how to pump baby RTC + pacu? (pics for reference)

[kevincao]

hi, so i went to big al scarborough, only to find out that the two large red belly pacu got sold...i was very dispointed, but i bought two baby ones, and 1 baby rtc, i was wondering if anyone know what kind food is good to pump them, they are maybe at 2 inch right now. i feed them chopped shrimp, flakes, (tetra color...lol i know but i got nothing else!!!) please see the pictures and make some suggestions

right now they are in a 20 gallon holding tank, once they grow big they will be transferred.



THANKS!!!!

 

[danfong88]

pellets until they are bigger say 3" in size, then use Shrimp and Krills. This will make them grow faster.

 

[danfong88]

Nice Redtail catfish.

 

[kevincao]

thanks! just chopped some shrimp meshed up and the pacu ate almost all of it!

 

[JMorash]

Give them 3 months, by then you'll be wishing you never tried to pump them up in the first place haha.

GL,
JMorash

 

[kevincao]

hahaha, ok, thanks buddy!

 

[chen88]

hey J, cubans read yet?

 

[kevincao]

-below is picture of the food i just made consist of....
raw shrimp
dried shrimp skin (krill)
carrot
multivitamin
omega 3
fish food flakes
raw squid

enjoy the sushi
and please comment if i should add anything else, right now i don't have meassavor pellets yet!

 

[bcarlos]

LOL@ Justin

Yeah, unless you have a swimming pool for these guys, I'd refrain from pumping them. Pacu's are garbage disposals though, so feeding shouldnt be a problem.

 

[CORVETTE]

MASSIVOR DELIGHT...i use it and believe me both those types of fish grow like weeds. The Red belly Pacu will blow your mind how fast they grow.

 

[kevincao]

yeah, i'm still waiting for those pellets from Vince, hope it comes soon!

 

[whynot91]

Kevin, I guess we got the RTC from the same batch at Big Al's I think they are about 17$. Yours is like twice the size of mine from what i saw at your place last night. I'm going to use your recipe today and see how it turns out. I mostly want to pump up my Jardini first

 

[chen88]

don't you guys worry about rtc pumping up!...they will eat and get very pump!...my Platinum RTC EATS EATS EATS and EATS!

did I say he eats!

 

[kevincao]

hahaha that's funny chen, yeah i wouldn't worry much, but i'd say definitely get the guy to a descent size first, right now, i'm slowing down the pumping process, everything has happened to quick, so i dont' want the guy to get spoiled, i am starting to feed the guy once a day, or every other day, then, go back to pumping again. till he can survive in the big tank good luck with your pumpage!!