red belliied pacu

[klew1101]

hello, this is my 1st time posting to this site. i will like 2 say hello to you all. i am the owner of a 46 gallon bowfront tank for some strange reason my fish(2 pacu's) have stopped eating totally. halloween night i came in to find that they had eaten my algae eater, since then they will not eat !!!! i have tried giving them pellet food and shrimp food. what should i do? whats wrong with them? i am so worried i do not want them to die. since then i have changed the water and filters.

[gm72]

Welcome.

First of all that tank is far too small for even a single pacu. Secondly, some more information will be helpful:
1. Filtration
2. Water changing schedule
3. Water parameters

[Red]

Times your tank by 12, thats a big enough tank for two pacus.
Welcome..

[cocoa_pleco]

Hey

youre going to need a 800g+ tank if not bigger for those pacus, theyre weeds. got my smallest one at about 4" in october 2007, a year later hes about 18"

[Demjor19]

Hey

youre going to need a 800g+ tank if not bigger for those pacus, theyre weeds. got my smallest one at about 4" in october 2007, a year later hes about 18"

Isn't their growth rate amazing!? They are the fastest growing fish I have ever seen. I remember watching a baby I was raising from 2" grow...it seemed to have doubled in size every day or two. I was amazed! If they can be properly housed they are a great fish to keep with the personality of a dog or a cat.

[Northernguy]

You can turn a spare room into a tank for them.Please research the fish you want before trying to keep them.They could be stressed out from the size of the tank or they have indigestion from the pleco.