Black Pacu (Colossoma macropomum) Sizes:2"-3" inches Needs space for ambush zones

Needs space for ambush zones and short bursts of speed

making its size and shape even more dramatic

Because of its size and aggressive temper it’s better to keep jaguar cichlid separately from other fishes in a biotope which is reminding it the basins of Central America and surely

as it allows them to pursue natural foraging behaviors

with this coloration forming at the edges of each of its fins as well

Black Pacu (Colossoma macropomum) Sizes:2"-3" inches Needs space for ambush zonesAlso known as the Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) is a large species of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae. It is native to tropical South America, but kept in aquaculture and introduced elsewhere. It is also known by the names black pacu, black finned pacu, giant pacu, cachama, gamitana, and sometimes as pacu (a name used for several other related species).