Besides giant dianos, what other schooling fish could I add to a 90g tank with 1 Oscar? I'd ideally like about 6, so that rules out tin foil barbs and silver dollars due to their size. Suggestions?
Schooling fish for a 90g Oscar tank?
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my adult (3 yrs old) silver dollars are less than 5 inches. I had 5 in a 100g tank with other large cichlids
My understanding was that silver dollars, like tin foil barbs, reach an adult size of almost 10".
My opinion is zero. A full grown oscar will fill out that 90 nicely.
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Curious, but where did you read/hear this? Most Silvers I am familiar with are in the max 6 inch range. Some varieties certainly do get bigger than that, but most of the ones sold at lfs do not. If your 90 gallon is only 4 foot long your oscar may well not like his roommates; six foot would be better, but maybe you will luck out and get an oscar pacifist.
I bought a oddball silver dollar a few years ago. Had a lot of speckle and orange on him. He was 8" and the guy I bought him from said he was 3 years old. I'll see if he's on 1 of my YouTube videos
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Sounds like a cool looking fish. I know that the red hooks can get to ten inches, but thought most others were smaller. Certainly wouldn't want to put a school of fish that large in a 90 gallon with an oscar.
The Oscar is a schooling fish, best kept in groups of six or more. Maybe a bigger tank would be more appropriate for your oscar(s).
