C cichlidbuddy Feeder Fish MFK Member Jun 25, 2007 223 0 0 Groton, CT Nov 14, 2007 #1 is a shoal of cories ok with a large oscar?
S ShadowBass Feeder Fish MFK Member Jan 13, 2007 2,322 6 0 Poplar Bluff, MO Nov 14, 2007 #2 If they were big enough that the oscar couldn't swallow them. Otherwise they could get lodged in his throat. I rarely see cories that big though.
If they were big enough that the oscar couldn't swallow them. Otherwise they could get lodged in his throat. I rarely see cories that big though.
Mystix212 Fire Eel MFK Member Jun 27, 2007 4,991 7 68 32 Brisbane, Australia Nov 14, 2007 #3 Even some of the large corydora species grow to 3". Unless you had excellent hiding places and or a very placid oscar, chances are they'll get eaten and the end result is an oscar with a cory spine sticking into its organs.
Even some of the large corydora species grow to 3". Unless you had excellent hiding places and or a very placid oscar, chances are they'll get eaten and the end result is an oscar with a cory spine sticking into its organs.
L Lupin Viviendo la vida loca! MFK Member Dec 7, 2006 20,590 66 0 Lupin Information Super Highway/Goldfish Informati Nov 14, 2007 #4 cichlidbuddy;1273083; said: is a shoal of cories ok with a large oscar? Click to expand... Never. Besides why take chances when the cories hardly can compete for foods with voracious feeders such as oscars?
cichlidbuddy;1273083; said: is a shoal of cories ok with a large oscar? Click to expand... Never. Besides why take chances when the cories hardly can compete for foods with voracious feeders such as oscars?