oscar and red belly compatability

[mattybecks]

hey guys im new here, first post, hope its in the right place, so here it goes..

i have just recently set up a 240 gallon aquarium approx 180cm by 960 cm by 55cm, i also have a 300 litre sump,..i have been cycling the tank for 4 days now, using my old tanks rocks, plants, and some of its stones and gravel, also one bag of old ceramic tubes in with a new bag, as well as one third of my 60 gallons aquariums water, is my tank ready for my fish?

today i put in some smaller fishes to help with the process, 15cm polyptrus senegalus, 11 cm syndontis eupterus, 8cm mystus, 25 cm pleco and 10cm pimelodus albicans.

would this set up have enough room to also add in my two red belly pacus ( 30 cm and 20cm ) and one tiger oscar (15cm)? when can i add these guys?? thanks

 

[Totalimmortal]

Your water has next to ZERO beneficial bacteria. So I'd say no it's not ready. Have you done water tests?

 

[Chitala Ornata Mama]

Were you using the sump before, or is it a new sump, too?

 

[mattybecks]

it is a old sump, in which i replaced half of the old ceramic tubes, with new ones.

 

[oscaroo]

I think 2 pacus and 1 Oscar is way too much. I think 1 pacu and a large pleco would be fine. Make shore that you buy a pleco that is already semi adult or adult because pacus grow way faster than plecos. I would not put a O and a Pacu together. Even tho pacus don't eat other fish they are territorial

 

[oscaroo]

It will take a little while to cycle a 240 gallon tank.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

in terms of compatibility, it seems to me like it will work, but there is also the issue that 2 pacus is a lot of size, activity level, and bioload.

 

[oscaroo]

in terms of compatibility, it seems to me like it will work, but there is also the issue that 2 pacus is a lot of size, activity level, and bioload.

He wants a Oscar too.

 

[jokond]

well i have a pacu and an oscar in the same tank thay dont fisght alot but i dont know about two of them in the same tank you might be pushing it

 

[h1n1]

Honestly Idt ull need to cycle that tank bc oscars and pacus are super hardy. I mean if they were wild caught or smaller fish than yeah but you can't kill o's an pacus (don't get me wrong cycling is super important but u got a Hugh tank and some benibac already brewin in there). U got plenty of room for them up till the each hit 12"+ than they itll be cramped but aslong as ur doin good water changes and keepin ur sump clean us tank will be awasome.


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