O's with aro and pbass

[Demon_fish]

my dad wants me to get an Oscar to go in my pond with my aro and pleco. is this ok or trouble? also gonna be a few pbass in there soon once they grow a little

 

[livebearerfreak]

how big is the arrow and plec? and how big is the pond first?

 

[Mystix212]

Those fish will mix, but the pond will have to be heated. 70 minimum. Or they'll get ich, but 72-74 as a min would be better. I think with an aro, you'd want a footprint of 8x4 min.

 

[Demon_fish]

aro is around 8-9" i think, pleco maybe almost nearing 10" now.
the pond is indoor and heated at a steady 80°F. footprint is 8'x4', 500gallon pond

 

[Horiyoshi III]

Every individual fish is different.Some fish are called shy,while others who own that same fish report that its not.Some fish they say can't go with others AT ALL,while others have them in community tanks.Like Flowerhorns,mine HAS to be alone,while other people have them with quite a bit of other fish.It's almost like the existence of the runt/giant of the litter,each individual specimen is gonna have different attitudes and attain different growth rates,and acheive different max lengths.

 

[barley pop]

i agree with largemouh but you whould be fine with the O

 

[cookiemonster]

Generally oscars are fine with plecos and aros, but I would watch the pbass as they grow.

 

[Demon_fish]

Every individual fish is different.Some fish are called shy,while others who own that same fish report that its not.Some fish they say can't go with others AT ALL,while others have them in community tanks.Like Flowerhorns,mine HAS to be alone,while other people have them with quite a bit of other fish.It's almost like the existence of the runt/giant of the litter,each individual specimen is gonna have different attitudes and attain different growth rates,and acheive different max lengths.

i agree with what your saying but i was referring more to the average Oscar

 

[TheMightyOscar]

Those fish will mix, but the pond will have to be heated. 70 minimum. Or they'll get ich, but 72-74 as a min would be better. I think with an aro, you'd want a footprint of 8x4 min.

it will need to be in the high 80's if theres pbass...

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

I reckon you'd be ok.