Aquarium setup

[Gourami Swami]

Not to beat a dead horse here, but it's not "if", it's "when" something bad happens. I can guarantee you that once the Oscar hits 8" or so, the rams and kribensis will be eaten. Perhaps even sooner. An Oscar in clean water will grow on average an inch per month until mature. So most likely within 6 months, the small fish will be eaten. If you want to give the rest of the fish a year, sure, but the small dwarf cichlids will not last a year. I'd either find a new home for them, or get a smaller tank to keep them in. You've been made aware of this now, if they get eaten, it's only because you didn't care to move them.

I would hate to be one of those rams or kribs in a few months. Hope you do the right thing for them.

About the geophagus, get us a picture and we will help you with the ID.

 

[Jonniewalkr]

I didn’t write it well before... I meant that I’m planning to give the Oscar and Texas away during the summer. But I said 1 year maximum in case something bad happens like health issues on us so we can’t build fast the aquarium it’s a phrase we say in my country XD that means I will do it as soon as possible but I hope nothing goes wrong with my luck for example an earthquake xD

 

[Jonniewalkr]

I started the tank with the risk of the Oscar and Texas because my bf liked them but then we didn’t had any dwarf cichlids then we decided we wanted to buy the dwarf cichlids and give to his parents the big fishes... that happens when 2 people try to decide the aquarium setup XD the original idea was firemouths geophagus and Oscar jd red terror and a Jaguar.... then my bf got in love with angelfish while we had already buy the Oscar Texas and jaguar so we gave back the jaguar to the pet shop...

 

[TheFishDodo]

I started the tank with the risk of the Oscar and Texas because my bf liked them but then we didn’t had any dwarf cichlids then we decided we wanted to buy the dwarf cichlids and give to his parents the big fishes... that happens when 2 people try to decide the aquarium setup XD the original idea was firemouths geophagus and Oscar jd red terror and a Jaguar.... then my bf got in love with angelfish while we had already buy the Oscar Texas and jaguar so we gave back the jaguar to the pet shop...

Tbh the original stocking would also not have worked out. As duanes said firemouths are a hard water species so they could not thrive. The biggest problem would be the red terror. A male festae can grow to be 15" or more which would make that tank already cramped for it. A jd would get bullied and the jag would fighting with the festae for dominance. The geos would probably get beat up and the oscar would be cramped.

Also a single clown loach is never a good thing. They like to school so groups of 6 or more are a must so the fish dont get stressed.

 

[HybridFinatic]

You're really all over the place with the stocking. A lot of these fish don't do very well with each other and it's irresponsible for you to put them with dwarf cichlids and angelfish just because you liked them. I say rehome the dwarf cichlids and other smaller fish or the large cichlids. If you keep the larger cichlids choose either central Americans or South Americans and go from there.

 

[HybridFinatic]

I didn’t write it well before... I meant that I’m planning to give the Oscar and Texas away during the summer. But I said 1 year maximum in case something bad happens like health issues on us so we can’t build fast the aquarium it’s a phrase we say in my country XD that means I will do it as soon as possible but I hope nothing goes wrong with my luck for example an earthquake xD

This changes nothing. This is not based on your luck but the fact that this will not work and you should take immediate action to make it right.

 

[Jonniewalkr]

Guys I’m keeping only the geophagus and the angelfish as long with the severum and clown loach and that’s over... firemouths will be given in an 35 gallon aquarium and we are building a 2000 liters aquarium for the Oscar Texas and some other cichlids like terrors jd.... I’m not a newbie I have been keeping discus tanks for years and angelfishes ( not together angels were with Gouramis)