pacus

[snjets]

Hey I have 2 red bellied pacus they are the same age but one of the turned all black is this just his natural coloring or is something wrong

thanks
sal

 

[dragonfish]

post some pics to help ID the problem

 

[snjets]

here
the first pic is the one that im talking about being darker
srry for the bad quality it is a camera phone pic

 

[lookyloo]

they all turn darker when they grow older

 

[Epic Fabrications]

No I believe that is another black Pacu... Red Bellies stay fairly light grey their entire lives. Look at this thread...

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63398

 

[snjets]

No I believe that is another black Pacu... Red Bellies stay fairly light grey their entire lives. Look at this thread...

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63398

but in your link the 2nd pic of them younger they look like red bellies
im confused

 

[KNH]

They are both red belly pacus. They do lose the red as they age but your fish are still young. I would check your water conditions.
KNH

 

[Jox]

Wait. I have a simliar problem. I got 2 silver dollars. Both looked the same when I got them. One looks bigger while the other looks evil. REd fins and sharper shaped fins and evil looking,

 

[MonsterFishOwner]

i had a red belly pacu grown to 20 inches and it turned black

 

[aquaticdesignsp]

Here are my two. I raised them from dime size 4 or 5 years ago.