So, my pacu bit me. Semi-gruesome pics inside.

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I'm sorry... but thats funny! My pacu is already 27" and still growing... but never bit me. I even put my 9 years old daughter in my tank with a pacu and help me clean the aquarium from time to time. Never bit her nor me.
 
In Xolton's defense it was around feeding time, there was only a soft lamp on in the other side of the room, and he's a freaking pig that eats anything that goes into the tank (except other fish, luckily.) I feed him raw almonds and brazil nuts all the time, they're his fave. I think I'll go the carrot route and start to give him shelled nuts, it'll be messy but those teeth need to get dulled down. He's still my favorite fish, and never messes with my arm once it breaks the surface.
 
My 3 pcs near foot long Pacus are in the tank with a one-eyed foot long TSN, so I need to hand feed the TSN otherwise, no food is gonna last more than 4 secs for it to drop down to the bottom.

I normally feed my Pacu veggies, but when I have extra beef heart, they really go crazy for 'em. As I had some pcs of beef heart for the TSN, the biggest Pacu mistakes my middle finger for some beef heart and takes a whack at it.

I would describe the pain as something very close to a car door being slammed on your finger! I wouldn't bring any 9 year olds close to the surface of the tank...
 
thats too bad well take care of it, I hope we can all learn something from this accident
 
i can cook it for you :naughty:
 
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