[digibee]

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Hi, can anyone help me?
Is the fish shown here a piranha?
If so, what type of piranha is it?

Thanks alot

 

[MR HARLEY]

Thats A Serendipitis **Pacu**

Seriously though , No thats not a piranha but a "Pacu" (Fear Factor Piranhas)

 

[digibee]

Thanks.

By the way, I am new to keeping fish.

What is a "pacu"?

How come this fish is so fierce? Ate 2 of my small neon fish!

 

[MR HARLEY]

Thanks.

By the way, I am new to keeping fish.

What is a "pacu"?

How come this fish is so fierce? Ate 2 of my small neon fish!

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No worries I was new once also

I think the Pacu is a distant cousin of the Piranha , Pacus get really big really fast..

~BTW~ Welcome Aboard !!!!!

 

[evil camel]

LOOKS LIKE BABY PACU TO ME TO FROM MY VERY VERY VERY LIMITED EXPIRIENCE.
I USE TO HAVE ONE WHEN I WAS A KID(HE WAS A SOLID 10 INCH IF NOT MORE)
GOOD LOOKING FISH BUT IN MY OPINION NOT AS FUN AS REAL PIRANHAS.

 

[jan]

Like said it is a juvi pacu. If you have the room they will make a great fish to own, but that is just my opinion

 

[tigger]

yeah thats a pacu. fugly as hell IMO. but to each his own.

 

[b_ack51]

Warning, you're gonna need a huge tank to keep it.

 

[Death in #'s]

Thanks.

By the way, I am new to keeping fish.

What is a "pacu"?

How come this fish is so fierce? Ate 2 of my small neon fish!

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they will eat small fish
but they will grow a few feet and get uglier
so trade them back in and get some real piranha's

 

[Mack]

DEFINITELY a pacu.

You can tell the difference because piranhas have a massive underbite because of their huge lower jaw, pacus have the ugly overbite.

 

[hastatus]

digibee Posted Jan 27 2005, 10:02 AM
Thanks.

By the way, I am new to keeping fish.

What is a "pacu"?

How come this fish is so fierce? Ate 2 of my small neon fish!

Read up on pacus.

 

[digibee]

Thanks to all

I don't think I can get piranha in my country

My pacu seemed to grow teeth like piranha!

Cheers!

 

[Husky_Jim]

Thanks to all

I don't think I can get piranha in my country

My pacu seemed to grow teeth like piranha!
Cheers!

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First of all welcome to the board!!!

:welcome:

Where are you from?Maybe you can find true P's.....

 

[jonscilz]

welcome!

 

[digibee]

Hi, i am from singapore

No piranha here