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Theresa_M        Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004    | I'm doing research for an oscar tank (90g) and am wondering what others successfully keep with their oscars. Tank size would be helpful too  ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean |
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sumthin_fishy Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 314 Votes: 16 Registered: 13-Aug-2004   | i duno if this counts because i assume you might mean full grown oscars but i have 2 12cm oscars in a 40G. they use to have a school of serpaes (full grown) with them till two of them got eaten one night about a month ago so i took them out! not they have 2 8cm bn with them. and before i get told off dont worry theyre gna be moved into a bigger tank! |
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| Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004  | A pair of convicts, or firemouths. |
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Jason_R_S   Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001  | severums, chocolate cichlids and uarus are great tankmates for oscars. they're all similar temperament and get to a decent size.  |
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| Mike R Fish Addict Posts: 593 Kudos: 830 Votes: 322 Registered: 27-Jul-2004 | I've got a 10 inch Oscar with 2 firemouths, a gold Severum and Clown Loaches. They are in a 75 but I'm hoping to go up to a 120 in the next couple of months. I've also had a Jack Dempsy and A large Angel in with him. Mike |
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| napower05 Hobbyist Posts: 88 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Oct-2004 | get a male jack dempsey |
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| jester_fu Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 522 Votes: 12 Registered: 26-Jan-2004 | I think a JD might be a tad aggressive to live with an Oscar. Mine have a Cytrocara Moorii for company, and he seems to be quite happy. I know of people keeping BN's and Clown Loaches with Oscars quite happily (as has already been posted) so they might be an option as well. |
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Dakafall Banned Posts: 218 Kudos: 224 Votes: 7 Registered: 14-Nov-2004 | get a 280 and put 2 oscars in w/ a male Dovii, they'll be BEST friends *cough*lunch*cough*dinner*cough* but on a more serious note, i'd suggest going w/ POSIBBLY a RT (Red Terror) or go w/ some severums, or maybe even a flowerhorn Daka  Last edited by dakafall at 07-Jan-2005 02:58 |
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| Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001 | but on a more serious note, i'd suggest going w/ POSIBBLY a RT (Red Terror) or go w/ some severums, or maybe even a flowerhorn the only one of those that would work with an oscar would be the severums. a male red terror would outgrow a 90 gallon but a female would be ok...by herself. flowerhorn would also be ok but no other fish would be allowed in the tank.  |
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| connah Hobbyist Posts: 126 Kudos: 168 Votes: 4 Registered: 09-Nov-2003 | I use to have 2 oscars and a few small convicts in my 6 footer, the oscars were both about 9 inches I put it a few convicts about 1 to 1 1/2 inches long as feeders, the smallest one got eaten with in a week but the oscars just didnt seem interested in the other 2. The small of the 2 would some times charge full on at the biggest oscar and he would swim away in fear of the convict  mybe the 1 he ate gave him a tummy ache so back to the point convicts do ok I guess it just depends on the fish. |
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| Trojan_man Enthusiast Posts: 204 Kudos: 191 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2004 | Another Oscar? Salvini or Green Terror work fine. Arowana have no problem with oscars. |
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| Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001 | arowanas will have a problem in a 90 gallon though. |
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Bdadawg Fish Addict Posts: 530 Kudos: 161 Votes: 26 Registered: 04-Feb-2002 | I keep 2 oscars, 2 severums, large pleco, BN's, Emerald green catfish, and a mystery snail in my 90g SA tank. I cant keep any target or dither fish in the tank for more than 2 days. My large pleco is the most aggressive fish in the tank. Bdadawg |
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| Dempsey fan Mega Fish Posts: 915 Kudos: 201 Votes: 3 Registered: 02-Aug-2000 | I used to have a gold oscar in a 90 with a JD and a Parrot cichlid. No problems ever arised. |
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| torey.riley Fingerling Posts: 22 Kudos: 20 Votes: 1 Registered: 19-Dec-2004  | i have had firemouths, convicts, jewels, and in the past when i wasnt knowlageded, i had a blue malawi and they all got on well. right now i have 2 oscars and 1 dempsey all about 3 inches. the dempsey does bully the oscars quite a bit though. depending on the aggressiveness of the oscars may i suggest a firemouth or maybe a pike. my friend has a pike cichlid and it hides a lot and never boths his oscars. |
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