pacus.

[limz_777]

my first fish was a pacu,cute litte fellow, bought a shoal of them, little did i know.....

 

[fishnthings]

haha.. you still have them... how big are they?

 

[WyldFya]

probably one of the most common mistakes made in the hobby. buying pacus or oscars and keeping them in a 10gal!

 

[limz_777]

well , to learn is to err , gave them away after i saw a adult one at d zoo. man its HUGE!

 

[WyldFya]

No kidding, I saw some at the Oregon zoo, and they made this adult aro look like a little baby!

 

[limz_777]

Alligator Gars are no no too, LFS sell juvenile ones, cute and small...

 

[davo]

its nice to have all fish available but you gotta think sometimes, how many people can keep something like an alligator gar?

 

[WyldFya]

Or an arapaima!

 

[WyldFya]

then again also look at how many people can kill goldfish and betta on a regular basis.

 

[guppy]

Yep to all the above, it is ultimately our (as fish keepers) responsbility to know what we are buying.