52 Lb Pacu found in Florida

[kdrun76]

I have 2 in my living room, only one of them is a vegetarian!?!?!?

One fights the oscar (and usually wins) for all the fish meat, shrimp and assorted things like that while the other begs for another carrot.

 

[sushiray]

pet pacu's eat anything & everything!

didn't know they are good eating fish! I heard long ago, Fla were breeding oscars for eating.

any other pet fish also used for human consumption?

 

[peewee]

wow!

 

[regalt]

pet pacu's eat anything & everything!

didn't know they are good eating fish! I heard long ago, Fla were breeding oscars for eating.

any other pet fish also used for human consumption?

My uncle used to live down in South America as a photographer and said Piranha are pretty tasty.

 

[kdrun76]

pet pacu's eat anything & everything!

didn't know they are good eating fish! I heard long ago, Fla were breeding oscars for eating.

any other pet fish also used for human consumption?

ID sharks and Giant gouramis are common food fish in their native lands. PBass too.

 

[Cichla dude]

WOW! Poor pacus....

 

[Ohtanksalot]

I had a video of a 14" Pacu caught on a Cleveland fishing pier in Lake Erie last July 15th or so. The fisherman first thought it was a Piranna... Can't find it now. Used to be here http://www.fox8.com/videobeta/watch/?wa ... &src=front It was accurately Identified by an employee of the Cleveland Zoo as a Pacu. Looks like the Asian Carp will be more of a threat to my favorite fishing lake though.