For the Love of Pacu
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Tank mates right now are an oscar, a common pleco and the odd ball gourami.
The gourami can go into any tank in my house. I can't see the pacu eating either the oscar or the pleco.
I also have in the tank about 2 dozen guppies. I have a guppy breeder going to make me live food for the oscar, but he doesn't seem to eat them. I add 6 or 8 guppies each week and the sheer quantity of guppies in that tank just keeps climbing. There are a LOT of floating plants in there, and I suspect the guppies are going to start breeding in the pacu tank. The gourami should solve that problem for me, I hope.
Ohh wait, there is also a tiger loach hiding in the rocks. I forget he is there as I don't see him too often. I doubt the pacu could catch him.
The gourami can go into any tank in my house. I can't see the pacu eating either the oscar or the pleco.
I also have in the tank about 2 dozen guppies. I have a guppy breeder going to make me live food for the oscar, but he doesn't seem to eat them. I add 6 or 8 guppies each week and the sheer quantity of guppies in that tank just keeps climbing. There are a LOT of floating plants in there, and I suspect the guppies are going to start breeding in the pacu tank. The gourami should solve that problem for me, I hope.
Ohh wait, there is also a tiger loach hiding in the rocks. I forget he is there as I don't see him too often. I doubt the pacu could catch him.
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Red bellies only grow to around 2'. IMO a 1000g tank for 4' of fish is a little excess.~ocean;3602983; said:
A 400g would give them more than enough room.I have 3 of these guys, and one's already up to 22 inches. He was the one I rescued from a 55 gallon! I have a feeling they're gonna keep growing. I have mine in about a thousand gallons, but then, I also have an RTC. 600 gallons, with the right footprint, would make your life easier (less maintenance) and you'll get the chance to watch them act normally, instead of having to sit still. I didn't realize how fast these fish were until I started taking them in. I'd only ever seen them sitting still in tiny tanks. They're unbelievably fast. It's so fun to watch them swim back and forth. I think that if you provide a larger space for them, you'll enjoy so much of their behavior that others miss out on.
Edit: Here's a link to some photos I posted of my guys having their dinner. YUM!
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278809
Edit: Here's a link to some photos I posted of my guys having their dinner. YUM!
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278809
