Red Devil;2930901; said:
A 4foot by 18" tank with four 3.5" inch pacus and 8 2" oscars. Not cramped in the slightest.
What happens when you forget to feed pacu
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A 4foot by 18" tank with four 3.5" inch pacus and 8 2" oscars. Not cramped in the slightest.
thats a matter of opinion... and i think of school or shoal of fish as a group... but we are getting off track.. and i respect your experience with pacu.. it is completely opposite from my own experience.. and i had them 8 years.. but every situation is unique..Will Hayward;2930919; said:
Of course! that is exactly the point I've been trying to make. Fish follow no rules or guidlines for what actions they make. Because this fish is primarily omnivorous, with an emphasis on vegetarian, it has built up a reputation for being a gentle giant. But the point is that this is a fish that is very intent of it's survival, and it will do whatever it can do, and we might understand why, it does what it does, or not.Red Devil;2930955; said:
In fact when this one situation occured, the store manager came by and asked us why we were "feeding a vegitatian fish, Feeder Fish". Of course were were quic to point out his inaccuracies.
that proves her point on it's a matter how it is brought up... you starve a fish it will eat the first thing it can fit in its mouth. especially at a LFS that feeds once a week to cut costs.Will Hayward;2930988; said:
years ago my 18" pacu ate a 4" bala shark I was growing up.
it can happen, but normally they are pretty peaceful fish most of the time.
any time a fish is physically capable of eating another, the chance is there.
no matter what their preferred diet is or how peaceful they are..
it just happens some time.
sorry for your loss.
it can happen, but normally they are pretty peaceful fish most of the time.
any time a fish is physically capable of eating another, the chance is there.
no matter what their preferred diet is or how peaceful they are..
it just happens some time.
sorry for your loss.
i have found that the Pacu are trainable. In doing some research, I found that fish generally have a memory span of 10 seconds to one minute. They work on pure instinct and familiarity to their surroundings. When we moved our fish from the small tank to the big tank they would not use the whole tank even though the conditions were ideal. They would only swim the length of the old tank and turn around. They were used to bumping up against the glass after a short distance. However, our pacu learned over time. They also wouldn't eat carrot sticks for the longest time because they were so used to their flakes. Soon, however, they would eat as many as I would feed them. It was the same way with the lettuce and other small amount of greens I would add to the water. They soon learned to love it.So one thing i keep in mind...that i think concerning pacu... if you train them to eat live fish... they will... but i suggest that you never feed feeder fish..Pacu do well with a vegetarian diet and pellets .if you feed feeder fish They will gain an appetite for them and not eat other essential portions of their diets.
How does conditioning (how a fish is brought up) relate to starving it?vaine111;2931006; said:
Once a week feedings at a local fish store? Wow, not a place I would shop. The stores I work at, and have worked at in the past feed 1-4 times per day.
