mixing frontosas with central americans?

[cichlidfish]

Not all live in solitary lives. Cyprichromis species or sardine cichlid from Tanganyikan are open water schooling cichlids, so are many rock dwelling colony forming Lamprologus Brichardi complex species. All cichlid fry are schooling until they reach juvenile or sub adult stage when their territorial behavior is stronger than their schooling behavior.

I'm talking about jags, JDs and yes oscars are not schooling fish in the wild. Also you are talking about community fish where they establish hierarchies and live in colonies.
Schooling fish would be fish swimming in groups actively to avoid predators. Tetras and barbs actively school in groups of 6 or more. Oscars will more likely to be aggressive to each other rather then school together. I have never kept African cichlids, but I have been keeping CA/SA cichlids for over 20 years.
Been there done and seen that. I have never seen these fish school together. They much rather kill each other IMO.


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[Dial92]

well i did this and everything has been fine for over a month i removed the jag and oscars and everyone is happy happy happy so right now i have 2 fronts 2 oscars, a JD, and 2 bichirs

 

[DIDYSIS]

I have mixed them with just about anything. Flowerhorn. Jack, Texas, they are a very non aggressive fish though. Even my little fish will sometimes push the rays around they never do.




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[Dial92]

well mine are only 3'' or so both males and have started to grow very big koks