne	i did say min and its only a estimate
26-12-2007 22:42 by robert.pope	i searched these fish on google and was shocked to see just how big they get!!!:o
27-12-2007 10:04 by tracyanne	according to some sites they get too 60 inches
27-12-2007 11:14 by Oscar52	I will be honest i kept two pacu in a 6x2x2 that i "rescued" from a fishkeeper in blackpool who was keeping them in a 60x18x18 they nearly filled a dustbin each while transporting them home and the 6x2x2 was no where near the right size for them, i was lucky i managed to pass them on to someone with a tropical pond. Good luck with the bigger tank.
27-12-2007 17:06 by Bethan	Thank you all very much. I appreciated all your very helpful comments.Thanks again and may I wish you all a very Happy New Year.
27-12-2007 20:58 by big cats	how do you know the sex of them? in the wild they will eat veggie stuff but in captivity they will eat anything including other fish,many are indeed x breeds and not true pacu some are capable of over three feet some stop at two, the problem is the bulk of these fish they are very inefficient eaters and need massive filters a tropical pond is the answer any tank mate is likely to get bitten and they love chewing heater cables
28-12-2007 10:20 by Bethan	I have researched these fish and can you sex them according to the shape and disposition of their fins. Their heaters are within cages because they sometimes take to sleeping on the heaters.At the moment they are eating brazil nuts which they enjoying cracking and eating.
28-12-2007 16:38 by Jake Casson	Eheim 2260 filters are the biggest on market and could cope, most big fish will mix, try a giraffe cat. But you do need big tank.
28-12-2007 19:44 by Sumo2001	i keep a redtail catfish with mine to big for the red to eat
29-12-2007 00:59 by big cats	how big is your red tail?
29-12-2007 18:32 by Sumo2001	approx 16" now
20-01-2008 23:50 by Margaret	I've got a Black pacu, he's out grown his tank and I'm trying to rehome him - I knew I had a problem but until I read this I didn't realise how bad it was! I didn't realise they liked Brazil nuts though - how big are the pieces you give them and what else do you feed yours on?
21-01-2008 00:06 by telboy	margaret, just chuck a whole nut including the shell into tank
21-01-2008 12:58 by perky	You can chuck jonies nuts into the tank he aint got any left...

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