a pacu

[oscar1]

my friend called me the other day, and is offering his pacu to me. right now he is around 7 to 8 inches he told me.
i'm thinking of aquiring it but i want to know what i'm gettin myself into before i jump right in. like max size the size housing i'm going to be looking at etc..
any help would be appreciated.

 

[Vince]

I have two that is about 12 inches each. They are now in my neighbors pond because they eat everything before the other fishies can get to them. I mean they eat ALOT! And they they get huge too... I've seen one at 24 inches.

 

[guppy]

They are omnivorous poop machines that can reach over 30lbs. they grow quickly and you can often find them for free because they get way to big for most tanks.

 

[joeytoe]

Ive seen them up to like 18" in a 125L

 

[oscar1]

so if i do decide to take him i'm looking at a really big home for him. like say the 8 by 11 pond i plan to build.

 

[KNH]

I ordered a 750g to house mine. They tend to be skittish in confined spaces.

 

[sohfatfish]

Tanks would be too small..... you will probably need a big pond to house a full grown one safely as they are notorious of smashing up tanks.

 

[IMPULSEBUYER]

What they said...they really shouldn't be sold as common pet store fish

 

[turtall]

A 1/4 acre would be alright.

 

[fishnthings]

damn, this sucks, i wanted a sliver dollar so i got one at walmart, actually it turned out to be a pacu(not a red belly tho, and thats all walmart has). no hes about 10" and i dontknow what to do with em, hes getting HUGE!