Oscar tankmates

[Supalah17]

So I have a 120g tank right now with a ~3” tiger Oscar and an 8” TT eel. The TT is moving to my 860g when it’s done being built/cycled/etc (6 months or so). Then a rescue sailfin pleco (~14”) will be going in the 120 with the Oscar.

I am wondering what other decent sized fish could make suitable mid/top dwelling tank mates for the Oscar, the sailfin ain’t growing much/any bigger and the tank is running an FX6 (all my tanks over 100 gallons are massively over filtered). I’d love a flowerhorn but I’ve heard they’ll kill the Oscar even if he’s much larger, anything else?

 

[pops]

IMHO the Oscar going to fill that tank once he full size, and that is not going to take long, they grow fast. with the sale fin in there i think you are good,

 

[Gourami Swami]

Don't go for a flowerhorn for sure. I wouldn't put any large or aggressive cichlids with him, Oscars are kind of big pushovers. I agree the tank is about full, but if you wanted I think you could get away with another, smaller, fish.
Better suggestions would be:
Elec. blue acara
severum
smaller crenicichla species like, belly crawler
Guianacara Gaeyi

 

[Supalah17]

Thanks guys, I’ll probably just let him have his own tank then!

 

[CANAMONSTER]

Oscars work with almost anything, some don't some do. I have fire mouths and chocolates with mine as well as vulture cat, pim cats, Cory cats, Clown knife. The Oscars are 6 inch and have 6 of them

 

[Gabriel_Martucci]

Red hook silver dollars are good.

 

[Zachk29]

Severum