3 Red Belly Pacus Are Attacking My Biggest Pacus!
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Curiosity101
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How much does that tank extend past the picture? It looks a bit small for those fish... how big is it? Cramped living conditions is probably number one on the causes for agression list.
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What is the latin for these fish? Are they Colossoma macropomum? If so then that tank is no where near big enough for them. And just looking at it it looks too small for the fish that are in it. The height of the tank is only double the height of the fish and so unless it's way way longer than it looks then I'd say it's probably the size of the tank causing issues.
3 x 2 x 10 = 449 US Gal.... not 180?
3 x 2 x 10 = 449 US Gal.... not 180?
gotta agree with Curiosity, 190g is not big enough.
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^^ If it's 180g... it may well be 449G and it also depends on what species they actually are. Alot of fish are named 'red belly pacu' so latin names would be very useful
Just saying cause I'm not trying to have a go at you Rosalee, I appreciate pictures can be misleading... but if it is 180gal and judging by the picture it's not big enough.
>< what? the fish have alot of room. that i dont have money to buy a 1000 tank either... we just bought this one like 4 months for 750.. so you tell me where i would get the money for a bigger tank, not including the room to put the thing on top of it!
the name starts with a p... we bought 2 out of 4 fish about a year and a half ago, then someone dumped 2 more on us. the funny thing is that my gold fish lives with them, along with 2 red devils and 2 algea eaters and they dont try eating my gold fish... oh yeah and a koi
the name starts with a p... we bought 2 out of 4 fish about a year and a half ago, then someone dumped 2 more on us. the funny thing is that my gold fish lives with them, along with 2 red devils and 2 algea eaters and they dont try eating my gold fish... oh yeah and a koi
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Looking at that tank it really does look like a 6 x 2 x 2 (which coincidentally is 180gal). Is it a 6 x 2 x 2? If so it's no where near big enough for it's inhabitants and that will be why they're fighting. You can get large tanks second hand for much much cheaper. Sometimes they're so large people just want rid of them for free cause most people don't have room.
we live in mn and we are renting... there is nooooo possible way we can get a bigger tank right... but it seems that my bf wasnt feeding them enough? i went and put like 3 handfuls of flakes, pond pellets, shrimp pellets, and veggies in there, and i will have to watch them cause they dont seem to be attacking anymore... (plus we bought them at walmart and the sign said they would only be 'up to 7 inches long') and we didnt know until after wards they would be bigger...
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Pacu can and usually are pretty agressive, esp if kept in cramp conditions, No ones having a pop mate but that tank does look far too small for them, this is where the aggresstion stems...got nowhere to swim away...They do look nice specimens mate,but unless you have a tank the size of a transit van or bigger then i would try to rehome them,
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You have them in the tank aswell as these guys? red devil cichlid could be the aggressor...
This is pacu and other large fish, these are all rescue fish,including my tinfoil barbs,the smaller at top of picture,they mesured around 13-14inches,,which outgrew my five foot/two foot/two foot tank, this pond was huge, but he crammed them all in here as he was building a new massive tropical pond, along with the others he already had....
This is pacu and other large fish, these are all rescue fish,including my tinfoil barbs,the smaller at top of picture,they mesured around 13-14inches,,which outgrew my five foot/two foot/two foot tank, this pond was huge, but he crammed them all in here as he was building a new massive tropical pond, along with the others he already had....
wow... yeah, we are looking at buying out own house cause we want a room of just fish tanks, and maybe a pond (for my koi and goldfish) that goes through the dining room or something... lol
you have some big fish there... the biggest pacus we have is about 11-15 inches..
you have some big fish there... the biggest pacus we have is about 11-15 inches..
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Seriously you tank is not big enough for one pacu let alone more, rehome them asap....
If your located in the states,then give this bloke a call, seriously then keep your 2 red devils,removing the koi and goldfish as they are coldwater and wont go well in tropical for long periods, also red devils are evil sob's..
Then come here and we will point you into the direction of some good mixes, lord knows ive tried many mixes and failed, when it comes to cichlids its a trail and error game,
Just a example spotted silver dollars,much like pacu, people are always mistaking my big boy for a pirahna..lol
He's around 8-9inch disc
If your located in the states,then give this bloke a call, seriously then keep your 2 red devils,removing the koi and goldfish as they are coldwater and wont go well in tropical for long periods, also red devils are evil sob's..
Then come here and we will point you into the direction of some good mixes, lord knows ive tried many mixes and failed, when it comes to cichlids its a trail and error game,
Just a example spotted silver dollars,much like pacu, people are always mistaking my big boy for a pirahna..lol
He's around 8-9inch disc
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