Texas715,
ezylman is right, they will get big, I have the red bellied. When you visit the pet shop ask them if anyone of their customers has one or more they want to get rid of, they can out grow a tank fast and you might get a big one or two to add to the pond.
They don't breed in pond environments, so it will be catch and release or replace.
They eat almost anything, including any pond plants.
It looks like if you can overwinter tilapia, pacu will make it as well.
You only need to catch one to make a believer out of you. This one was stocked 1 1/4" long on Mar 24, 05, caught 9 lb 9 oz on Sep 6 08
