jewles and oscars?

[doubleOscar]

For a while I have needed to get rid of one of my oscars due to fighting, and while I was surfing the net I found a guy that has had a sucessful relationship between a jewl fish and an oscar. So I investigated and found that alot of people have had and noticed a good relationship between orcars and jewls. I'm not so sure and I need someone with experience in this scenario to tell me if it will work.

 

[bigspizz]

As long as the jewel can not fit in the Oscars mouth, there is a chance it will work. Oscars have a bad rep, they are not that bad.

 

[Nemesis]

As long as the jewel can not fit in the Oscars mouth, there is a chance it will work. Oscars have a bad rep, they are not that bad.

Agreed. The oscar will definately outgrow the jewel eventually, and the jewel might one day dissapear mysteriously .

 

[Toby_H]

I've kept adult Oscars (12~13") with adult W African Jewels (3.5~5") on several occasions without any incidences... Personally I feel they are a good combination...

 

[TwistedPenguin]

Jewels (like Convicts) are a good match with an Oscar because they're smart and plenty fast enough to get away from an Oscar.

 

[Yanbbrox]

Personally I wouldn't chance my oscar with anything. Now he's on his own he's started to pick on the gravel of all things. Picks up mouthfuls and throws it around the tank.

 

[knifegill]

There do exist in the fish world certain cohabitations which seem impossible. A giant Datnoid will never eat a baby dat, I'm told. And I know I've heard of other strange combos, like some kind of cichlid that won't eat some other tetra. I wish I could remember!

 

[shamrock]

It wouldn't be the Jewel that I would be worried about but the Oscar. Jewels are extremely aggressive as a matter of fact it would be better for the Oscar if he/she was atleast double the size of the Jewel.

 

[doubleOscar]

Thanks shamrock, I'll keep that in mind! Oy oscar is pretty big already though.

 

[shamrock]

Don't get your Jewel cichlid to small atleast half the size of your Oscar. And if you do get a Jewel get the Turquoise type-much better coloring than the red (atleast in my opinion)