My tanks march 2019
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whatthebloody
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Thanks. The CO2 has made such a difference!
whatthebloody
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Here is my other. Low maintenance/low tech on this one. Gonna keep shrimp mainly, but have a male and female clown killi, and also some chili rasborasView attachment 5054
I don’t yet, but once I get a pair and get them breeding, they will be pennies on the dollar. I’ll keep you updated
Boy do I have an update for you.... the red died ( my guess is that the wild caught stressed him out) you will remember that the wild caught got super aggressive once it got to my 210.Looking good @lloyd378
Any more picture updates on the Oscars?
Would love to see how the red and wild are looking that you got from me.
I then ended up giving him / her to a buddy. About two months later (last month) I went and picked up 3 large Oscars to keep the aggression down in my hoga tank. Basically, I know have two too many Oscars in their, but at least the hoga are behaving
I had problems with that little wild caught in the 300 too. It was flaring at the bichirs and attacking the het. It was not even afraid of the big pearsei. Hopefully the person who has it now has better success. Sorry to hear about the red. That was a good looking fish.
Ive always had a fondness for Oscars, I can see how easy it would be to get another... or three, lol
Exactly.... haha that little one got super fired up and just wouldn’t chill. So unusual for a. Oscar
But today I was cleaning the 210 and 1 of the red Oscars actually bit my knuckle and drew a little blood.... couldn’t believe it
fishguy1978
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My 9yr old keeps asking about getting an Oscar. How aggressive are they? I have a 90g with Bala sharks, syn and Cory cats, yolo loach, a silver dollar, and a Lg pleco.
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People say they can be aggressive but I truly believe 1 in 50 is actually aggressive. They are just big hungry cichlids so they appear aggressive when food is present.
If you get a small one, it would grow and the pecking order would be established with it being at the bottom...
But I will say that you have a very peaceful and passive tank so any Oscar could easily throw that off.
I keep large aggressive cichlids so that’s why I say they aren’t aggressive.
FishBeast
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They are heavily built, big cichlids that produce a lot of waste. If you get one it will likely try to eat fish smaller than itself as it grows... and it will grow rather quickly. They certainly can be aggressive but not with the intent to kill. Mostly to eat and also to establish dominance. A single oscar is planty by itself in a 55 or 75. With tankmates in a 90, especially with a pleco that can get to 2 feet, you'll need to keep up with water changes.