a person who likes pacus as much as you did might consider paying for the shipping of a 2 foot pacu, if the sale price is free and all they have to pay is shipping.
some fish rescue programs have committees that can find suitable homes for the fish. i called the zoo once but they were not willing to take anything. few months later i got ahold of a fish rescue program and then i was referred to the same zoo who is now interested in my fish. try to exhaust as many IFs as possible before taking the life of a healthy fish --unless you're going to eat it. then it doesn't feel like that much of a waste.
some fish rescue programs have committees that can find suitable homes for the fish. i called the zoo once but they were not willing to take anything. few months later i got ahold of a fish rescue program and then i was referred to the same zoo who is now interested in my fish. try to exhaust as many IFs as possible before taking the life of a healthy fish --unless you're going to eat it. then it doesn't feel like that much of a waste.