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I started out with 2 Pacu just after my wife and I got married.
We had a ten gallon tank and they quickly out grew it. We
wheeled and dealed and got a larger tank and transplanted the Pacu to it. We then got some Oscars and they have been great to
watch. They are very aggressive and require a steady diet of
high protein (most often live) food. We have spent countless
hours watching our fish and enjoying the life they bring to our
home. Our little girl spends hours watching them as well.
Our Oscars are tiger Oscars, one
black with the common orange markings and one is gray with white
markings. The black one is definitely larger and dominate.
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It is not uncommon at all to have the fish be the center of
attention for any gathering at our home. Parents, friends,
renters, random guests, and little kids will spend tons of time
watching and talking about the fish. They love to see the Oscars
feed. They love to watch the Pacu play and the snail mosey
along. Our 10 inch Mr. Plecostomus also gathers a crowd when he
is stuck to the side. We really enjoy the attention they get.
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Our tank requires one cleaning per week to maintain living
conditions. We tend to feed them less siclid sticks because the
sticks dirty up the water. We change one third of the tank and
replace the old water with tap water that has been treated with
Start Right. We add a tablespoon of salt per five gallons.
Sometimes we add less salt to compensate for evaporation. With
every change of water we use our vacuum and clean out the
substrate (gravel). The tank seems very well-kept and the fish
seem healthy.
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Soon, we will need larger living quarters for our fish. Because
of the sizes of some of the fish, we may have to look to give
them up. We will be building a second home soon and we may
include in the plans an area for the recommended 250 gallon tank
to keep our pets.
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