Can I put anything else in my tank?

[duster1971]

forgot to mention about the fins nice catch way to look out fo a fellow mfker

 

[90cat]

never knew that about pictus.

 

[SharonW]

Here's some pix of the tank. I have been offered a 6' tank setup for free, so when I get it will move them to the larger tank.

 

[SharonW]

Also one of them has Hole in the Head disease. I got both of them for free because of it, have been told to keep on top of my water changes and feed good quality food. My local aquarium also has a specialist vet come out once a month so have booked in to see him too.

 

[LD50]

I imagine a trio of larger clown loaches would work well to scavange after the O's as long as you supplament their diet in addition to oscar scraps.

 

[CTU2fan]

Very nice tank and oscars, love the background.

Not sure how available they are over there but a large synodontis cat or 2 would work well, like Syno. eupterus or similar. Or a good sized bichir, mine does a fair job finding and eating leftovers. Re: the pictus, with the oscars you might try and find 4 line pictus, they get bigger than the normal spotted so less danger of the O's trying to eat it.

 

[BODYDUB]

That gravel is pretty deep. You every worry about bad gas pockets????

 

[nomad]

get a pair of brown hoplo cats.....they stay small and will eat all the extra food that makes it to the bottom.

 

[Redearsunfish]

loaches. blue, clown, tiger, yo-yo. give them hiding spaces so they wont be eaten.

 

[SharonW]

That gravel is pretty deep. You every worry about bad gas pockets????

I didn't, but I will now! I clean the gravel nearly every water change anyway so would guess it wouldn't give gas a chance to build up.
And thanks heaps for all your suggestions guys, will be going down to the local aquarium to see if they stock some of the suggestions!