I have 2 Red Bellied Pacus and four assorted Cichlids in a 14 gallon tank and i was wondering how big and how fast they will grow in such a small tank? Also i feed them tropical fish flakes and at present none of them are over 3 inches long. Thank you for any advice or guesses!
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Your gonna have to get a really big tank! Cichlids get really big and then they get very aggresive and territorial you may end up putting your two different types of fish in seperate tanks when they get bigger. Flakes are ok for them but you can try giving them pellets, spiralina tabs, frozen fish food, brine etc.
I'm not an owner of either, but I can tell you that 6 of these large fish, that are already 3 inches in size, in a 14 gallon tank is outrageously overcrowded. I'll leave details to the keepers of such fish.
They probably won't get any bigger. The fish only grow to as big as the tank will allow them. So with a fourteen gallon tank, your fish probably won't get any bigger, especially with six of them in the same tank, if you want them to get bigger, you need to get a bigger tank.
do not get anymore fish, 14 gallons is already kind of small for what you have...as for cichlids i have seen some that get to about 3-4 inches but none bigger, Pacus no idea.as they get bigger though the need to have more room will be evident in the agressiveness of the fish which will stress the tank.and then fishies dies...start looking into a larger tank...
Your dead I have a 55 gallon tank and ther wasnt enough room for 2 so we had to get rid of 1 red belly pacus. So in 2 years ide either get a 55 gallon tank and get rid of 1 pacu, or get a 100 gallon tank and keep them all. Thats basicly your only choices
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You will be having serious crowding issue within a month. Pacu grow very quickly and very, very large. When I kept 2 I had them for about 6 years before they outgrow a 885 gallon tank. I donated them to a public aquarium at that point.
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They're already too crowded!
Generally, it's only 1 inch of fish to 1 gallon of water. You have 6, 3 inch fish. 6x3=18 18 is bigger than 14.
Get nothing smaller than 150 gallons. Get it SOON!
That's just while their babies. Pacus get to be 15 inches EACH!
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It's a myth that they "grow to the size of the tank". Absolutely FALSE! They will grow until they die in that tiny little tank.
They should be eating cichlid pellets! They are found right next to the flakes at the store. I own a red bellied pacu and an oscar. Both are about 7 inches long right now. I got them at the beginning of the summer during which they grew about 2 inches. A fourteen gallon tank for all those fish is too small now! If you are commited to keeping the fish you need to upgrade. My TWO fish are in a 55g right now because I can't afford larger yet. I suggest you read about Pacu size:
A lot of people think that a fish will only grow as big as the aquarium their in, That is false. If the water quality is good,(good filtration, pH levels,etc..) these fish will get huge. Its hard to determine how fast but if you feed them live food it will speed the growth process dramatically.
I'd say GOOGLE it. You'll find everything you need to know there.
That is already overcrowded. The size of the tank will slightly slow the rate of growth of the fish, but they will still grow and as they mature, they will become more aggressive and territorial, especially the cichlids. Eventually, you will have to purchase a much larger tank or the cichlids will systematically kill off the pacus by bullying them. Make sure you put Stress-zyme in the water when you do regular water changes until you get the new tank and when you transfer them into the new tank. It replenishes the slimy coat on their skin which will extend their lives in a stressfully cramped aquarium and as they adjust to a new environment.
Pacus grow to enormous sizes in short periods of time. Some people try to give them away but are unable due to the dying popularity.
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