realistic pacu size

[Zoodiver]

If you have a pacu less than 30", you've screwed it up by keeping it in too small of a tank.

 

[VVateverzYo]

yes but if you keep a 30 inch pacu it will screw up yoru tank lolz

 

[Tongue33]

If you have a pacu less than 30", you've screwed it up by keeping it in too small of a tank.

And to add, as I have seen this

If your Pacu doesn't pass 10-12" in the first year and stays below that ... You have done the same as stated above..

 

[jackel]

i had one in a 75 gal and it got to 12" in one year. found him a new home cuz he was still grown. good fish, miss him.

 

[Wolf3101]

Ive seen them reach 36" but thats rare...24" is common. One of the lfs in Phoenix has a long interconnected series of tanks with about 50 of them in it

 

[VVateverzYo]

50 thats alot of pacus how big was the tank

 

[Wolf3101]

I don't know the exact size but the place is HUGE and they are kept in a series of 300 gallon tanks (best guess) connected by large acrillic tubes. I think I counted 10 tanks in all.

 

[saphphx]

how long will it take them to get to 30"? To be honest I phoned lots of public aquariums and they said most of theres are around 25" and only a few have gotten bigger, and they have them in MASSIVE tanks. my smallest one is 17" and the biggest 20"-22"

thanks all

 

[12 Volt Man]

I had mine get to 18 inches in only 2 years, so I would think that a well fed pacu could get 30 inches in as little as 3 to 4 years tops.