Giant Pacu needs home near CT. (surprise) - Aquarium Advice

rhetor · 12-26-2006, 04:26 PM

Hey guys,

Well, my pacu grew to immense sizes, as to be expected.

We got him small, for our 55.

He's now in a 125g and is WAY too big. He's almost 2ft long!

Although he's great as a trash compactor, the tank needs constant vacuuming and cleaning, and our entire living room is a splash zone. Somehow he has mastered the art of spitting at my dad across the room too.

Does anyone know what to do with a giant fish like this? I want to eat him but my dad is emotionally attached. Who woulda guessed, huh?

Anywho, i live in Newtown, CT. I called the Maritime Center in Norwalk about a year ago, but they said their amazon exhibit was already full.

My dad wants an outdoor tropical fish pond, but heating that sucker to 60+ in the winter is $$$!

WaterPond · 12-26-2006, 04:29 PM

hmm, dont really agree with eating it, that just sounds kinda cruel to me. Any aquariums in your area that might take it. If not, i say get it a bigger tank, or take it to your LFS, then its their problem :P

Todd2 · 12-26-2006, 04:50 PM

You could put an ad in the classifieds. As for the LFS, I'd doubt they'd take a 2ft pacu.

zenkatydid · 12-26-2006, 08:10 PM

it's not recommended to eat aquarium fish, due to the chemicals we put in the water. i can't imagine it would be very tasty, either.

hc8719 · 12-26-2006, 08:18 PM

i tried to find a thread at aquariacentral titled "had to euthanize the pacu's this weekened" but i guess it was removed. anyways it was a really depressing article, this guy got pacus the size of teacups, and before long had bought several tanks to house them.

this fish splashed huge amounts of water each day, and when the guy finally killed them, onw of them took his TV out with him. what made the article sad was, they kept growing, and all the LFS refused to take them.

i would seriously consider finding a friend down south with a big pond, or have him shipped to the amazon

this is why pacu's should be illegal in home aquariums, i really hope you can find him a home

cabezon · 12-27-2006, 12:09 AM

Why dont you try over at Monsterfishkeepers.com

My LFS has a 400 gal with four red bellies. they are adorable.

Michael · 12-27-2006, 07:52 AM

The Exotic Pet's store in East Hartford has a 1500 gallon tank and they have a few Pacu's brought in that are 2' - 3' long. They will take him without question.

Exotic Fin & Feather Pet Shop
Phone: 860-569-0200
824 Silver Ln
East Hartford CT 06118

Their web site http://exoticpet.com/

plecoperson · 12-27-2006, 09:37 AM

I'm rooting for that pacu, and how wonderful that there are some options for him. Fingers and fins crossed over here.

Nice work, cabezon and Michael.

GO PACU!

rhetor · 12-27-2006, 11:29 AM

Great!

Thanks for the help. I'll have to give that LFS a call.

He's more like a family dog than a fish at this point. He also enjoys 50 micron filtered water at 1000gph turnover rate.

cabezon · 12-27-2006, 12:38 PM

I've been to that store! East Hartford is my hometown. Silver lane exit off of 84 and head east. Of course it has been about 10 years since I've been.

12-26-2006, 04:26 PM	#1
rhetor Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Newtown CT Posts: 175 Images: 3	Giant Pacu needs home near CT. (surprise) Hey guys, Well, my pacu grew to immense sizes, as to be expected. We got him small, for our 55. He's now in a 125g and is WAY too big. He's almost 2ft long! Although he's great as a trash compactor, the tank needs constant vacuuming and cleaning, and our entire living room is a splash zone. Somehow he has mastered the art of spitting at my dad across the room too. Does anyone know what to do with a giant fish like this? I want to eat him but my dad is emotionally attached. Who woulda guessed, huh? Anywho, i live in Newtown, CT. I called the Maritime Center in Norwalk about a year ago, but they said their amazon exhibit was already full. My dad wants an outdoor tropical fish pond, but heating that sucker to 60+ in the winter is $$$! __________________ I have a big fish.

12-26-2006, 04:29 PM	#2
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	hmm, dont really agree with eating it, that just sounds kinda cruel to me. Any aquariums in your area that might take it. If not, i say get it a bigger tank, or take it to your LFS, then its their problem :P __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

12-26-2006, 04:50 PM	#3
Todd2 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 408	You could put an ad in the classifieds. As for the LFS, I'd doubt they'd take a 2ft pacu. __________________ 20G L planted - 6 Black Skirt tetras, 1 Dwarf Gourami favorite fish (King of the tank) Plants - java fern & moss, dwarf sag, money wort 10G - empty

12-26-2006, 08:10 PM	#4
zenkatydid Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 765 Images: 3	it's not recommended to eat aquarium fish, due to the chemicals we put in the water. i can't imagine it would be very tasty, either. __________________ 50gal planted - yoyo loaches, BNs, SAE, odessa barbs 28gal planted - sparkling gouramis, dwarf cories (hastatus, habrosus, pygmaeus) 5gal planted - betta, otos 5gal planted - glass shrimp, CRS

12-26-2006, 08:18 PM	#5
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,932	i tried to find a thread at aquariacentral titled "had to euthanize the pacu's this weekened" but i guess it was removed. anyways it was a really depressing article, this guy got pacus the size of teacups, and before long had bought several tanks to house them. this fish splashed huge amounts of water each day, and when the guy finally killed them, onw of them took his TV out with him. what made the article sad was, they kept growing, and all the LFS refused to take them. i would seriously consider finding a friend down south with a big pond, or have him shipped to the amazon this is why pacu's should be illegal in home aquariums, i really hope you can find him a home __________________ "Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research." George Bernard Shaw

12-27-2006, 12:09 AM	#6
cabezon Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 144 Images: 3	Why dont you try over at Monsterfishkeepers.com My LFS has a 400 gal with four red bellies. they are adorable.

12-27-2006, 07:52 AM	#7
Michael Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol, Connecticut Posts: 199 Images: 2	The Exotic Pet's store in East Hartford has a 1500 gallon tank and they have a few Pacu's brought in that are 2' - 3' long. They will take him without question. Exotic Fin & Feather Pet Shop Phone: 860-569-0200 824 Silver Ln East Hartford CT 06118 Their web site http://exoticpet.com/ __________________ Michael 300 gallon Tang - 180 gallon - two 125 gallon South American - 75 Tang - 40 CAE - 20 Cyprichromis grow out

12-27-2006, 09:37 AM	#8
plecoperson Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Evanston, Illinois Posts: 1,164 Images: 3	I'm rooting for that pacu, and how wonderful that there are some options for him. Fingers and fins crossed over here. Nice work, cabezon and Michael. GO PACU! __________________ -Lisa Remember that Darwin was mostly right!

12-27-2006, 11:29 AM	#9
rhetor Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Newtown CT Posts: 175 Images: 3	Great! Thanks for the help. I'll have to give that LFS a call. He's more like a family dog than a fish at this point. He also enjoys 50 micron filtered water at 1000gph turnover rate. __________________ I have a big fish.

12-27-2006, 12:38 PM	#10
cabezon Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 144 Images: 3	I've been to that store! East Hartford is my hometown. Silver lane exit off of 84 and head east. Of course it has been about 10 years since I've been.

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