What are you feeding your Pacu? Mine are on Hikari Cichlid Staple floating pellets, Bananas, grapes, carrots and mice (when they feel like it). I don't argue with them, they busted my 150 right in front of me, all over the floor couple years ago. I had a banana in my hand standing across from them in the kitchen and wasn't paying attention. They got it alright. About 100 gallons of that tank was on my floor in a split second. They both just rammed it in the corner at the same time. You can keep the bigger one's I'm trying to not force mine any bigger to fast. I bought them that 220 they are in and that better last them awhile.
How BIG is Your BIGGEST MONSTER.......
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aquaticdesignsp;755135; said:
Thats what mine are in a 220gal.. i feed the same as you and also squash and broccoli and frozen silversides...once in awhile a peanut.. they like to chew it..but too many clog the filter..because they go in almost the same way they come out..
here is a picture of mine.. mine are 8 years old and every year they still get a little bigger..
the female is smaller ... i know all about those pacu waves haha.. so nice to meet you. wait ....yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy a minute .. i just read this again.. they busted your tank.. oh my god ..what did you do with them.. with the glass.. what a nightmare..my biggest nightmare!!!!!!!!!!!!!
let me know how you survived all the broken glass and managed to save the pacu and anyone else in the tank..just incase it ever happens to me..i need to know.. if i am still standing and able to help.Red Devil;755326; said:
well what happened......... i can't stand the suspense.............Red Devil;755973; said:let me know how you survived all the broken glass and managed to save the pacu and anyone else in the tank..just incase it ever happens to me..i need to know.. if i am still standing and able to help.
8 year old pacu n there still that small? mine were over 3ft after 4 years in a 150gal tank eating meat n pellets there whole livess. i had to put them badboys down, they broke heaters every other week and destroyed everything.
No mine never do anything bad except once the one pacu ate the piece of plastic off the heater..and it passed through his digestive system and came to rest half in and half out of his rectum.. took him out and pulled the plastic the rest of the way out..he healed up fine.. one is 27 inches the other is smaller...maybe it was all that meat you were feeding them..lol.. mine only eat fruit and veggies... i do not want Monster Pacusethnics;757220; said:
Sorry you had to put those pacu down... 
aquaticdesignsp;755135; said:
I forgot to mention blanched carrots..i do not know how i could forget carrots because it is almost their staple in their diet..because i always have carrots for the horses... i slice and cut into small pieces for pacu as well
Red Devil;755195; said:Thats what mine are in a 220gal.. i feed the same as you and also squash and broccoli and frozen silversides...once in awhile a peanut.. they like to chew it..but too many clog the filter..because they go in almost the same way they come out..
here is a picture of mine.. mine are 8 years old and every year they still get a little bigger..
Wow, WAY overdue for a bigger tank IMO. I think your flirting with disaster.
I kept 3x ~20" pacu in my 8x3x2.5 (450gal) these fish just swim around far too much and need alot of space.
Peckoltia;759572; said:
we are working on a bigger one in the near future.. but no matter how big it is.. i think there will be the same threat of breakage..
we put them in our pond for a month but they would not eat and almost died..had to put them back where they could see out.. What happen to your three pacu?