Of all the freshwater fish you can buy the pacu is probly 2nd to the oscar when it come to not being prepared for their actual potential size. I also think that its 2nd to the oscar if not tied for the best fish with the most personality. They can be like a dog really. One that i owend used to roll to his size and let me rub his belly. My biggest pacu hit about 17-18 inches b4 i gave him to a friend with a bigger tank. I've owned 5 total. Everyone says they get huge but like most fish it takes almost their whole life to get to that magical 30+ inches. In an aquarium its more logical for them to reach 18-20.. In my experience its the easiest fish to keep besides the skiddishness every once and a while. They would swim around and rub my hand during cleaning, they would take lettuce from my hand, and they would come up to the glass everyday i came home. Post you pacus pics and stories or info. I want this post to educate those who have them or want to keep them. I myself have been away from them for almost a year and a half and once i get my 125 gallon set up I'm thinking of getting another and when i get the 300 from a friend he will get to grow a lil...
Heres 2 of the last i owned with my jag cichlid. You can tell which is the big guy. His name is pac and the smaller is called tiny. The jag was known as DR. DEATH
Heres 2 of the last i owned with my jag cichlid. You can tell which is the big guy. His name is pac and the smaller is called tiny. The jag was known as DR. DEATH
