what should i do i have an oscar and a pacu they've been in a ten gallon tank for a year now and they wont stop fighting and my oscars lip is almost gone and have no money to buy a bigger tank what should i do i feed them live fish twice a week and pellets regularly and they have never fought until now what should i do
please help
2007-07-01 14:26:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
I'm sorry, did I read that right? You have a fish that gets 18 inches and a fish that gets 30+ inches all in a 10 gallon tank. Pacus grow about an inch per month, so that means you have already killed it by stunting it so much in such a tiny space. Find somebody with a tank that is about 120 gallons, and you might be off to a good start. Your only option is to give them away. What the hell made you think you could keep those fish in that tank? Try researching before you get anyhting you could potentially kill (anything that is alive). Maybe you should try a different hobby, like botany...
Nosoop4u
2007-07-01 15:11:43 · answer #1 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hard to believe given the extremely rapid growth rates of these particular fish (for example, a pacu, which requires at least a 300gal tank, will typically outgrow a 55gal tank in less than a year if not much sooner). Realistically (and assuming they were extremely tiny when you got them) the pacu and oscar would have outgrown the 10gal after several weeks(max).
Assuming they're severely stunted (which they would have to be after a year in a 10gal), trade them in at the local fish store and get fish suited for a 10gal (like small tropicals). Not sure if the fish shop will accept deformed fish though. How big are these fish now?
2007-07-01 14:53:29 · answer #2 · answered by Kay B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pacu is a freshwater variety of parana. The Oscar is a South American Cichlid. They are amongst the most aggressive aquarium fish out there. I would seriously consider getting either a larger tank or at least getting another tank and separating them as soon as possible. Aggressive fish are kind of like Pit Bull dogs, very territorial. I have raised Oscars for over 25 years. Feeding them live food can also make them more aggressive. I actually feed mine a variety of live, pellets and green beans. Cut back on the live food, it can give them parasites and hole in the head disease. Also Temperature can play a part in their aggressive behavior. Try lowering the temperature to 72-76f.
2007-07-01 14:44:37 · answer #3 · answered by Mark P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No way. Oscars are voracious predators and pacus are delicate giants. The oscar will eat the %.. did you recognize that pacus can attain an surprising 3 ft long? Frankly, it truly is criminal that they sell those fish in petstores. in case you % to maintain your %., please know which you will at last % a minimum of three hundred gallons for him. i know a %. proprietor who switched over area of her front room right into a 2000 gallon tank for her %.! Oscars are large fish. they could substitute into lots longer than the intensity of a 35 gallon tank. One oscar desires a minimum of 60 gallons. Please look into upgrading your 35 gallon in case you % to maintain your oscar. in case you won't be able to, carry your oscar and %. decrease back on your petstore and get something greater suitable. Oscars and pacus, for all their huge length, and particularly delicate to water high quality and tank length, and could no longer stay long in this variety of small tank. tremendously no longer together.
2016-10-19 01:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your tank is 10 gallons? You have those fish?
you relly need to let those fish out of the tank their in or theyll die.
Bring em back to a petstore or find the money cause they wont last in a 10 gal tank. sorry about that dude. its sad but true
2007-07-01 14:52:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to buy close to 100gallon tank they both take up 50 to 55 gallon or more.
but if cannot buy an divider until you get a 100gallon and feed them less they dont need to eat alot of food even if they look hungery just around 3pinches for both of them if pellets small hand-full twice a day.
2007-07-01 14:31:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Give them to a fish store, they are probably severely stunted by now. the pacu should be 12 inches about now.
You are a very bad fish keeper do research first.
2007-07-01 14:40:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
well you should go to wal mart and get another ten gallon tank for 10 dollar that's it that's all you gotta do well you have to put the pacu in that tank
2007-07-01 15:02:00 · answer #8 · answered by always right 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋