How BIG is Your BIGGEST MONSTER.......
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invokethegoddess;780369; said:Here are a couple more pictures of our Pacu's withe their tankmates. A couple of Tinfoil Barbs, a Pleco, a handful of Firemouth Meeki, and some other odds and ends!
We got (adopted) our 180 about 4 months ago and the fish (except for the Pacu's ) came with the tank. The Tinfoils are about 6 years old we are told. There was 1 other but he didn't survive the transportThe tank was kind of a mess when we got it. No aeration and not enough adequate filtration, no heaters ect. Upgrading and cycling the tank was no easy task! The firemouth meeki almost completely lost her tail. It has now since grown back and all the fish are ok (minus the Tinfoil Barb). It had 2 Silver Dollars( about 6" each) that we re-homed to a friend. We saw the Pacu's at our local pet store. Some
had the 2 of them in a 90 gallon and dumped them at the fish store when they got too big(He brought each one in a 5 gallon Pail). They were so cute and we thought they needed a better home so.....The biggest one has a piece of pink gravel stuck in his nose. We have contemplated taking it out... But not sure how. It doesn't seem to bother him.
We are relatively new to "fishkeeping" but we are completely "Hooked". We want MORE and BIGGER!! It really is addictive! Are there any 12 step programs out there??We are planning on getting another 180 and splitting out tank...although there is much harmony in the tank as it is.
My one pacu had a blue piece of gravel in his nose haha.. eventually it fell out..but i started a thread here about it and turned out to be pretty funny.. thank goodness i never had to do all the suggestions that were listed
My pacu are in a 220 gal tank.. i hate to say it but you should at least go to that size.. they just keep growing through the years.. and even though mine are alone{except for small cichlid} i may have to go bigger in the future too. Mine are 8 years old.. Maybe if you put one pacu in the 180 and the other pacu in the other 180 it would be okay..but two together they make waves when they start swimming There is lots of info here.. you should just take your time and learn and it with planning you will acheive it all.. you already made the plunge so now you can relax and plan.. lots of luck!!!
Thanks for the info! We are going to go as big as we can for the 2nd tank. We have found someone locally who builds fantastic tanks at really reasonable prices. We just need to settle on what we want. We change our minds every 5 minutes! Your Pacu's are fantastic! They do splash quite a bit don't they! We definately want to "do right by them" they are such sweet fish with great personalities. They remind me of puppies. They always look like they are smiling and ready to play!LOLRed Devil;780380;780380 said:My one pacu had a blue piece of gravel in his nose haha.. eventually it fell out..but i started a thread here about it and turned out to be pretty funny.. thank goodness i never had to do all the suggestions that were listed
you are absolutely right.. they are sweet fish..gentle giants..invokethegoddess;780397; said:
they do not hurt anything either.. except get out of the way if they swim by..haha.. thank you.. and post more pictures soon..
Nice to meet you Liz. I am Shauna. Hope to see you on this fantastic (but slightly overwhelming) LOL forum again!
you will see me pretty often although now that it is spring i garden more..haha.. but i always try to check in..i am learning so much and great social forum too.. Nice to meet you Shauna.. and even though it is overwhelming now it does become a piece of cake in time.. we were all newbies once..invokethegoddess;780429; said:
