Originally posted by Meadowlark:
If you don't mind saying, Bobad, what's your plan with your Pacu? Continue in the minnow pond or let 'em loose in your larger pond? I'd really like to hear your observations going forward...this is one interesting fish and the more we can learn about it, the better.
Not at all. Glad to share.
Since I have seen how fast the pacu grow, and how gnarly they are, I think I'll release them into the main pond. I'll miss the daily feeding frenzy, but knowing those guys, I think it will continue in the main pond. Maybe they'll teach my BG to be aggressive, and my RES how to eat pellets.
If I could find a cheap source for pacu, I wouldn't mind stocking 25-50 a year just to have a dependable biting and hard fighting fish. Too bad they don't spawn until year 3. From what I've seen so far, their value for weed control is zilch. They simply like the feed too much. They wait for my arrival every afternoon, and practically take pellets out of my hand. I see no signs at all that they are snacking on the weeds around my minnow pond.
They're a great novelty fish, and should have good shock value for friends and relatives fishing my pond some day. I want to set up my BIL for a fishing follies movie. I'm spreading rumours that I have pirahna in my pond, and when they get to ~3 pounds, I will invite him to fish. I can't wait to see his face when he hooks 1 and sees those teeth.
