Pacu

"spidey_webb" wrote in message m...

This is the same store that sells cute little baby oscars with no warnings
of behavior or size potential. Red bellied pacus have become quite popular
Pet smart and both of my LFS are selling them also. Add to that the fact
that there are 4 Wal-marts in the general area and I begin to wonder how
many people are buying these fish unaware of the size potential?

If these stores sold dogs or cats or gerbils under the same logic,
there would be protests and fines and prosecution and boycotts -- what
makes people think that because an animal lives underwater, it is not
deserving of care, or somehow is more "ornamental" than "alive"?
AAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, next time you're in Wal-Mart, take a look at the sign on the
Pacu's tank -- it says, and I ain't foolin' here folks, that their
maximum size is SIX INCHES!!! A PACU -- SIX INCHES!!
AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! And PetSmart's not much better
-- they claim 11" for the same species. Their actual full grown adult
size IS ALMOST A WHOLE DAM MILE!!!!!! (Well, not really, but you get
my point --)

--Mark

Iwent to Wally world as a new fish owner on Father's Day
I had picked up a 10 gal aquarium at a garage sale
with heater and filter for 5 dollars
What a buy huh
I asked the lady how many fish I could put in my new
fantastic aquarium She said 1 fish per gallon
Wow I said I'll take ten and started to pick fish
She said I should pick them from the same tank
as they would get along better
So I picked out 2 oscars cute liitle ugly fish
1- 1 1/2 inch red bellied pacu
1- Black fin shark catfish
2-raphael catfish
2 algae eaters to keep everthing clean YEA RIGHT!
They got along so well the black finned catfish killed himself
trying to stay away from the oscars
I then bought a cave for the two little raphaels to hide in
I then found I needed to do a 20 % water change about every two days
DUH sure lady 10 fish? glad I only bought 8
Then started to educate my self on the internet
Found out I'm in big trouble
Now $600.00 later I'm the proud owner of a
55 gallon Tank ...... Pacu is about 6-7 inches long
Now chasing both Oscars who have also grown
Moved smaller oscar to old 10 gallon aquarium to save his life I hope
Little raphaels stuck there head out of their cave once too often
PACU lunch
I'm sure I will have the right combination soon
Survival of the fittest
I'm so happy to be a fish owner
Thank you wal-mart
That's all
bye
On 8 Aug 2003 13:01:52 -0700, (Mark Stone) wrote:

"spidey_webb" wrote in message m...

This is the same store that sells cute little baby oscars with no warnings
of behavior or size potential. Red bellied pacus have become quite popular
Pet smart and both of my LFS are selling them also. Add to that the fact
that there are 4 Wal-marts in the general area and I begin to wonder how
many people are buying these fish unaware of the size potential?

If these stores sold dogs or cats or gerbils under the same logic,
there would be protests and fines and prosecution and boycotts -- what
makes people think that because an animal lives underwater, it is not
deserving of care, or somehow is more "ornamental" than "alive"?
AAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, next time you're in Wal-Mart, take a look at the sign on the
Pacu's tank -- it says, and I ain't foolin' here folks, that their
maximum size is SIX INCHES!!! A PACU -- SIX INCHES!!
AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! And PetSmart's not much better
-- they claim 11" for the same species. Their actual full grown adult
size IS ALMOST A WHOLE DAM MILE!!!!!! (Well, not really, but you get
my point --)

--Mark