it is a pacu, they are hardy fish........Give him time and he will be eating..........The fish has been in the same tank, a 92 gallon, fot the past 21 years......Give hime time to adjust..............
Help with Pacu and New Tank Syndrome
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actually he's been in there for four years, and i've gone thru NTS before but he's never gone this long without eating. but I know you're right, import - i've never added this much new water to him before and asked the bio filter to adjust that much. just trying to leave it alone while monitoring any substantial ammonia changes.
yeah, i feel guilty about him having to go thru this, but I really had no choice. it was that or donate him and there were no good options there either. as for tanks, the deep dimension was the only choice too - I knew in a year or two he wouldn't even be able to turn in another tank. hopefully this is the last move for my boy - he's nibbling on spinach a bit after all goes dark and the water is holding steady with no nitrites and nitrates at 40 ppm... so hopefully that means the filter is establishing itself.
and you're right oscar... he's a big boy, but his thickness is intimidating... I bet he's around four inches across, probably more in his center area. funny how a $30 fish from some twenty years ago ends up costing you thousands upon thousands upon thousands - but hey, whadda ya do? I need all the good karma I can get.
yea, my 14 inch oscar is very thick(about 2 inches thick) and I can't imagine a fish twice as long and twice as thick... if it wanted to it could break your tank... as for dimentions that tank is perfect for your pacu... IMO it should be fine for its whole life... are you keeping the 92 gallon?
it was a 92 gal corner and I traded it for tank/plumbing/sump set up with the aquarium company. looking back, i would have done much better selling it on the open market. and yeah, i have nightmares about him busting the tank... but as long as you don't scare him, he's good to go. they still haven't gotten me the glass tops for this tank... which is a nightmare given how much water he can throw. jeez louise.
if it wanted it could probibly make a small wake LOL... my 14 inch oscar makes HUGE splashes and it is like half your pacus size... I don't know if a pacu would jump out of the tank so get that lid quick... he could probibly break the top and jump out if it wanted though...
i don't worry about him jumping out, he doesn't shoot upward much when spooked. he just thrashes around and the floodgates are open - even with a lid on, but without it, it's just fugly.
