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Pacu are not as aggressive as Piranhas but can be if threatened.
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What are good tank mates for Pacu?
* Oscars * Cichlids (a green terror cichlid would go great with one) * Parrot fish (that is just as equally large as the Pacu) * Red Tinfoil Barb Fish * Plecos (but has to be plecostumus, the large ones) * Red Hook Silver Dollar Fish There are numerous other aggressive, semi-aggressive freshwater fish that Pacus can be good tank mates with. Ask your local pet shops or aquarium. Make sure the Oscars aren't really aggressive.
Is a black pacu more aggressive than a red-bellied pacu?
Red belly pacus are the same thing as a black pacu and it all depends on how your pacus act.
What is a Paco fish?
I think you mean Pacu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacu
What are the differences between pacu and piranha fish?
There are several differences between the pacu and the piranha fish. One is their jaw alignment, their teeth are different. Their sizes are generally also different, a grown pacu is larger than a piranha.
What do pacu fish do for your foot?
Nothing you dumb person.
Does Paco fish have fins and scales?
Pacu are a type of piranha. They do have scales, like most fish, as well as fins.
Will adult red belly pacu fight adult Oscars?
Actually the Oscar won't fight. I had a red-belled pacu in a tank with an Oscar and I came home one day and the pacu had eaten the Oscar and a kissing fish and a parrot fish. They aren't suppose to eat fish their size but I think mine taps more into the nature of his piranha cousins than most. If you get both just be careful and make sure the Oscar is bigger and dominant. On the contrary every Oscar and every pacu has different personalities. Some will fight some will not. I have an Oscar in a 1500 gallon tank that hates pacu. And I've got a pacu that hates Oscars... So you never know...
What is normal water temperature for red belly pacu fish?
Normal tropical fish tank temperature; 77F-82F
Can a pacu eat shrimp?
Pacu are primarily vegetarians. They can eat meat, however it is not necessarily good for them. Meat from mammals is high in fat, and is more difficult for the pacu to digest. It also is less nutritious for them than vegetables, fruit or fish food. Shrimp is perfectly fine for a pacu to eat, however I would not turn it into his primary diet. I feed mine algae wafers, and the occasional peas, lettuce, and carrots. Mine also eats some of the regular fish flakes that I feed the other community fish in the tank with him.
What animals does a pacu fish kills?
Well they are vegetarian. They would eat small fish that could fit in their mouth if they were hungry also they are opportunist fish
Can a turtle live with a pacu?
It is never right to put Amphibians in with fish. The amphibian will poison the water.
Can a turtle be in an aquarium with a Red Bellied Pacu?
Most turtles will eat fish that they are housed with, unless the fish are much much larger than the turtle.
