Oscar help

[MikebNJ]

Is this aggression? or playful? I dont know the sex of either oscar. It looks like the red oscar likes to rub its body on the tiger oscar and pushes it with an open mouth. I dont see any nipping or biting. I just put the tiger oscar in the tank today... so is it curiosity?

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[Woefulrelic]

Doesnt look friendly. What's the tank size? I'd say with that amount of decor they might not have enough room to make territories in the future.

 

[MikebNJ]

75 gallon. I figured the decor would help them keep barriers between themselves and give them places to weave in and out. The red oscar keeps leaving his mouth open now and pushes the other. Is it a mating ritual or just pure aggression at this point?

 

[Woefulrelic]

You usually won't see any mating ritual that soon. It's the littler dude esablishing dominance and the other not being able to get away. That plus the stress of being moved can often lead to death. You could try pulling the yellow out and rearranging the decor but my guess is unless they paid off it won't work long term. Just my opinion.

 

[MikebNJ]

I will keep an eye on them. The tiger oscar is wild caught. He is being a wimp right now to the premadonna red oscar.

 

[UnstoppableJayD]

they are oscars... feed them until they both get fat and lazy... then they will figure it out.

 

[MikebNJ]

Aquanero must have been feeding the red oscar protein powder before he gave him to me.

 

[Racersk]

Agression, if they are male/female, you *might* be OK, but those 2 are similar in size- and too small of a tank for more than one oscar of size. If little, that's one thing, but even then, they usually turn on each other when they get older/bigger.

I have a 13" oscar that lives in a 125g. NO OTHER OSCAR can live with him. He kicked out his tank mate a few years ago, he's about 6 or 7 now. I tried adding one that my daughter gave me as a gift about 18 months ago...I set up another 120G for him.

I call him 'Grouch', ie: Oscar the Grouch...he's only got one eye-this is his good side.

 

[boldtogether]

Oscars have teeth too...just FYI...I had a 5yr old 13" that would bite me if I stuck my hand in "his side" of the tank, 210g...but that didn't happen until he was older and grumpier....point is, two Oscars in a 75 is just begging for fights.
You may have to resort to a divider....while your bigger tank is being set up.

 

[Abby Ru]

x2 on feeding them tell they get fat and lazy! Haha that's what I did and it worked well