Redhook Pacu tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 38 cm.

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Redhook Pacu

Myloplus rubripinnis

The Redhook Pacu (Myloplus rubripinnis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Serrasalmidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 41.5 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–27 °C.

Size: 41.5 cmtotal length
Temperature: 23–27 °C
pH: 6.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 180 × 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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilySerrasalmidae
GenusMyloplus
SpeciesMyloplus rubripinnis

Quick answers

Redhook Pacu size: how big does it get?: It grows to 41.5 cm (total length).
Redhook Pacu tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 38 cm.
Redhook Pacu water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–27 °C, pH 6.0–7.0, hardness 0–10 °dGH.
Redhook Pacu: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.