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napower05 Hobbyist Posts: 88 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Oct-2004   | i have a 75 gallon tank i have one tiger oscar his 6 inches, i want to put something else with him but i don't know what? not dempseys i already have a pair of them in another tank, and not convicts i have them in another tank also. any ideas?? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01 |     |
bettachris    Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | does it have to be a cichlid? if it does maybe parrots. 'if not then try large cats, etc. large "oddball" fish. |
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smnst Hobbyist Posts: 148 Kudos: 92 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Feb-2003 | How about 4 silver dollars? Just make sure they are not so small that they will fit in the oscar's mouth. |
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Cichlid Keeper   Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003 | How about a school of "LARGE" tiger barbs or a couple of gouramis. |
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| Mike R Fish Addict Posts: 593 Kudos: 830 Votes: 322 Registered: 27-Jul-2004 | My Oscar and one of my Gold Severums are best buds. You need something that will grow big enough that the Oscar won't look at it as food. Mike |
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Jason_R_S   Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001  | I'd say a severum or a firemouth.  if you want to go with a firemouth, you'll need to find a fairly large one like around 3" or so. Not only would a smaller one be eaten, but it would be so scared with the bigger oscar around it would probably stress to death.  |
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| greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | How about nothing. Keep the tank nice and pay attention to him/her. When you start to add tankmates is usually when you start to have trouble |
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