Finally got my 125g set up to move my 2 Oscars in. Any thoughts on adding a small group of Electric Blue Acaras in the future. Was going to wait till they were around 5" or so to add them in. I do have plenty of other tanks to move them out if it doesn't work out.
125g Set Up
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Since you said you feel necessary to wait for the acaras to get to 5", I believe your oscars are already fairly large. Consequently, adding the group of acaras does not sound like a good idea (to me).
just make sure the acara's aren't too small .. you don't want to serve them up for lunch... then just watch for aggression...a bigger group of acara's(like 5) is a good idea, to spread out any aggression... catfish like raphaels are a good option as well
Now that I have acquired the EBCs, I think I am going to just keep them in a separate species only tank. The 2 Oscar's will be in the 125 by themselves with some sort of pleco to help aid in their messy eating habits. Thanks for the replies and insight.?
Just a heads up, pleco will most likely make the water dirtier by increasing the bio-load, instead of helping. If you want something that will eat scraps, a pimelodella cat (one of the larger varieties) will do that. The plecos will mainly just turn algae into poop, and require additional feeding themselves.
The best tankmate for messy oscars who like to leave scraps is Python No Spill gravel vacuum or a garden hose. It will remove the debris every day you seem fit and reduced nitrates! No other aquatic animal is able to do both at the same time and when the owner wants it to!
