Clown Loach vs Pacu

[Chuck & Veronica]

They should be fine but with fish there is nothing 100% I would provide some hiding space for the loaches if you decide to mix them.

That's a good idea. But one word of warning: Pacu are very, very fast fish when they want to be. They can zip from one end of a six-foot tank to the other in what seems a split second.

The tough part about putting a Pacu and a Clown Loach together is that CLs grow very, very slowly and Pacu grow very, very fast. So there's going to be a signficant size diference for almost the entire lives of both fish.

Chuck

 

[Bitesize2]

pacus are strict vegatarians in the wild, they feed on berries and seeds . I believe if they grow up together the pacu wont even think about eating them

 

[Chuck & Veronica]

pacus are strict vegatarians in the wild, they feed on berries and seeds . I believe if they grow up together the pacu wont even think about eating them

I'd be interested in hearing where you get your information about that, as it directly contradicts scientific literature on Pacu fish that can be found on the 'net -- for just one example, see the International Development Research Centre's publication, Migratory Fishes of South America, where it clearly identifies this fish as an omnivore. The link to the specific chapter is here: http://www.idrc.org.sg/en/ev-58882-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html.

Chuck

 

[Zorro]

i think if the clowns are big they will live

 

[Clay]

I have 10 clown loaches in with a number of more aggressive species and I don't have any problems. I wouldn't worry about them too much. However, I would be very careful to quarantine the loaches first and possibly pre emptively treat them with salt and a higher temperature. They are ich magnets.

 

[fastfreddy]

Good luck trying.