Pink Pacu Pictures

Arowana1 · May 30, 2012

framcosco said:
look at the pic (white guy & glasses) -- looks bloody red!! very nice.

man, wish I had the resources to go to the amazons & find new species of fish.... I'm dreaming now..

Yeah that would be a dream vacation/excursion. Traveling to the Amazon the last couple of decades has been increasing.

Pacothepacu said:
I grabbed a few screen shots of the scene where he caught the Pink Pacu.
I agree there doesnt seem to be much around for info on them. Perhaps they're 'Myleus pacu'?View attachment 787078 View attachment 787079 View attachment 787080 View attachment 787081 View attachment 787082 View attachment 787083

I think this thread has more information currently than another site. We're going to have to import a shipment of these Pacu and change that. Thanks for the extra pictures.

brich999 said:
hmmmm my bet is wes for the first to import

Totally I'm for that I just hope a shipment makes it to California and I can buy a couple.

juzbmez said:
I second that...lol

Lets pull some strings and see if we can put a shipment together.

Pacothepacu · May 30, 2012

I think this thread has more information currently than another site. We're going to have to import a shipment of these Pacu and change that. Thanks for the extra pictures.

Totally I'm for that I just hope a shipment makes it to California and I can buy a couple.

Lets pull some strings and see if we can put a shipment together.

My pleasure.
I'd def be down with getting one myself.
All my family members said the same thing when I showed them the pic's..
"When are you getting one?"

masone · May 31, 2012

I believe these are Mylesinus sp. There was a discussion about them on WW with Seiichi a few years ago. A google of rainbow pacu should find it for you, don't think I can link to WW here.

Jay88 · Jun 2, 2012

Nice fish! I just love pecock bass!

Arowana1 · Sep 7, 2012

Bump!! Has anyone ever seen these Pink Pacu for sale?

petchj · Sep 17, 2012

Hi Folks,

The Pink Pacu photo's are from my website!

As far as I know (at the moment) these Pacu are only to be found in the River Rewa between Corona and the next set of falls - Clatterback which is also the local Guyanese name for these fish. If anyone has any more info on these then please post it - The only other info I can give is that the weed that they live on is inhabited by small red worms, and I am told that when taken for food it is common to find a small ball of these worms alive in the guts, so it could be colouration from their food?

Cheers

John

Arowana1 · Sep 18, 2012

petchj said:
Hi Folks,

The Pink Pacu photo's are from my website!

As far as I know (at the moment) these Pacu are only to be found in the River Rewa between Corona and the next set of falls - Clatterback which is also the local Guyanese name for these fish. If anyone has any more info on these then please post it - The only other info I can give is that the weed that they live on is inhabited by small red worms, and I am told that when taken for food it is common to find a small ball of these worms alive in the guts, so it could be colouration from their food?

Cheers

John

John

Thanks for posting more information.

Jeremy

Redbellypiranha · Sep 18, 2012

Same I never herd of these until river monsters

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Oddball · Sep 18, 2012

While it could be a Myleus species yet to be properly described. It's currently listed as being a fully mature Myleus schomburgkii. Here's a maturing schomb. displaying a widening red coloration:

The name Myleus pacu (pacubeba - local native name) is the original labeling the specimen received upon it's discovery in the 1840's.

masone · Sep 19, 2012

Scroll to the bottom...link from siichi from our WW discussion
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/scie...5/fishes/Characiformes/Characidae/1index.html


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