Disk Pacu tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 38 cm.

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Disk Pacu

Myleus schomburgkii

The Disk Pacu (Myleus schomburgkii) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Serrasalmidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 42 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 23–27 °C.

Size: 42 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 23–27 °C
pH: 6.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 120 × 38 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–27 °C

pH6.0–7.0

Hardness0–10 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilySerrasalmidae
GenusMyleus
SpeciesMyleus schomburgkii

Quick answers

Disk Pacu size: how big does it get?: It grows to 42 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Disk Pacu tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 38 cm.
Disk Pacu water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–27 °C, pH 6.0–7.0, hardness 0–10 °dGH.