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This pacu carries the real thing, seed-cracking molars and gentle temperament included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCare level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful · Max size: ~24\"+ · Min tank: 250+ gal (adult) · Diet: Omnivore, pellets + veggies\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Exotics","offers":[{"title":"Medium\/Large (3.5-4\") \/ Quarantined \/ Wild-Caught","offer_id":50309748261101,"sku":"FSASS5253","price":93.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium\/Large (3.5-4\") \/ Non-Quarantined \/ Wild-Caught","offer_id":50338973876461,"sku":"FSASS5253","price":46.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/Piaractus_brachypomus_Zoologischer_Garten_Berlin.jpg?v=1785642467"},{"product_id":"red-pacu-small-medium-2-5","title":"Red Pacu (Piaractus brachypomus)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePacu are famous for a set of flattened, disturbingly human-like molars, but the real ecological story is what those teeth are for: cracking open the nuts and seeds pacu swallow whole while foraging through flooded Amazonian forest, then dispersing viable seeds elsewhere in the process. That seed-dispersal role makes pacu a genuinely important part of their native ecosystem, not just an internet punchline about the teeth. A fun, gentle giant we occasionally place with New Milford customers who have serious pond or tank space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCare level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful · Max size: ~24\"+ · Min tank: 250+ gal (adult) · Diet: Omnivore, pellets + veggies\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Exotics","offers":[{"title":"Small\/Medium (2.5\") \/ Quarantined","offer_id":50309748326637,"sku":"FSASS5553","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium (3-3.5\") \/ Quarantined","offer_id":50315564876013,"sku":"FSASS5554","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small\/Medium (2.5\") \/ Non-Quarantined","offer_id":50338973941997,"sku":"FSASS5553","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium (3-3.5\") \/ Non-Quarantined","offer_id":50338973974765,"sku":"FSASS5554","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/Red_Pacu.jpg?v=1785198939"},{"product_id":"red-hook-metynnis-large-nice","title":"Red Hook Metynnis","description":"\u003cp\u003eMetynnis, like the silver dollars it's closely related to, belongs to family Serrasalmidae, the same taxonomic family as the piranha, and carries genuinely similar-shaped teeth built for shredding rather than a piranha's flesh-tearing bite, here put entirely to work on plant matter instead. The red-orange hook-shaped fin extension that gives it the common name shows up strongest in well-conditioned adults. Peaceful, active, and a good centerpiece for a planted or unplanted community tank, though it will happily browse any live vegetation offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCare level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful, shoaling · Max size: ~7\" · Min tank: 55 gal · Diet: Omnivore, flake\/pellet + veggies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Exotics","offers":[{"title":"Large Nice \/ Quarantined \/ Wild-Caught","offer_id":50309748424941,"sku":"FSASS5756","price":87.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Nice \/ Non-Quarantined \/ Wild-Caught","offer_id":50338974040301,"sku":"FSASS5756","price":43.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/Redhook_Metunnis_Image_001.jpg?v=1785095068"},{"product_id":"silver-dollar-small-medium-1","title":"Silver Dollar","description":"\u003cp\u003eMetynnis and Myleus silver dollars sit in family Serrasalmidae right alongside the piranha, sharing a similar tooth shape built for shredding rather than tearing flesh, evolutionary cousins that took a strictly herbivorous path instead. That plant-shredding dentition means live aquarium plants are genuinely at risk in this tank, a silver dollar will browse soft-leaved species down to stubs given the chance. Peaceful with tankmates and best kept in a real group, just plan the tank's plant choices, or lack of them, around that appetite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCare level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful, shoaling · Max size: ~6\" · Min tank: 55 gal · Diet: Herbivore, veggies + flake\/pellet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Exotics","offers":[{"title":"Small\/Medium (1\") \/ Quarantined","offer_id":50309748457709,"sku":"FSASS6253","price":111.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium (2.5-3\") \/ Quarantined","offer_id":50315564908781,"sku":"FSASS6264","price":111.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small\/Medium (1\") \/ Non-Quarantined","offer_id":50338974073069,"sku":"FSASS6253","price":37.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium (2.5-3\") \/ Non-Quarantined","offer_id":50338974105837,"sku":"FSASS6264","price":37.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/lg_26119_Silver_Dollar_a1326407-6c7c-4f55-b151-c81d9c4bd813.jpg?v=1786966655"},{"product_id":"true-wide-bar-silver-dollar-large","title":"True Wide Bar Silver Dollar","description":"\u003cp\u003eSame Serrasalmidae family tree as the piranha and the same shredding-style dentition turned entirely toward plant matter, just carried on a color line with broader, more defined vertical barring than the plainer standard silver dollar. Every bit as committed a plant-browser as its relatives, so live aquatic plants need to be an afterthought in this tank's stocking plan, not a centerpiece. Peaceful with tankmates and best kept in a real group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCare level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful, shoaling · Max size: ~6\" · Min tank: 55 gal · Diet: Herbivore, veggies + flake\/pellet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Exotics","offers":[{"title":"Large \/ Quarantined","offer_id":50309748523245,"sku":"FSASS6316","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Non-Quarantined","offer_id":50338974138605,"sku":"FSASS6316","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/Serrasalmidae_Myloplus_schomburgkii_2.jpg?v=1785199477"},{"product_id":"tiger-stripe-silver-dollar-2","title":"Tiger Stripe Silver Dollar","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnother color form within the same piranha-related Serrasalmidae family, this one carrying a bolder striped pattern than the plain or wide-bar silver dollar lines, while sharing the exact same shredding dentition turned toward plant matter instead of flesh. Live aquatic plants don't survive long in a tank with these, budget for that when planning the setup rather than after the fact. 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