Peacock bass and Oscars

[petstorekid]

About a year ago i inherited a 75gal setup with 3 oscars and a gar. The gar is around a foot long and the oscars are full sized. One of them had a tumor on its head that grew to be the size of a golfball. It was the biggest Oscar i've ever seen and i've worked in a LFS for 5 years and have been in the hobby for 10. The Oscar lived with the tumor till it got too big and eventually died. The tank was well balanced and i want to get another cichlid for it. Personally, i'm not a big Oscar fan, and if i had my way I would get rid of the fish and aquascape the tank to throw in some discus, but my mother fell in love with the oscars and calls them her "water puppies." Damn.

Well I was wondering if anyone has kept a peacock bass of similar size with their oscars. We've never really ordered any from our supplier so i havn't really dealt with them much. Anyone know if they can mix well?

[DanDanUK]

About a year ago i inherited a 75gal setup with 3 oscars and a gar. The gar is around a foot long and the oscars are full sized. One of them had a tumor on its head that grew to be the size of a golfball. It was the biggest Oscar i've ever seen and i've worked in a LFS for 5 years and have been in the hobby for 10. The Oscar lived with the tumor till it got too big and eventually died. The tank was well balanced and i want to get another cichlid for it. Personally, i'm not a big Oscar fan, and if i had my way I would get rid of the fish and aquascape the tank to throw in some discus, but my mother fell in love with the oscars and calls them her "water puppies." Damn.

Well I was wondering if anyone has kept a peacock bass of similar size with their oscars. We've never really ordered any from our supplier so i havn't really dealt with them much. Anyone know if they can mix well?
Not sure about weather or not they would be compatable i wouldn't see why not maybe you could do with getting a bigger tank.

if your looking to find another cichlid try a green terror or a pike cichlid. they grow to a fair size and a similar size to an oscar the green terror been a little smaller .

[piranha45]

peacockbass grow way too big for a 75g. Don't get big fish for your tank, you have too many big fish in that 75g as it is.

[bluedempsey]

peacockbass grow way too big for a 75g. Don't get big fish for your tank, you have too many big fish in that 75g as it is.

p45 always puts it in persective :grinno:

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[sandtiger]

I agree with p45. I myself would not dare put more than two oscars in a 75g let alone three and a gar. What do you have in there now? Still the two oscars and the gar? I would leave the two oscars and actually move the gar.

[dabigshot77]

How can you possibly keep those fish in that tiny tank? You should throw in your dog as well. For crying out loud, that tank is way too small. For three oscar and a gar you need at least a 180 gallon. I would not even think about getting a peacock unless you have a pond. Any bass does not belong in a home aquarium. Too aggressive, too big and too territorial. In a 75 gallon, one full sized oscar is about all you should put in there. Try living in your closet and see how stressful it is.

[Peanut_Power]

*sigh*....your views on pbass still disturb me...but i shall bite my tongue. As for the Oscars....you do need a larger tank for them bro. They are large fish. I have two in a 300gal and they are BIG! Main thing is they must be able to turn around with about 4" of space on either side of them.

[BGG]

The 75 is WAY too small for a gar of any species, as would a 180... around 250 would be good...

[polomax24]

I think that two oscars in a 75g should be okay as long you have enough filtration. I don't know anything about gar though. I like to keep my tank well stock so the aggression spreads out among fish.

Here is my 240g and I have four big filters in there.
http://home.socal.rr.com/caltech/tank2.JPG

http://home.socal.rr.com/caltech/tank1.JPG

[Peanut_Power]

Nice tank! Some of those cichlids are gonna dwarf the others...particularly your Viejas...lol...awesome though! Female RT i see, Uro....Vieja...texas...very kewl! :D

[BloodredOscar]

hey wtf are you talking about putting an peacock bass in a pond...i have a 90g tank with 2 oscars a 10in arowana and two 5in flowerhorns so shut up..

[cmoazz]

To answer the question and not bash on you for your "small tank", here in FL Oscars and Peacock share water all the time. Im sure they would be fine if introduced at younger ages. Im not sure how they will react seeing as they are full grown.

[TimTheBadass]

hey wtf are you talking about putting an peacock bass in a pond...i have a 90g tank with 2 oscars a 10in arowana and two 5in flowerhorns so shut up..
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So what are you gonna do when the flowerhorns and oscars reach 12" and the arowana over 2ft. You need to do some research on how big fish can grow. Peacock bass can grow to 2-3 ft. Personally I wouldn't put them in a 4 ft tank but maybe a muppet like you would. I agree with the pond idea.

[Basstrainer]

well i have heard of people that keep a single pbass in a 75 but thats it and i dont incourage it think about the fish in the wild peacock bass live in rivers thousands of gallons.. 2 oscars could live in a 75 but bigger the better.

[Morledzep]

i can answer that question from real life experience.. i have 14 peacock bass and 2 oscars. the oscars don't get along with each other so they are separated, but both of them are in tanks with peacock bass and i have exactly ZERO issues with aggression between the Oscars and the Peacock bass in either tank.

And if your oscars and the gar are getting along in the tank they are in, and they have enough room to stretch out and swim, and if your filtration is adequate there is no need to change your set up in any big hurry. But they WILL eventually grow out of that tank and you'll need something LONGER, for the swimming room and wider for the turning around room, but it doesn't mean you need an indoor pond.

Just use common sense, if the fish aren't aggitated and they are healthy in that set up you're doing just fine. Start saving now for the larger set up you're most likely going to need.

[BloodredOscar]

i have an oscar,arowana, and a pbass living together atm

[albyoscar]

wow after 3 years dude might know if oscars and p bass can live together lmao

[Opiate]

peacockbass grow way too big for a 75g. Don't get big fish for your tank, you have too many big fish in that 75g as it is.

exactly right...

[Basstrainer]

jesus man you have hell alot of fish in ure tank as is adding a gar and pbass wuld be torture unless u have a 200plus there would be a chance but umm some of the post said u cant keep any gars in ure tank i think diffrent because u could possibly have a hyjuta gar(aka: freshwater baracuda) but ure oscars might eat it hehe

[carcrazy]

How can you possibly keep those fish in that tiny tank? You should throw in your dog as well. For crying out loud, that tank is way too small. For three oscar and a gar you need at least a 180 gallon. I would not even think about getting a peacock unless you have a pond. Any bass does not belong in a home aquarium. Too aggressive, too big and too territorial. In a 75 gallon, one full sized oscar is about all you should put in there. Try living in your closet and see how stressful it is.
Ah, I think that Peacock Bass are actually Cichlids, not Bass.

[BLACK ICE]

Ah, I think that Peacock Bass are actually Cichlids, not Bass.

Yep its a cichlid and yes they are fine together I have a p-bass and an oscar together in a tank and they are both happy

[ceeej31]

i dont think we need to lecture this guy anymore, this thread is from '05

[USMCtanker]

QUOTE=ceeej31;1842451;]i dont think we need to lecture this guy anymore, this thread is from '05[/QUOTE]

:screwy::hitting::duh::wall:

[BLACK ICE]

:ROFL:

[Louie]

To answer the question and not bash on you for your "small tank", here in FL Oscars and Peacock share water all the time. Im sure they would be fine if introduced at younger ages. Im not sure how they will react seeing as they are full grown.


They dont exactly "share" the water both types found in same body of water but your talking thousands of gallons in the smallest canals that they are found to "bazillion" lol gallons in lakes.

[carcrazy]

Doh!