Red-Belly Pacu in 90gal tank?

Hi, I recently bought a red belly pacu from a pet store, the owner of the store was there so I asked if this pacu would be good for my 90gal tank which only has one 4inch chillid. He said it would be good for my tank. Well I get home and I begin to read that pacu's need 250gal + tanks!!!! What you guys think? I guess I can still take him back to the store, he's pretty small and I just want what’s best for the little guy. I’m not planning on getting any other fish, and the chilid and pacu seem to get along. I have read stories about pacus breaking heaters in tanks. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

 

Take the pacu back. 250 isn't even big enough. They really need closer to 300 - 500 gallons each (I'd consider 300 doable, but incredibly cramped). They also do best in groups which means closer to 1000+ gallons. These are monster fish that should never be sold to the general public.



I also suggest never shopping at that store again.

 

Thanks for the advice, wonder why the OWNER of the store would tell me such a thing? P.S. I hope u let that fish back into the water safely :wink: