Can silver dollar fish be put in with Pacu fish?

Answer 1

Yes they can, but you better have one HUGE tank. Silver dollars are schooling fish that need a group of 6 or more. They get about 7-8" long not counting the tail.

Pacu are also schooling fish and need to be kept in a group of 6 or more. They easily get 3 feet long. I wouldn't suggest you try this combo in anything less than a 3000-5000 gallon tank if you plan on keeping them more than a few months.

Mantras "friend" Nick also posted that exact message to this copyright protected site:
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_pacu2.php

I guess he forgot this from the bottom of the page" Copyright © 1997-2007 Marcos A. Avila. All rights reserved.
Reproduction of any portion of this website's content is strictly forbidden without written permission."

Exact copy... word for word... interesting

MM

Answer 2

For a while they can be housed together. You will want to get the silver dollars larger than the Pacus because Pacus grow twice as fast. Eventually the Pacus might get nasty...and they will develop teeth. Much of this depends on the species of Pacu that you have....though the most popular are the Red-Belly Pacus "Colossoma brachypomum". Just watch for aggressive behavior as they get older and make sure you have a tank big enough to comfortablely house these large fish.

Answer 3

they make good fish food for the pacu.

really if the silver $$ is much larger than the pacu it can be done for awhile. the silver dollar is aggressive, and may 'butt the pacu, but the pacu will grow larger, faster. then the money fish becomes "fair game". don't bother looking for any "loose change".

Answer 4

Callum, you would be smart to take heed to the "thumbs up" suggestion given right here. it may look that the various people in the fish interest forgot that those are "domesticated" WILD animals. in case you will placed those fish right into a 38 gallon tank, you may desire to fairly mail me your money. i could placed it to good use. If i'd desire to make a coaching, your on solutions so i will besides, heavily learn what the Oscars organic environment is. reflect it as heavily as achievable, and purchase ONE. purely undergo in innovations they are grimy fish and could choose wide-unfold tank cleanings and sufficient filtration. in case you elect greater action on your tank (synthetic habitat), get a in addition aggressive (confident oscars are aggressive) , plenty smaller fish. would i choose to propose maximum any African cichlid. My own favorites are Bumblebees and Blue peacocks. Frontosas are cool too. are you able to slot 2 in a ninety gallon, particular. yet once you elect happy fish, you may basically have one. by potential of ways, a fish won't basically develop to the dimensions of that's environment. you may have seen the Cobra snakehead that became into my first fish. interior a 12 months the lovable little 3 inch fish became right into a 28" monster that ate each little thing in sight.

Answer 5

My Friend Nick Castillo once wrote this to me about Silver D and Pacu..

"My father-in-law and I bought two silver dollar size Red-bellied pacus and put them in his 200 liter tank. They would eat zucchini, lettuce and grapes from my hand, and they LOVE peas. When I would feed them worm cubes they would let me "pet" them, rubbing their dorsal fin. They would pick on each other a lot, and the smaller one's nose was all chewed up from the bigger one biting her in a lip-lock. They wouldn't kill any of the smaller fish in the tank with them, but they did eat the dead or sick fish.

They grew to 33 cm before we put them in his 20,000 liter pond about two months ago. They are about 45 cm now and are living with Koi, large goldfish and a lot of mosquito fish. They still come up and eat out of my hand. We went and bought two more silver dollar sized Pacus about two weeks ago and they are already 8 cm. They do have small teeth and a powerful jaw, they eat Brazilian nuts in their native rivers along with any other fruit that falls from the trees. The natives spear and eat these fish for their "sweet" flavor; naturally sweet because of the fruit they eat.

Remember that if your pacu attacks your other fish it's YOUR fault because you are the one training it to eat meat! We love Pacus and they are fun to watch, but they do grow extremely fast! If you have a small-medium tank and expect them to stay small, do not buy these fish. Everyone who has these fish can testify to that.

You will need a LARGE tank! It is unfair to cram these animals into unsuitable environments, no matter how interesting they may be. It is rare that your average aquarist will have the means or even the desire to maintain this type of setup and commitment. Pacus also are very skittish and are labeled "TANKBUSTERS" for obvious reasons. They do jump out of the tank when scared. Sounds like a lot of work, but they are definitely worth it!

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EDIT: Magicman why don't you "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS ! Do you have information that I did not take permission !

Answer 6

It depends on the size and the age of the fish. They are both agressive, but if you get them about the same size and age, and you have a big enough tank there shouldn't be a problem.

Answer 7

I dunno. Pacus scare me.