I had my Tiger Oscar in a 55g barebottom at the time just bc its so hard cleaning up after that pig but when I finally decorated the tank I was very apprehensive to put any of my stock in with the O even though hes not that big 6-7 inches long but I did need a somone to maintain some level of cleanliness in there so I put in my common pleco which was about the same length as the O @ 5-6 inches
I came home one night after a long night out and the timers already shut all the lights off but I can still see sillouettes in my fish room and I was wondering why my common hadnt been in a pipe or under some very low slate caves I made for him to only fit inside Well I hit the master and the lights go on and my common is belly up Apparently my O tore the insides out of my pleco from the only vunerable place on their heavily armoured body I dont understand why he this happened he is is fed well and never showed signs of aggression this bad however for the first 6 months I had him he was in a 75 with a Largemouth Bass who showed me a thing or two about aggression when the bass was relocated back to my aunts 1.6 acre pond near Lake Thunderbird (where I caught him) the O was by himself and I noticed he liked to fight with the glass therm. pulling on the bottom until he lost his grip and I would have to listin to Clink Clink Clink all night long and he also liked to push this 2" PVC elbow all over the tank So Im wondering if what he did to my Pleco has anything to do with the fact that when left alone for only 30 mins with no toys in my livingroom my doberman tore the stuffing out of an entire loveseat When the O has PVC to push or a therm. to fight with or another fish he lived fine with that same Common Pleco for 6 months
Any tankmate suggestions for an O that flipped a pleco and ripped his body open? currently 55 gallons but later will be moved to 75 I currently have a Jaguar & Green Terror growing out in another tank
I came home one night after a long night out and the timers already shut all the lights off but I can still see sillouettes in my fish room and I was wondering why my common hadnt been in a pipe or under some very low slate caves I made for him to only fit inside Well I hit the master and the lights go on and my common is belly up Apparently my O tore the insides out of my pleco from the only vunerable place on their heavily armoured body I dont understand why he this happened he is is fed well and never showed signs of aggression this bad however for the first 6 months I had him he was in a 75 with a Largemouth Bass who showed me a thing or two about aggression when the bass was relocated back to my aunts 1.6 acre pond near Lake Thunderbird (where I caught him) the O was by himself and I noticed he liked to fight with the glass therm. pulling on the bottom until he lost his grip and I would have to listin to Clink Clink Clink all night long and he also liked to push this 2" PVC elbow all over the tank So Im wondering if what he did to my Pleco has anything to do with the fact that when left alone for only 30 mins with no toys in my livingroom my doberman tore the stuffing out of an entire loveseat When the O has PVC to push or a therm. to fight with or another fish he lived fine with that same Common Pleco for 6 months
Any tankmate suggestions for an O that flipped a pleco and ripped his body open? currently 55 gallons but later will be moved to 75 I currently have a Jaguar & Green Terror growing out in another tank
