i have a Oscar, Dovii, and Jack Dempsey in 75 gallon and when i feed the tank the Oscar will not eat or if he does he just spits it back out but if or when the other two come out to feed the Oscar will make his presence known an the two will back off... so what gives???
Oscar preventing otheer Cichlids from eating
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Well the first thing is a 75 is only big enough for one Oscar, second if the Oscar is larger and was there first he's asserting that the space and resources are his, third the dovii will kill everything eventually. Soluntion spread out your feeding don't feed in one specific spot.
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ok cool yeah that what ive been doing feed at three different spots and it helps but he still will chase others... they pretty much all been put into the tank at the same time but the oscar was always bigger then the others... anyway thanks for the input Crazy Mike...
mike
mike
I don't know what size your fish are now but your going to need to rehome the Dovii and the Dempsey, the Oscar will rule that tank over the Dempsey, and once the Dovii reaches a certain size (too big for a 75) he will tear the other 2 to pieces.
thanks Vanica... and cool Fish Mike...
yeah the goal is to get 200+ tank...but need to sell the house first... but that brings me to my next question if i get 200+ tank could i put them all in together plus a mean ass red devil i got in another tank or will they all need to be by themselves...????
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mike
yeah the goal is to get 200+ tank...but need to sell the house first... but that brings me to my next question if i get 200+ tank could i put them all in together plus a mean ass red devil i got in another tank or will they all need to be by themselves...????
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mike
Dovii will clean tanks up to 200 gallon they need to be alone. Oscars are not tough fish and will be beaten by a red devil it's possible but you risk the Oscar getting murdered along with the Dempsey. Dovii is a definite no, red devil maybe but you already say it's aggressive so why risk it killing the others. It'd be better to start out with a young one once you have the 200+ and let it grow up in that tank.
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