Remember Butkiss The 41 Year Old Pacu

[Spiritofthesoul]

Poor pacu, someone buy him already. LOL

 

[Jay88]

This is terrible logic. Pacus are hardy fish, much like humans are hardy mammals. Both can survive pretty atrocious conditions, but that doesn't mean they should be placed in such.

There is always gonna be arguments about things.... ppl with bigger tanks will say "NO IT CAN ONLY BE HEALTHY IN A BIGGER TANK" ppl with smaller tanks will say "No its fine in a smaller tank"...

Always two sides.

I agree pacu's should NEVER be put in such a small tank due to their size, and yes if you do keep a human in a closet... without proper oxygen or food, the human will most likely have a brain stroke.

 

[jlnguyen74]

This is terrible logic. Pacus are hardy fish, much like humans are hardy mammals. Both can survive pretty atrocious conditions, but that doesn't mean they should be placed in such.

Now, this is terrible logic! A pacu in a 75gal tank is not atrocious condition, as long as the tank is well maintained, and the water is clear, in optimum condition. A fish can't live 39 yearsold in "atrocious condition," no matter how hardy it is. Same as a human or any animal. Survive may be, but not live for 39 yearsold.

 

[jsodwi]

Where is this guy? I want to go check him out. Somewhere in NY?

 

[Jay88]

Now, this is terrible logic! A pacu in a 75gal tank is not atrocious condition, as long as the tank is well maintained, and the water is clear, in optimum condition. A fish can't live 39 yearsold in "atrocious condition," no matter how hardy it is. Same as a human or any animal. Survive may be, but not live for 39 yearsold.

yeah, i was not saying its a RIGHT thing to do, but you can not make the personality of every pacu to be the same... this guys lived so long... if your stressed...living in bad conditions... your life span will be less... its science.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

There is always gonna be arguments about things.... ppl with bigger tanks will say "NO IT CAN ONLY BE HEALTHY IN A BIGGER TANK" ppl with smaller tanks will say "No its fine in a smaller tank"...

Always two sides.

I agree pacu's should NEVER be put in such a small tank due to their size, and yes if you do keep a human in a closet... without proper oxygen or food, the human will most likely have a brain stroke.

Thankfully, we can use an objective, non-opinion based approach to determine what size tank would be proper for a Pacu: the length of the fish. We know these fish can reach 3', and we also know they are big and bulky and release a lot of waste. Taking this into consideration, we can determine you'd need a bare minimum of 6x3, and even then you'd have trouble keeping the nitrates down.

Now, this is terrible logic! A pacu in a 75gal tank is not atrocious condition, as long as the tank is well maintained, and the water is clear, in optimum condition. A fish can't live 39 yearsold in "atrocious condition," no matter how hardy it is. Same as a human or any animal. Survive may be, but not live for 39 yearsold.

Water quality may be good (which I honestly doubt, by the looks of that Pacu), but swimming area is just as important. Keeping a living being in an enclosure so small that the animal never reaches its proper size is most definitely atrocious. I am sure that if you kept the water quality good, the Pacu would definitely survive, but you also need to take into consideration how this fish has become stunted by its tank.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

yeah, i was not saying its a RIGHT thing to do, but you can not make the personality of every pacu to be the same... this guys lived so long... if your stressed...living in bad conditions... your life span will be less... its science.

Less than what? How many people actually know a captive Pacu's life expectancy?

 

[spadoc79]

Now, this is terrible logic! A pacu in a 75gal tank is not atrocious condition, as long as the tank is well maintained, and the water is clear, in optimum condition. A fish can't live 39 yearsold in "atrocious condition," no matter how hardy it is. Same as a human or any animal. Survive may be, but not live for 39 yearsold.

would you like to live 39 years in a closet?

 

[phantom1bc]

would you like to live 39 years in a closet?

does the closet have internet?

 

[jlnguyen74]

Thankfully, we can use an objective, non-opinion based approach to determine what size tank would be proper for a Pacu: the length of the fish. We know these fish can reach 3', and we also know they are big and bulky and release a lot of waste. Taking this into consideration, we can determine you'd need a bare minimum of 6x3, and even then you'd have trouble keeping the nitrates down.



Water quality may be good (which I honestly doubt, by the looks of that Pacu), but swimming area is just as important. Keeping a living being in an enclosure so small that the animal never reaches its proper size is most definitely atrocious. I am sure that if you kept the water quality good, the Pacu would definitely survive, but you also need to take into consideration how this fish has become stunted by its tank.

Have you ever seen a 3-ft pacu or have you ever known another 39 yearsold pacu?

would you like to live 39 years in a closet?

Would you live/last 39 years in a closet?