Is it common for pacus to jump out of their tank?

[HungDang]

idk ummmmm i had a thread on my small pacu had a big whole in its head but that was a very long time ago. about a year ago i know better. People say they get too be monsters but i dnt believe them i think my pacu was fully grown

there are a lot of people who have their pacus grow up to more than 30'' long and weight 40-50lbs

 

[OMGFISH]

They seem fine all together. Sorry did i say 2 foot i meant a foot 1 foot. It does not seem that cram all of the fish there are small except the 1 foot oscar and 1 foot pacu. That is the biggest fish in that tank. Rest are about a couple inches. The small pacu is half a foot tho. I do have a pond with some fish in it that i was going to use as my grow out tank

 

[MN_Rebel]

They seem fine all together. Sorry did i say 2 foot i meant a foot 1 foot. It does not seem that cram all of the fish there are small except the 1 foot oscar and 1 foot pacu. That is the biggest fish in that tank. Rest are about a couple inches. The small pacu is half a foot tho. I do have a pond with some fish in it that i was going to use as my grow out tank

So they are crammed then. Maybe that is why your pacu jumped?

 

[bakerheadx]

Sorry to hear about your Pacu. Mine is about 32" long and he has jumped few time. I have to keep the lid on at all time. Every once in awhile...I hear a bang on the glass...he was trying to so a small jump. What I would recommend is to get a plexglass. They cant break it. I keep a small weight on top of it and does a good job. Pacu is a wonderful fish... very strong and smart!

 

[OMGFISH]

So they are crammed then. Maybe that is why your pacu jumped?

wait no id did not say that. The fish look all fine. 6 foot across and 3 foot wide i think. They look fine. w8 i think i have a picture with my pacu in the tank... nvm. They all look fine and happy. Now the only big fish i have is a 3/4 foot oscar. other all like a couple inches

 

[Chizzle]

if your tank is really 6 feet by 3 feet, its gotta be way bigger than 125 unless its only like 1 foot tall.

 

[Earthswater]

My tank it is in know is 125 gallons. The whole group fits perfect and i also had a pond for it to grow into if it gets too big.

U have all those fish in a 125??? My god, that is just about the right size for one oscar. what filtration are u running to keep all these fish happy? 6 FX5's and a 60 gal sump????? lol

 

[AQUAMONSTER]

my 20 inch pacu jumped out of the tank when he was 16 inches. He launched a zip lock bag of sand of the lid that was close to 10lbs. Ur tank is way too packed and your pacu was probly spooked and at that size there isnt much room to move so you now know the end result

 

[MN_Rebel]

wait no id did not say that. The fish look all fine. 6 foot across and 3 foot wide i think. They look fine. w8 i think i have a picture with my pacu in the tank... nvm. They all look fine and happy. Now the only big fish i have is a 3/4 foot oscar. other all like a couple inches

What's up with you keeping changes the fish's actual size?

 

[OMGFISH]

i only changed it once on mistake the pacu is a foot oscar about a foot or 3/4 of a foot close enough in that range but i do not change the sizes i am not entirely sure just the pacu i made a accident

I am using 2 hanging filters out and they dnt seem all that crammed the tinfoil barbs about half a foot? oscar is a quarter (small one) big one 3/4 and small pacu is about half a foot