Reply With QuoteLooks like piranha to me lol. I just not making sense.
Hi, anyone knows what fish this?
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Couldn't find it in the library. It's about 2 1/2". Thanks
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Looks like piranha to me lol. I just not making sense.
It does look like a piranha. It is a very shy fish which swims like a variety of tetra or barb.Originally Posted by Ingen
It is an interesting small fish which I have never seen before.
The fins are of unusual shape and configuration. Note the two upper fins and the rear bottom fin.
Could be a variant of pacu fish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacu
Shifi is right, it's a Red-Bellied Pacu. Maybe good to be eaten when it grows big.
Haha it looks like a red belly pacu to me.. Small and cute when young but they grow up huge... I've seen those more than a feet before
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I have 5 that are about 7 inch big alr
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These fish have an interesting character.
They can engage in frenetic non-stop skirmishes with each other in a group, but do not show any serious damage.
Because of this, it is fun to watch them fight. They are not like Bettas, which have serious damage when they fight.
Hahaha yes! They look like puppies always disturbing and playing around!
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Among all the fish I have kept, somehow this is the most fascinating fish. They have great personality, lol.
Do you intend to keep them till they grow big? What size tank are you using?
Haha they are in my 6ft now.. I think when they reach 1 or 1.5 feet I will sell them
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I am rather attached to these fish although this is the first time I come across this species, especially the ones with red colouration. Hope I can eventually keep them in a 5ft or 6ft tank some day. They are not fussy about food and will eat practically any type of food.
I am happy to have come across them in a small LFS with just a few of them them in the tank.
Are males and female Pacus different in appearance?
Pacu. Fierce fish
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Haha if you ever think of wanting to acquire some nice sized ones I have 5. I'm thinking of letting them go because I want to keep plants.. They nip on plants btw.
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Thanks but I won't have the space to keep big ones.
Do any bros know where to get baby Pactus (one inch size or smaller)?
I understand that they are shoaling fish.
I saw before at c328
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Ah, thanks. I must make a trip there soon to look-see. Hope tp find some really small ones.
These things grow really fast, especially with generous feeding.
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These were the growth of mine in 2-3months?
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