tiny pacu doubled in size and quadrupled in weight in 2 weeks

[brcacti]

hehe I cant believe its appitite and growth rate.

 

[hybridtheoryd16]

yep thats the main problem with them.

Even the somewhat responsible person gets them thinking they can live in a 2-300 gallon tank for life. Only to have a big problem in a year or so.

Just wait till it starts eating its tank mates.

 

[808]

Sounds like minds when it was younger. Mine is around a year old and is an easy 20in and weighs a ton. Got any pics of him?

 

[Noddy]

And I keep posting my Pacu-at -full-size-video.
Yours are gonna grow some more.....soon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agaLw4yTBB4

 

[IKeepPacu]

Sounds like minds when it was younger. Mine is around a year old and is an easy 20in and weighs a ton. Got any pics of him?

thats about normal, maybe even slightly better than average for a red belly pacu. from the size of a quarter to a few inches shy of 2' in around 1 year has been my experience. then real, real slow after that. seems maybe 2" or so a year...

they are absolute beasts.

 

[brcacti]

did you say nearly 2 feet in ONE year?
are you sure?

 

[isa.alhadad]

You actually weighed your Pacu...

never had a pacu, but cool stuff dude

 

[frontosablkrhom]

i think pacu should be banned from being sold in stores its really too ridiculous how fast these guys get huuuuuge!

 

[brcacti]

did not weigh him but 4 of the fish I baught 2 weeks ago can fit inside the one i have now.......hehehe

 

[SimonL]

People, there is a simple solution to all our Pacu woes... eat em, there's a reason they are an appreciated food fish...