What size tank do you have out of Interest ? I though i seen a thread before with your tank and you already had allot of big fish in it. Always be careful of adding large oscars as they can kill allot of fish or the other way around could happen very easily. What fish do you currently have now in your tank ?
I have one tank with african cichlids 6 ft over 600 L new setup is south American 660L with 180 L sump + aps2000 uv external filter only big fish are red terrors male 11 inch female 7 inch all rest are around 6 inch I think I be ok with large Oscar
JustinK wrote: If that pair breed then the tank will definitely be too small.
You might be best dividing the tank first for introduction if you go ahead.
The rest of the fish will fit into my quartile tank if I run into problems but if it's like everything else it will happen I panic and sort something on the last minute then all will be ok
Watch the red terrors they are highly territorial. What are the other fish at 6 inches i am sure they grow too
11 inch male could kill an oscar easy or the other way around. I would rescape the tank at the very least if you dont split it up. Good luck who knows you might be the exception to the rule If the red terror breed good luck you will have to move everything because they will most likely be killed otherwise or stuck in a corner .
At work now and cant use youtube its blocked doh. get a list up but i would be careful you can always try A bigger one will defo have a better chance than a smaller one. Its easy to find big ones in Norway they are always coming up for sale. My one got to around 13 inches. He even attacked me when i cleaned the tank. Had to smack his ass a few times to teach him a lesson. Mind you jaguar cichilds are allot worse especially when they breed my male before took the top of a friends finger off small piece not the whole top
In my honest opinion James, the weakest out of all of them is the green terror!
I had one for a long time (until.my bstard jd went nut) and she was the most placid of fish going! Id be careful she isnt getting bullied or nipped at in there
hammie wrote: In my honest opinion James, the weakest out of all of them is the green terror!
I had one for a long time (until.my bstard jd went nut) and she was the most placid of fish going! Id be careful she isnt getting bullied or nipped at in there
Thats aøllot of fish for that tank !
As Hammie said the green Terror is the fish i would worry about most. Are you thinking of adding 1 more oscar to this setup now ?
I hope you have good filteration Tank looks nice so it does i found your thread. Still think its allot of fish for that tank but each to there own i cant talk i am overstocked myself lol
hammie wrote: In my honest opinion James, the weakest out of all of them is the green terror!
I had one for a long time (until.my bstard jd went nut) and she was the most placid of fish going! Id be careful she isnt getting bullied or nipped at in there
Thats aøllot of fish for that tank !
As Hammie said the green Terror is the fish i would worry about most. Are you thinking of adding 1 more oscar to this setup now ?
I hope you have good filteration Tank looks nice so it does i found your thread. Still think its allot of fish for that tank but each to there own i cant talk i am overstocked myself lol
I can move any fish at any time i think I said about the filter above its 4 ft sump and aps 2000 extrrnal filter I think that's plenty of filteration the main reason I am thinking of bigger fish if the red terror starts to age aggressive the smaller ones won't stand a chance. I am going to make a divider and have it ready just incase its needed
Sounds like a plam make sure addig another fish does not upset the balance good luck get some pics up if you get new oscar. I love them . I had one that would come right to my hand and rub against it and another who liked to attack my arm lol
ceech wrote: Sounds like a plam make sure addig another fish does not upset the balance good luck get some pics up if you get new oscar. I love them . I had one that would come right to my hand and rub against it and another who liked to attack my arm lol
Its case of trial and error i move fish if they are being bullied and add bigger fish that will be able to stand there own corner
don't know if this is the right way of thinking.
James,
I looked in the pet store in Athlone this afternoon - there are two adult Oscars there - I assume they were for sale.
Might be worth you looking in and asking?
John
Location:
N. Tipp
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl - year after year.
JohnH wrote: James,
I looked in the pet store in Athlone this afternoon - there are two adult Oscars there - I assume they were for sale.
Might be worth you looking in and asking?
John
John they are just for show I said its crule keeping them in small tank and he said its 550L there were three but one looked like it was ready to die he also said he was offered 200 euro and said no
irish-zx10r wrote: .....they are just for show I said its crule keeping them in small tank and he said its 550L there were three but one looked like it was ready to die .....
irish-zx10r wrote: ....south American 660L with 180 L sump + aps2000 uv external filter only big fish are red terrors male 11 inch female 7 inch all rest are around 6 inch I think I be ok with large Oscar.
irish-zx10r wrote: my list
2 red terror cichlids
2 jack demsey cichlids
1 green terror female
1 Salvani Cichlid
1 Nicaragua Cichlid
1 silver dollar
1 oscar
all are around the 6 inch mark apart from the red terrors
there is two others in this video and i not sure of there name
If you though his 550litre was too smal and you look at your list of fish . you are greatly overstocked already lol
If you consider when the fish grow if you get another Oscar.
You will have 2 large oscars . 2 large jack dempseys and 2 large red terrors i can see a whole lot of territorial issues in the future,
ceech wrote: If you though his 550litre was too smal and you look at your list of fish . you are greatly overstocked already lol
If you consider when the fish grow if you get another Oscar.
You will have 2 large oscars . 2 large jack dempseys and 2 large red terrors i can see a whole lot of territorial issues in the future,
The two Oscars were the full size of the tank so if it was 550L they would have been near 20 inch lol I say the tank was 260 now front tank
ceech wrote: If you though his 550litre was too smal and you look at your list of fish . you are greatly overstocked already lol
If you consider when the fish grow if you get another Oscar.
You will have 2 large oscars . 2 large jack dempseys and 2 large red terrors i can see a whole lot of territorial issues in the future,
The two Oscars were the full size of the tank so if it was 550L they would have been near 20 inch lol I say the tank was 260 now front tank
The biggest Oscar i have had was 13 inches in size. They dont grow any bigger than 14 inches usually .... but just remember they do grow fast when they are in good health Most pet stores say there tanks are larger than they are. If your in the store again try to get a measurement of the tank roughly and you can work it out
Robbied12 wrote: Great looking tank,probably overstocked but I'd be a divil for that meself lol
Nice oscar for sale on lfks forum
i have my name in for all three lol no reply yet. i find with cichlids your better overstock
they don't have the room to fight as much and there is always one cichlid that will stop most fights.
If things go to plan i will get another tank for my red terrors and use a divider once they are ready to breed.
hopefully it will stay like so both my male red terror and female are getting along ok and hopefully it won't become a problem.
here is my latest video.
