Oscars and Parrot fish ok for tankmates?

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Well my baby bass are about to outgrow their tank in a month or two and im thinking about putting them in my 100g but its got 7 parrot fish and 2 oscars in there.

Will my pbass be ok with those fish?
 
How big? Do you got pics? And imo can't say with out all that but I would say maybe so maybe no? Need MI?
 
ScullCraca;1557973; said:
How big? Do you got pics? And imo can't say with out all that but I would say maybe so maybe no? Need MI?

my bass are about 3.5" and the parrot fish are about 5-6" but im going to wait till the bass are 4.5" to move them. The oscars are quite big though about 6". My friend told me to put a large goldfish in there to see if it gets eaten before i transport.

What do you need pictures of?
 
you should make sure that the bass cant fit in the oscars mouth. mine tend to try and eat what they cant swallow. ive had many fish that have been fine for months and when i come back home only half the body is left with guts missing. its horrible.

just because the bass doesnt get eaten the first day doesnt mean the oscar wont try to eat it the next day so just make sure its too big for the oscars mouth.
 
popcorn1;1558336; said:
you should make sure that the bass cant fit in the oscars mouth. mine tend to try and eat what they cant swallow. ive had many fish that have been fine for months and when i come back home only half the body is left with guts missing. its horrible.

just because the bass doesnt get eaten the first day doesnt mean the oscar wont try to eat it the next day so just make sure its too big for the oscars mouth.

yup.. i havent put them in yet.. im planning to do so in a month or two. but yeah my friend told me to buy a large gold fish and see it the oscars would try to eat it before i put my bass in.
 
Yea sizes sound about right to me you should be ok as long as there is no aggresion twords the Pb's you don't want to stress them out.
 
channarox;1558506; said:
should be fine.
but pbass get big and could very possibly eat your oscar and parrot fish.

i was afraid of that too.. but oh well thanks for the input guys :)
 
well if u have more than 2 pbass your gonna get that tank a little over crowded but i had an oscar pbass and a parrot and they were one big happy family so go for it
 
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