Size of fish before introducing Oscar

[Chinnavar]

Hi all,

I was wondering what size my Ornate poly and Severums should be before introducing a little oscar. Currently my sevs are about 3" and my poly is close to 5".
Since oscars grow really fast and the fact that my ornate is a little noodle right now I don't want to risk him getting eaten, i'm not so worried about my sevs because of their bodyshape. They're not easily eaten by a little oscar, the fish are in a 180G.

 

[sikoko]

It's not the size of the fish really it's how big of a mouth does the Oscar have. Because if it can fit in the Oscars mouth, the Oscar will try it. Might be worth it to buy a "just in case" tank separator.

 

[tlindsey]

Hi all,

I was wondering what size my Ornate poly and Severums should be before introducing a little oscar. Currently my sevs are about 3" and my poly is close to 5".
Since oscars grow really fast and the fact that my ornate is a little noodle right now I don't want to risk him getting eaten, i'm not so worried about my sevs because of their bodyshape. They're not easily eaten by a little oscar, the fish are in a 180G.

I would wait until the Ornate gets about 7-8inches. Make sure Oscar isn't to small to fit in the Ornate Bichir's mouth.

 

[Chinnavar]

It's not the size of the fish really it's how big of a mouth does the Oscar have. Because if it can fit in the Oscars mouth, the Oscar will try it. Might be worth it to buy a "just in case" tank separator.

Ill look into one of those seperator, probably have to make it myself. I cant seem to get my hands on egg crate stuff, any tips on materials I can use?

 

[tlindsey]

Ill look into one of those seperator, probably have to make it myself. I cant seem to get my hands on egg crate stuff, any tips on materials I can use?

Plexiglass will work but drill holes in the sheet of plexiglass first.

 

[pops]

light defuse cheaper, and easier to cut with wire cutters to size. If I am reading post right you are not worried about the other fish getting eaten but the Oscar.

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