Red bellied pacu feeding?

Question

I heard you can feed them nuts and vegies ive been feeding him flakes , lettice & nuts i rarely feed him minows onetime thats it. hat else can i feed my pacu to get him healthy and bigger.

Answer 1

lettuce, chopped zuchinni, strawberries, peas, hikari cichlid gold, grapes, veggie cichlid pellets, cucumber.  The pellets will really help with growth.

If you want them to get bigger, make sure you have them in a big enough tank as well.

Answer 2

you can feed it mice, it will grow big but you will need more than one

one mouse feeds about three

Answer 3

Feed them live small fish like guppies.This is the best way for them to get bigger.Even bloodworms are a boon.