90 Gal Stocking?

[Jhncf]

Hi guys, new to the forum I'm looking for a bit of help stocking my 90 gal tank. Is there any chance an Oscar, a JD, a Senegal Bichir and a Blue Acara would work in this tank? I already have the JD, the Acara and the Bichir, the JD and Acara are both around 2.5" just now and the Bichir is around 5". Any help would be appreciated, would really like an Oscar, even it means I have to rehome somebody.

 

[Mustardtiger101]

You should be fine with one Oscar.


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[Jhncf]

So this stocking should work? Glad to hear it, the JD is stunning but I love the look and personality of Oscars too! Thanks

 

[Mythic Figment]

Hi guys, new to the forum I'm looking for a bit of help stocking my 90 gal tank. Is there any chance an Oscar, a JD, a Senegal Bichir and a Blue Acara would work in this tank? I already have the JD, the Acara and the Bichir, the JD and Acara are both around 2.5" just now and the Bichir is around 5". Any help would be appreciated, would really like an Oscar, even it means I have to rehome somebody.

The oscar is going to take the whole tank for itself territory wise. The JD could create some aggression issues in that regard. The blue acara will likely not make much of a fuss with the oscar being 2-3x its size. IMO it boils down to keeping either a JD or an oscar with the acara and bichir. You can give it a try. Cichlids don't always follow their stereotypes, so it might work out. The biggest factor that will work against you is that the oscar will grow MUCH faster than the other tankmates and you could end up with an oscar who eats its tankmates simply because they fit in its mouth. If you get one shoot for something in the 1.5-2" range (you may have to grow it out in another tank for a month or two so the bichir doesn't eat it) and that should be enough of a size difference that it never gets large enough to see its tankmates as food.


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[Jhncf]

Thanks, I think I'll give it a try then and see how it goes. My lfs has small 2" oscars so hopefully getting it at that size will help things I think the bichir's too small to fit even a 2" fish in its mouth, his mouth seems really small.. probably not worth the risk though!