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Rad,
Yes...but catching them may be another adventure. I've never seen any freshwater fish grow like these guys, have you?
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Better have a lot for it to eat. I saw a couple caught on TV that were 10X that size. Big enough to pull you around the pond. I don't think they were using 5 wts .  Colossoma brachypomus - Pacu, Common pacu or Red pacu -- Max. size: 88.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 25.0 kg (Ref. 2060); max. reported age: 28 years Colossoma macropomum Tambaqui Red bellied pacu ---- Max. size: 108 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 30.0 kg (Ref. 32894)
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Surprisingly, tilapia, at 7 lbs 9 oz it is the largest fish caught by us so far. Pacu were faster to 6 pounds then the tilapia started to pull away. I will say that at about 6 pounds I switched to 15% protein food from 25. The tilapia remain eager eaters, but the pacu only show that eagerness about every other day. Another surprise, at least for me, was how slow the carp grow. The guy at the hatchery donated about 25, luckily all male, and now they are about 2 lbs.
Yeah, Eric, I can't wait.
1/4 & 3/4 acre ponds. A thousand miles from no where and there is no place I want to be...
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