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	Tinfoil Barbs With Oscars?
Michelo_69 Fingerling Posts: 35 Registered: 28-Mar-2007	Hi i have two large albino oscars and i was wondering of getting a type of schooling fish. I was told tinfoil barbs were the way to go but I wanted to ask Fish Profiles first cheers Cheers
Posted 11-Mar-2008 13:47
daddySEAL Enthusiast Posts: 221 Kudos: 68 Votes: 3 Registered: 04-Mar-2008	Edited by daddySEAL Michelo_69, I've had Oscars before....and they will eat anything that fits in their mouths. They'd probably take Tinfoil Barbs as tasty snack food. JMO dS
Posted 11-Mar-2008 14:25
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	You'd need a huge tank for that. Might be doable, but adult Tinfoils are much more active than Oscars and will need a great deal of room just for their swimming behavior, on top of the fact you've got Oscars in there. Think at least a 6' tank. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 11-Mar-2008 15:33
Michelo_69 Fingerling Posts: 35 Registered: 28-Mar-2007	lol thats exactly how big my tank is so are they do able? Cheers
Posted 12-Mar-2008 09:35
JBennett181 Hobbyist Posts: 70 Kudos: 46 Votes: 2 Registered: 10-Jan-2008	ive seen adult tinfoils kept in a 65 gallon tank, i think there were three of them, but if you get them while there to big for the oscars to eat you should be alright, 65 is probably the bare minimum tho for some adult tinfoils i like feesh
Posted 13-Mar-2008 00:57
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	sounds like a good idea... bala sharks also get similarly large... maybe a few of both? very doable... one of my LFS keeps a full grown tinfoil barb in with adult oscars and clown knives. \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 13-Mar-2008 06:13
Michelo_69 Fingerling Posts: 35 Registered: 28-Mar-2007	Edited by michelo_69 alrite thanks guys i might try wat u said brandeeno get a couple 5 inchers of both the only reason i wanted some of these guys is because it gets sooooo boring in there all they do is lase around after they ate their last batch p.s which one would be cheaper? Cheers
Posted 13-Mar-2008 08:50
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	I'm not sure I'd get Balas. They are very timid and go nuts even when someone approaches the tank. I wouldn't keep them with any fish that might possibly freak them out too much. Just stick to the tinfoils. They also have a deeper body and therefore grow to be a bigger fish than balas. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 13-Mar-2008 13:17


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