Oscar Tankmates

[jantilla]

I have a 210 gallon tank with two oscar's. I'm looking for some tankmates. It would be nice to have some good looking big fish to clean up after them. The make a big mess so there tends to be a lot of leftover food in the bottom of the tank. I would be interested in a cool pleco not a common one since I just got rid of mine. Anybody have anything let me know.

Thanks

 

[Apexden]

i have always had good luch with redtailed botias...they are quick and stand up to any cichlid you have in the tank....when i had oscars, thats all i would get and i wouldnt feed them, just let the oscars be the pigs they are and they will keep the tank nice and clean

 

[Apexden]

OH and get at least 6...they do better in a group, they are very social fish

 

[jantilla]

Is a redtailed botias a clown loach?

 

[Apexden]

no but in the same family....clown loaches are very fragile and have tendencies to get ich....botias are very strong and great fish to keep

 

[Vancouver_98683]

Agreed with Apexden. Go with any kind of loach. They will be the first ones to eat the leftovers from you O's. Pretty entertaining and will have a blast in your 210.


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[Racersk]

I have a 'chocolate' Pleco, the orange type, that I want to rehome...It's pretty big right now, maybe 11-12"? if hes going into a 210, I'll let him go cheap...I also have 2 big oscars that I want to rehome if your interested, again cheap to the right home, a one eye'd albino and a tiger-both beautiful!

Pics on Craigslist

Let me know via email- going out of town till Friday evening. - I live in Covington.

 

[jantilla]

Anybody else?