Can I Add Pacu?

[mopedman]

I have a 55 gallon tank and want to add a couple red bellied pacu in it but am worried that they will eat my other fish. I have 2 Jack Dempseys that are 4 and 5 inches long, a 5 inch red finned shark, a 3-4 inch uside down catfish, an 8 inch plecosmus and an 8 inch eel. Do you think that the Pacu will eat them? I was going to put in maybe 3 2-3 inch pacu. Any ideas? Thanks

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

The tank is way to small for Pacu. These fish grow to be 2-3 feet. I believe they are herbivores, so no, they wouldn't eat fish. These aren't too aggressive either.

 

[helterskelter]

The tank is way to small for Pacu. These fish grow to be 2-3 feet. I believe they are herbivores, so no, they wouldn't eat fish. These aren't too aggressive either.

Tottaly agree, your tank is far to small for a tank buster like pacu's.

 

[mopedman]

I figured that would be the common response. Any suggestions of an interesting fish to add?

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

I would just keep it at what you got at the moment, you are fully stocked, if not, a little over stocked. You will find that most of those fish should grow quite large.

 

[invader]

You should be focusing on the amount of fish you have in there already... Eventually, all of those fish together will create a very crowded tank.

 

[ben1234]

Way too many fish in there already. If you have a common plec thats 12>inches adult. Red tailed shark another foot. Jack Dempseys are bout 6 inches. You need a bigger aquarium for such fish, plus those fish you have need territory, which you cannot provide in a 55.

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Way too many fish in there already. If you have a common plec thats 12>inches adult. Red tailed shark another foot. Jack Dempseys are bout 6 inches. You need a bigger aquarium for such fish, plus those fish you have need territory, which you cannot provide in a 55.

The Red Tailed shark won't get a foot in length, more like 6 or 7 inches.