Could the following go with 2 Oscars in a 150g?

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its the truth, i have bought everything i liked and now im housing a small pet shop at my house its bad, because of my lack of focus and my ability to decide or part with things i have too much stuff...
 
and yeah , im still buying stuff because you know i have to have it lol. eventually im gonna have to move to a bigger home to house my tanks ,
 
Silver Dollars can be an ideal Oscar tankmate (not Red Hooks, which get HUGE). They have a tiny bioload, they'll eat your Oscar's leftovers, and they're a hoot to watch. Getting at least 5 will reduce some of their natural skittishness. Clown Loaches are highly social fish that need to be in a group to act naturally. Four isn't enough. They need flowing, clean water, and they get big. It's best to design a tank around them.

When in doubt about Oscar tankmates, go for Silver Dollars & a Convict. A Con won't beat up your Oscars like a JD might, but it should be able to hold its own.
 
Judge Holden said:
Silver Dollars can be an ideal Oscar tankmate (not Red Hooks, which get HUGE). They have a tiny bioload, they'll eat your Oscar's leftovers, and they're a hoot to watch. Getting at least 5 will reduce some of their natural skittishness. Clown Loaches are highly social fish that need to be in a group to act naturally. Four isn't enough. They need flowing, clean water, and they get big. It's best to design a tank around them.

When in doubt about Oscar tankmates, go for Silver Dollars & a Convict. A Con won't beat up your Oscars like a JD might, but it should be able to hold its own.
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Sorry man, Personally I'm not a fan of silver dollars, I find them quite ugly, But that's just me :) Thanks anyway
 
ecoli73 said:
If your heart is set on a pleco and cost is not a concern, go for a sunshine...it's a carnivore thus no algae clean up but they are beautiful. You might also consider a green/blue phantom, they don't get too big and they do clean algae.


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Thanks, The sunshine pleco is quite beautiful. Have you heard anything about Snowball plecos?
 
Judge Holden said:
Silver Dollars can be an ideal Oscar tankmate (not Red Hooks, which get HUGE). They have a tiny bioload, they'll eat your Oscar's leftovers, and they're a hoot to watch. Getting at least 5 will reduce some of their natural skittishness. Clown Loaches are highly social fish that need to be in a group to act naturally. Four isn't enough. They need flowing, clean water, and they get big. It's best to design a tank around them.

When in doubt about Oscar tankmates, go for Silver Dollars & a Convict. A Con won't beat up your Oscars like a JD might, but it should be able to hold its own.
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Why do you say that 4 isnt enough? A few of my friends and myself have kept 3 and they seemed to thrive. I know as a schooling fish the more the merrier, but IME 3 was enough for me. Did you have problems keeping 4 or less before? I know clown loaches grow to be huge but since they grow between 1-2 inches a year and he has a 150 he may be okay, at least for quite a few years. Just my opinion
 
tomomothy said:
Why do you say that 4 isnt enough? A few of my friends and myself have kept 3 and they seemed to thrive. I know as a schooling fish the more the merrier, but IME 3 was enough for me. Did you have problems keeping 4 or less before? I know clown loaches grow to be huge but since they grow between 1-2 inches a year and he has a 150 he may be okay, at least for quite a few years. Just my opinion
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I'm not really that into silver dollars anyway :)
 
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