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kace Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Jul-2005	what sort of barbs do you think will go well with an oscar in a 60 gallon (temporary)? do u think zebra danios would do alright with 1 and swordtails?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
jaloco Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Mar-2005	danios and sword tails will be lunch for the oscar. 3 silver dollars work well. giant danios could work good, gouramis might or maybe even paradise fish. hope it helps
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Anything that can fit in an oscars mouth can be ruled out. Sometimes, oscars choose their own tankmates and kill/eat the ones they don't like. You could try silver Dollars, but when full grown the oscar will need a 90 and the silver dollars will need a 125 to provide the fish with swimming room, they are large and like to swim back and foth across tanks so you must have a long tank. In other words, get a 125 gallon tank and then you can keep the oscar with fish it won't eat.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	When will you be upgrading to a new tank and to what size? I dont think you should add anything to the 60g now unless it is very short term. Oscars grow very quick and will need all the space in that 60g for itself. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	If you want to add something i would go with either some full grown Emerald cories or a pictus catfish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
kace Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Jul-2005	o ok. im just looking to 'revamp' the tank because it is empty and im going to give my convicts to a friend who is setting up a cichlid tank. so i was thinking to set up a community tank with an oscar as the 'centrepiece' but if that won't work then maybe a blue acara or firemouth maybe?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Firemouths are a good choice if you ask me. Id go with 2-3 and have danios and or barbs in with them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
dredd969 Fingerling Posts: 22 Kudos: 22 Votes: 4 Registered: 11-May-2005	There are a lot of fish that might do well with an Oscar. In my oscar tank i have: 1 Tiger Oscar 1 male Electric blue Haps cichlid (one of most beautiful cichlids), and 1 female zebra cichlid. they all are doing fine and do not mess with each other.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01


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