Yes I 3x this. Instead of getting frustrated and getting out of the hobby do some research and not mix fish that are not compatable with each other. Your Oscar is a South American fish while the front is from Lake taganyika in Africa.CichofitAll;4258070; said:
Eye For An Eye!!!
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oh man, the title got me. I thought it was eye for an eye. I was expecting to hear one fish killed another so he killed it.
If you liked the Frontoas so much why not make it a nice peaceful colony tank.
I really don't care for any cichlids besides, Frontosa and Peacock Bass. Lose the remainder of the cichlids and your hobby can be so much more rewarding.
BTW it's LOSE!
I really don't care for any cichlids besides, Frontosa and Peacock Bass. Lose the remainder of the cichlids and your hobby can be so much more rewarding.
BTW it's LOSE!
True, however, we are talking about two fish with very different needs and very different temperments. Usually Oscars are pretty tame, sometimes they are aggresive, depends on the fish.syddakyd;4258650; said:
CichofitAll;4258070; said:
I hear what you folks are saying and I agree for the most part. I was mostly venting! I know about the risks. The Frontosa was basically 2 for ten bucks at a LFS that didnt know what it was(there were actually 2 that I bought) I put it in the tank and the Oscar left them alone for nearly 2 yrs. In all honesty I'm not even 100%(98%) sure the Oscar killed it. I saw a quik snap from the Oscar and the Frontosa started to breath very rapidly and then died.
I keep the Oscar because I'm attached to it. As far as research goes I dont think its fair to assume I dont know about the risks in keeping different species from different parts of the world together. There are Salveni, Johanni, Labidochromis, a RedTail Botia, a couple Peacocks..just to name a few..I've never had a problem. They have all lived together for a long time. The Oscar doesnt even eat the occasional fry from the occasional breeding that happens.
My point is, it sure does bum me out sometimes, Mother Nature that is...If I could have two dozen tanks each filled with a different species I would probably want two more dozen.
We often forget the life that goes on in our tanks. Who knows, maybe the Front had it comm'n!
Thanx for the responses!!
I keep a community of fish from all parts of the world together, but I would not an keep an O with a front. Needless to say, if my aro decides to eat some loaches or kill some fronts, I could not blame my aro, only myself.
