Red Belly Pacu Diet!

[TLkmDN]

hey guys just got myself 2 RBPacus for my pond. they are about 12 inches in length only. just wondering wat i shud start feeding them. thanks and happy new year!

 

[convict94]

i'm guessing feeders or some type of meat.

 

[ccdoido38]

i'm guessing feeders or some type of meat.

NEVER feed it meat; just 'cause it looks like a piranha, doesn't mean you can give it your leftover turkey or whatever.
and don't give it feederfish; it'll make the gentle pacu, a mean pacu.

instead give it whatever it was one; probably pellets. and algae wafers. they like brazil nuts too.
and then give it a vegetable/fruit diet as it gets bigger!

 

[bigredjeep]

^ agreed, i would feed them whatever the previous owner fed them, i know they naturaly eat vegtable type food, and some fruit, pacus are not meat eaters so avoid meat

 

[TLkmDN]

ok thanks guys...i was just about to give them sum shrimp haha. thank god i have sum cabbage in the fridge peace

 

[Bderick67]

When I had some a while back, they love to eat peas. Although these guys were only 6-7" long.

 

[ccdoido38]

ok thanks guys...i was just about to give them sum shrimp haha. thank god i have sum cabbage in the fridge peace

AHHH don't do cabbage!!! That's not good.
Give what you would give a pleco; there's a sticky on the pleco thread and gives you a list of what's suitable.

And you can also look up what kind of vegetables and fruits are growing in the amazon, they eat whatever that drops into the water.

Shrimp is fine; meat as in chicken, fish, mice, and whatever people feed to to piranhas aren't good.

 

[TLkmDN]

AHHH don't do cabbage!!! That's not good.
Give what you would give a pleco; there's a sticky on the pleco thread and gives you a list of what's suitable.

And you can also look up what kind of vegetables and fruits are growing in the amazon, they eat whatever that drops into the water.

Shrimp is fine; meat as in chicken, fish, mice, and whatever people feed to to piranhas aren't good.

haha really!!! i had no idea cabbage is bad...why isit bad btw?? but yeh i have plenty of shrimp

 

[Mr Pleco]

mine grew like weeds on peas, shrimp, dry cat and dog (eukanba) food, koi food in bulk is also good on your pocket book...They grew way past my means of keeping them...GL

 

[DeLgAdO]

AHHH don't do cabbage!!! That's not good.
Give what you would give a pleco; there's a sticky on the pleco thread and gives you a list of what's suitable.

And you can also look up what kind of vegetables and fruits are growing in the amazon, they eat whatever that drops into the water.

Shrimp is fine; meat as in chicken, fish, mice, and whatever people feed to to piranhas aren't good.

you most likely wont find it in a grocery store