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Colossoma macropomum
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| Black Pacu | |
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| Black Pacu | |
| Species | Colossoma macropomum |
| Family | Characidae |
| Difficulty | Difficult |
| Min. Tank Size | 1,892.706 liters 1,892,705.89 mL 500 US Gallons (1892.7L) |
| Size | 43.307 in
108-110 cm (42.5-43.3") |
| sg | Freshwater |
| pH | 5.0 - 7.8 |
| Temp. | 295.15 K 71.6 °F 531.27 °R 301.15 K |
| Water Hardness |
10-20 °d |
| Stocking Ratio | 1:1 M:F |
| Availability | Uncommon |
| Diet | |
| Life Span |
12-25 years |
| Habitat | |
Contents |
[edit] Alternative names
- Black Pacu, Black-Finned Pacu, Giant Pacu, Tambaqui, Gamitana
[edit] Synonyms
- Piaractus macropomus, Colossoma nigripinnis, Colossoma oculus, Myletes nigripinnis, Myletes oculus, Piaractus nigripinnis
[edit] Sexing
- The dorsal fin on the male is more pointed than the female and the anal fin on the male has a toothed edge.
[edit] Tank compatibility
- An exceptionally large fish, will co-exist with other peaceful tank busters and large peaceful fish such as Silver Dollars and Tinfoil Barbs.
[edit] Diet
- Omnivorous, feed a primarily vegetarian diet with foods such as vegetarian pellets and blanched vegetables.
[edit] Feeding regime
- Once or twice a day.
[edit] Environment Specifics
- Needs a very large tank, over 1000 US Gallons (3785.4L) once mature and around a metre long. Open swimming space and excellent filtration is a must. Due to their size, these fish don't make good fish for the average home aquarium.
[edit] Behaviour
- Peaceful fish which will generally not bother other tank mates.
[edit] Identification
- Very large and rounded fish, eyes and mouth appearing small for the rest of the body once mature. Has some visible teeth despite its vegetarian diet. Has iridescent scales which are dark silver grey in colour with hues of red and blue, fins are dark grey.
