wizardfitz

just got a pacu last week , he is about 6 inches now in a 75, we are moving him to a 150 this weekend. i am wondering what kind of substrate would be best. he is currently with a few cats. when we move him he will go with prob 2 plecos.
any ideas? sand , gravel?

Shawnie

they are pretty versatile and will go in either sand or gravel....they are amazing fish..I have a buddy with a 300 gal tank and his pacu are just breath taking...make sure they have a varied diet of veggies and meat and extra filtration is a must...goodluck with him and share some pics when you can!

Butterfly

In the right tank they are awesome. We had a friend who had a Pacu that would beg for grapes
Carol

wizardfitz

okay our guy is very skitterish, and picky. we vary the diet between flakes, shrimpo pellets, zucchini(which he doesnt touch) spiralina , blood worms, algea wafers. i dont know what petsmart fed him but at first he always grabbed everything as it was sinking, now he hides in the caves and waits for it to sink and my wife to leave the room
but he is definitely a great guy

aquarist48

As beautiful as Pacu's are they will also get HUGE and out grow your tank. I've personally seen them 26" and had no room to turn around in a 125 gallon tank. So be prepared We love pictures around here

wizardfitz

okay i will try to post his pic

Shawnie

he would be the first pacu ive seen picky!!! do you know the water parimeters for ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates? see if you can find some beefheart at your LFS and add that in as well...hes a nice looking fish!

wizardfitz

thanks. he seems to get in moods, sometimes he eats anythign and everything , other times he ignores the food. we check the water for ammonia, it is fine. we do a 25-30% water change weekly. hopefully this weekend the rim comes in so we can get him into the 150. i am waiting on a big al order for some bio max balls for the magnum 350 so i can get that running on 1 on the tanks to start some bacteria growth.