HaNs Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 I have 3 silver dollars but they just sit there and are scared of me. I also have a BGK and a pleco and some convicts(i wish the oscar would eat my convicts and not my tiger barbs). What else could i keep with my oscar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Ive seen severums in with them. And large kissing gourami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Another oscar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharronpaul Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Another oscar. Yup. Got it in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Tiger Datnoids can be kept successfully with Oscars too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Kept guppies with oscars. Makes for one very happy oscars. Guppy lifespan with oscar, seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 most large south americans are good with oscars. eg. nics,jags,pearl cichlids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Giant Gourami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamestothemax Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 i had some oscars for a while and they had a range of different tank mates at different stages including: severums silver dollars fire eel african cichlids pleco pictus catfish gouramis parrot fish texas cichlid jag cichlid convicts large clown loach and even once a giant goldfish that happened to be living in the tropical tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted May 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Im liking the Tiger Datnoids, ill be in Auckland next week and plan on going to Hollywood fish farm and ill ask them what the have that will suit my situation.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 I'm actually looking to get rid of one of my dats at the moment Hans - it's getting beat up on by my other one, it's about 8cm. Gimme a PM if you're interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted May 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 pm'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Unless you get a dat much bigger than your oscar you could be in for trouble. I've had my dat for around 2 years, and its about 6-7", where an oscar would be that size in a matter of months. Best tankmate would be another oscar, or any medium sized semi-aggressive cichlid. Syno's would also work. How big is the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 300L I dont want to get another oscar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Normally its actually harder to introduce another oscar than another species. Severums make good tankmates if your O will allow it in, alot of the time if theyve been alone for a while it can be hard to introduce other fish. A jack dempsy may also make a nice colourful addition. Geos, nics, firemouths, synos and so on also make good tankmates. Basically anything that isnt african (ph difference) and isnt too big (under 12"), in a 300L you are rather limited as to what you can put in with him seeing as they need 220L+ to themselves bare minimum. You also have other fish in there already. Dont over stock a tank just because it will look more active otherwise you may run into issues. My 460L looks relatively empty, it has an oscar, a severum, 3 silver dollars, a plec and a RT black shark in it but it works very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 cheers, i plan on just having a flash pleco of some sort, oscar, bgk and possible a tiger datnoid Cheers for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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