I finally transferred my pacu to the main pond. Since there was no way I could net them without muddying up my minnow pond, I had to catch them on a bream pole. (it was a dirty job, but someone had to do it).
The wife volunteered to do the catching. We used a pellet on a #8 hook. It took all of 10 seconds to catch thr first one. It put up a pretty good fight. It weighed about 1 pound, and was a beautiful fish. Those vivid colors are arguably unmatched in any North American fish. Despite the disturbance and the missing mate, the No2 fish also bit imediately. I guess that tells me something about their feeding aggression. When released into the main pond, they were reluctant to swim out into it. They hugged the shore for several minutes, fins protruding from the weater, before disappearing into their new digs.
My minnow pond is now peaceful, and requires only a handful of feed.
