Aquatic Critters
Dwarf Frogs
Crabs
Tadpoles
Clams
Ghost Shrimp
Barbs
Tiger Barbs
Tinfoil Barbs
Male Bettas
Betta Care
Female Betta
More Females
Red, Blue,
Green, Pink,
Yellow, and
Double Tail
Female Bettas
More Bettas
Spawning
Betta Vase
Fish Bowl Kit
Brackish Fish
Archer Fish
Scats, Monos
Puffer Fish
Needle Nose
White Tip
Cichlids
- African
African
Mbunas
Peacock
Electric Blue
Buttikoferi
Cichlids
- Neotropical
Neotropical
Oscar
Firemouth
Dempsey
Danios
Zebra Danios
Gold Danios
Leopard Danio
Giant Danio
Eels
Peacock Eel
Zig Zag Eels
Snowflake Eel
Goldfish
Buying Goldfish
More Details Fantail
Oranda
Black Moor
Telescope
Pond Comet
Shubunkins
Gouramis
Blue, Gold,
and Opaline
Pearl Gourami
Dwarf
Paradise Fish
Balloon Kisser
Guppies
Fancy
Males
Females
Koi
Pond Koi
Butterfly Koi
Loaches
Clown Loach
Yoyo Loach
Butterfly
Zodiac/Batik
Mollies
Fancy Mollies
Sail Fin Molly
Females
Pot Belly
Plants
Aquatic Plant
Anacharis
Java Ferns
Vallisneria
Corkscrew Val
Sword
Platies
Red Platy
Variatus
Many others
Puffer Fish
Dwarf Puffers
Figure 8
Red Eye
Rainbows
Dwarf, Yellow,
Boesemani,
Red Irian
Scavengers
Pleco Catfish
Bushy Mouth
Plecostomus
Corydoras
Synodontis
Armored Cats
Pictus Catfish
Sharks
Red Tail
Rainbow
Pink Rainbow
Bala Shark
Large Balas
Swordtails
Red Swords
Red Wag Tail
Many others
Tetras
Neon Tetras
Black Skirts
Black Phantom
Serpae Tetra
Silver Tip Tetra
Wild Fish
Pacu
Noses
Baby Whale
Black Knife
Silver Dollars
Dragon Fish
Clown Knife
Tiger Fish
Datnioides
Many More
Tropical Fish and
Goldfish for Sale
Buy Red Belly Pacu for Sale
Click
here
to
buy
a
Red
Belly
Pacu.
The above picture of a Red Belly Pacu was sent to us by Allen, who says it is now 3.5" long. Of course it can grow to be much bigger. Click
here to buy a Red Belly Pacu now.
The video to the left shows a Black Pacu that's over 30" long, which is much bigger than the Red Bellied Pacus that we sell. Click here
for more about buying a Pacu from us.
Scientific Name: Formerly Colossoma bidens
but
now
Colossoma
brachypomum
Comments
The Pacu, shown above, is a very large Pacu about 30" total length and heavy. It's probably not a Red Bellied Pacu; more likely it's a
Black Pacu. All Pacus grow very fast to very large sizes. They can eat almost any food, and are now being raised in huge fish farms throughout the world as a food fish.
Pacus are relatives of the Piranha, and Pacus look like Piranhas. But Pacus are mainly vegetarians that will adapt to eat almost anything. In the wild they eat
very hard nut-like vegetation that they crush in their powerful mouths. Pacus are not recommended for most aquariums because, when given proper care, they will quickly grow to a very large size.
Several years ago the government of Brazil set-up a fish farm to spawn and release Red Pacu. This fish farm was very successful at spawning the Red Pacu, and the
Red Pacus spread to many other fish farms all over the World. A consequence of this flood of Red Pacus is that other Pacus, such as the Black Pacu, are very difficult to find now.
This 30" Black Pacu
is much larger than the Pacus for sale in our
facility. Click here
for more about buying a Pacu from us. We sell the Red Bellied Pacu which is a very beautiful fish.
Appropriate Home
A Pacu will soon need an aquarium with at least 50 gallons of water, an exterior
power filter with a BIO-Wheel, a maximum of 1/4 inch of gravel, and an aquarium
heater adjusted so the water is between 78 and 82 degrees F. In an appropriate home Pacus will grow fast to become very large. Eventually a Pacu will need a much bigger aquarium. Click here to read more about what that means. Click here for more about warm water aquariums.
Recommended Diet
Pacus are vegetarians
that will do well on
floating flake food, when
they are small. But very soon they'll need pellet
food. Pacus should get some green leaf vegetables, but be careful to remove uneaten food after a few minutes, so it won't spoil and
pollute the water. Click here for more about feeding fish. I don't feed Pacus any live Black Worms. It would just be a waste of money. Pacus will eat practically anything, and do fine on the foods listed above. Click here,
if you want to read more about Black Worms.
This is a huge
Pacu. Probably
weighing more
than 50-lbs. and
very very thick.
Compatibility
Pacus seem to prefer the company of other Pacus, when they are small. But as they mature a group of Pacus would require a huge aquarium.
So they are usually seen alone or with a few other very large fish. Other fish that are often seen in the same aquariums with Pacus are: Oscars about the
same size, White Tip Shark Catfish, Plecostomus Catfish, and Neotropical
Cichlids such as Firemouths and Jack Dempseys. Sometimes Pacus are kept with Arowanas.
Pacus are also often seen in aquariums with Tinfoil Barbs, Clown
Knife Fish, Snowflake Eels, and Siamese Tiger
Fish. Click here to read more about several other groups of compatible fish.
Size and Lifespan
Pacus can grow to 24" and even bigger, but they usually do not grow bigger than 12" in an aquarium. They can live for several
years and perhaps many years in a huge aquarium.
Click
here
to continue on to another page in this web site with Customer Comments
and our Replies about Pacus.
Click
here
to go to another web site with
lots of facts and
suggestions about Pacus.
The advertisement, shown below, links to
this advertiser's web site.
Click
here
to verify our "PayPal Reputation",
which shows we have been selling on PayPal since 2002,
and we've sold items to thousands of satisfied customers.
Holliday Gift Idea
PayPal Gift Certificates
Click on
the orange button, just below, to buy
a PayPal Gift Certificate for
someone, who loves pet fish.
About our Fish Photographs ...
Almost all the photographs and videos, shown on this web site, were taken
by us in our aquariums of our fish. Compare the healthy,
beautiful, energetic fish in our beautiful aquariums to the
fish in our competitors pictures. Their fish often look thin
with clamped fins and poor color.
We buy the highest quality fish, produced by the best fish
farms or caught by the best collectors of wild fish, then we take incredibly good care of our fish in our beautiful aquariums. If you compare the pictures on this site to our competitors pictures, you can instantly see, our fish and aquariums are better!
;^ }
How
to Customize
this Page
If this web page looks too small or too narrow, hold down
the keyboard key marked "Ctrl" then press down on the key
marked +, and this web page should get bigger. If you overdo it,
and this page gets too big, hold down the same "Ctrl" key
and press down on the key marked - to make this page
smaller.
Repeat, until this
page looks just right to you. In this way you can customize
the appearance of our website in your computer. This tip
will work simultaneously on all the pages in this website,
and your computer should remember what you've done the next
time you come back to this site, unless you're using an
ancient version of a browser. ;^
o
The advertisement, shown below, links to
this advertiser's web site.
IMPORTANT:
Your use of this website constitutes your acceptance of our
Privacy
Agreement and Terms of Use including our Disclaimer. Click
here to read
our Disclaimer, and click
here to read our
Privacy Agreement.
Click
here for our street
address, phone number, fax, and email
address.
Click
here
for information about advertising on this website.
AquariumFish.net
is not affiliated with
AquariumFish.com.
