Red Belly Pacu - Growth, Feeding, Petting and Ultimate Fate! (Piaractus brachypomus) скачать в хорошем качестве

Red Belly Pacu - Growth, Feeding, Petting and Ultimate Fate! (Piaractus brachypomus)

Hello everyone! It’s Pierre and welcome back. In today’s video I’d like to tell you about what ultimately happened to my red belly pacu. By the way, all the footage in this video is of the same fish. As always, I will only give you insight and information on fish that I've kept personally and remember that I am still learning every day. Red Belly Pacu (Piaractus Brachypomus) Temp: 72-85F pH: 6.2 - 7.8 Temperament: Peaceful but may lovingly prey on smaller fish Diet: Herbivorous but eats anything Size: Massive (up to 36") Care level: Advanced Minimum Tank Size: 400 gallons Schooling: Yes I bought the Red Belly Pacu sometime in early 2017 as a 3 inch juvenile from petco for about $7. As you can see in this timeline, it grew very quickly in the last few years. In fact, it would have grown much faster if I overfed it, which is easy to do given how much these fish can eat. It isn’t surprising that they are considered good eating and are often aquacultured for this purpose. Red Belly Pacu fish grow to 36" maximum size and can live over 20 years. They truly are a long-term commitment. Red Belly Pacu are very easy to keep as they tolerate pretty much any tropical water conditions that the average fishkeeper can provide and are not picky eaters at all. They are generally peaceful and are cheap, not to mention beautifully colored especially when young! They do become a duller, plain silver/black color when mature and their eyes seem to migrate lower down the sides of their head which makes them look a bit like Quasimodo but for many (including me) it adds to their hog-nosed, piggy looks which make them even more adorable. Part of their appeal also is that they can become very docile and eventually can be fed by hand and even petted! I do recommend caution if you try this as they have strong teeth and a powerful bite. They create a lot of waste, and to keep my Red Belly Pacu’s water clean I actually kept him alone in a 5-foot 120 gallon aquarium that was filtered with a planted tank. It was a big fish in a total of 195 gallons of water, but that only help him for so long as you can see. As I’ve mentioned before, Red Belly Pacus are one of the species of fish that I think should NOT be sold by pet stores. They just grow too big and too fast for 99% of the people who buy them. Unfortunately they often wind up being released into ponds and streams by people who don’t know what else to do with them. You’ll see many videos on YouTube about how people have huge pacus that need to be rescued. So what happened to my Red Belly Pacu? Well, I actually rehomed him. I was lucky to have found someone who took my Red Belly Pacu in who plans to put it in a 500 gallon aquarium in the future. Last I heard he is doing really well with other large monster fish and has quickly become his new owners favorite. Thanks for watching! Please consider subscribing to keep updated on future videos! #Pacu #TropicalFish #Aquarium