Best oscar tank mates

[djlamonica]

Ill have to try those places on tele and goodys never been. House of pets doesn't have a great fish selection imo, although the store is still awsome.

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[CRfish23]

Oh yeah house of pets never bought anything from there prices arent bad its just they dont focus that much on fish they do have a big selection of salt but salts not for me lol FW all the way! i feel like they got all the reptiles and birds and all that kind of stuff which is cool if anyone is interested in reptiles there is Stingers off of plymouth and farmington is a great one lol

 

[aldiaz33]

My recommendation would be to go with the Oscar as the "showcase fish" and build around him (but buy the Oscar last).

Here's what I would do with a 180G
5 Standard Silver Dollars
7 or 8 Clown Loaches
1 Pink Tail Chalceus
1 Tiger Oscar

I would buy the Silver Dollars first (mid-level swimmer)
Two weeks later, get the Clown Loaches (lower level swimmer)
Two weeks later get the Pink Tail Chalceus (upper level swimmer)

Grow the Silver Dollars, the Loaches and Chalceus out for a bit and let them get settled in the tank. After they have put on a little size and have become comfortable in the tank, get the Tiger Oscar.

If you were to add the Oscar first, there is a chance he could be territorial and act aggressively towards any additions to the tank. The Oscar will also grow faster than the other fish, so it's a good idea to give the others a "head start." Adding the fish in the order I mentioned will give you the best odds of sucess.

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[BellycrawlerJaws]

Very wise words above, I'd also add that depending on the tank, a convict can work as well. Currently I'm having great success with my HRP and my oscar living together. You just have to get the oscar last, because it will grow faster than you can imagine.

 

[djlamonica]

Awsome advice I love clown loaches have 3 growing out in my 60 right now still small though been meaning to try silver dollars and think I will pretty soon.

Thanks!

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[aldiaz33]

Awsome advice I love clown loaches have 3 growing out in my 60 right now still small though been meaning to try silver dollars and think I will pretty soon.

Thanks!

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Silver Dollars are cool, although I would sometimes get really annoyed at how skittish they could be. If the tank is in a high traffic area, you could swap out the silver dollars for Bala Sharks, which tend to be less high strung.

 

[unc3chris]

Any type of severum and a silver arowana

No Silver Arowana in a 180

That is true. It would last for a while but eventually a bigger tank would be needed for the arowana


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[nbruce2]

Just a Cichlid that can holds its own and won't pick on the Oscars too much. I'd say a Green Terror is your best bet IMO