Yellow Belly Pacu

So.... At K2 Rapps had these yellow belly Pacu..I had never heard of them before but He assured me they max out at 18 inches. I was intrigued by a manageable Pacu species so I picked one up at about 4 inches. Its been about 2 months and he is pushing 10 inches already..... Now I am nervous Jeff may be incorrect about full size... Other then the massive growth spurt pretty cool fish... although he is a fin nipper...

So did anyone else pick one up? and how is it doing?
Anyone else have any additional info on them?

Thanks.

And pics ( just did a massive wc so sorry for the cloudy water,)

KNH said:

I dont have any info on them but I like him. How is he with the rays?

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Thank Man.. he is cool, like his colors. No problem with the rays just chews the tails on my geos.

Zeke said:

Looks more like the old black Pacu in the face/jaw structure. I like yellow and black a lot better than the red bellied Pacu. Maybe it will stay 18' or under. I trust Jeff's opinion, but it sure seems like it may GET HUGE. Hope not. It's really a good looking fish.

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Yea i thought the same thing about it looking more like a true black then a rb.

Chub_by said:

Wiki lists max size at 16-20", but heavier-boded than similar-sized red bellied, so he should be right

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Thanks... I checked that out too.. but did you google pics? a lot look bigger then 18inches...

RangerBlue381 said:

I picked up two. They eat like crazy and are both about 6-7 inches. They were probably 3 inches when I got them. Good quick steady growth but nothing like albino pacus I had. These two just like to chase each other around

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Cool someone else with them! Did yours get dark edging like mine? or is it from my black sand.

that_fish_Guy said:

Wow I need me one of these lol... they look awesome! Always wanted a pacu but they all get like 40 inches long or whatever outrageous leingth.

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That's what I thought a manageable pacu (manageable on mfk that is..lol)..I am in! but now i am concerned. Rapps still has them available BTW

that_fish_Guy said:

Where can I get them at? And for how much?

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http://tangledupincichlids.com/ I think they are 35$