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 | Frontosa ciclid With an Oscar in a 55gal? |
rocker23 Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 70 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2005   | i would like to ask for some advice with this, do you people think that an oscar ciclid and a frontosa ciclid can be compatible in a 55 gallon tank? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 |      |
bettachris     Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004  | no, frontosa like phs around upper 8's. and the oscar shouldn't be in a 55 anyway even by itself. frontosas like groups so this would be a big disaster. |
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PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004  | A 55g is too small for either once full grown. Frontosa' and Oscars aren't compatible because they're from different regions and require different water conditions. Also aggression can be a big problem. A good tip is to never mix african cichlids with american cichlids. |
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BluePhoenix  Fish Addict Posts: 843 Registered: 23-Jan-2003 | Yes, yes you can... or wait.. no, nevermind. |
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| JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003 | Frontosas are afican cichlid that generally enjoy to be in a school. Hence a 55G is too small. Oscars are south american cichlids that will out grow a 55G just by itself. If you want to get some cichlids, I think blue acaras will be nice. Or maybe green terrors, they have beautiful colour, but be careful of the size and aggression. At the moment, I have a breeding pair of convicts with 1 larger blue acara in my 55G, but the blue acara will need to be removed. |
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jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | An Oscar need a bigger tank than a 55 gal.& Frontosa's need to be in a school, & so they need a big tank. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
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