Oscars Battle....

[DCOWBOYS]

I had 1 Red Tiger Oscar in my 125,i bought another Red Oscar a little larger and tried to introduce the new fish,but he was attacked relentlessly.So i put the Tiger in a bucket for awhile,so when i replaced the Tiger O the Red now attacks it,will this continue or stop??

 

[GTbEaSt]

probaly wont stop. If they are showing that much aggression towards eachother. You can rearrange the tank with both of them out of the tank, and then introduce them together. If that doesnt work then just put a tank divider up for a while and let them see eachother but without fighting maybe they can get use to eachther in the water without fighting cause of the divider

 

[zenyoungkoh]

it will stop but it might last for months

 

[DCOWBOYS]

I did put them both in a bucket,moved some of the rocks around and the fighting has seemed to slow down alot,thanks for the advice i will let you guys know how it all ends up.

 

[magimango]

My pair that have been together for the last 6 months or so suddenly turned on each other, the one night I wasn't home! Came back the next day and they were both destroyed, 90% water change and melafixed up one is starting to recover fine, the other I had to give to my sister. Gutted. Could you put some target fish into occupy them or not?

 

[GTbEaSt]

yea good idea, you could add some Large target fish. Silver dollars, Or even could try some african cichlids, just make sure the fish you do get are big enough so you oscar cant fit them in his mouth.

 

[Chicklette]

If they are having this much trouble getting along now it won't stop. When cichlids decide to not like each other it's consistant. Sorry!

 

[HECMEL]

I had 1 Red Tiger Oscar in my 125,i bought another Red Oscar a little larger and tried to introduce the new fish,but he was attacked relentlessly.So i put the Tiger in a bucket for awhile,so when i replaced the Tiger O the Red now attacks it,will this continue or stop??

may continue for so much time

 

[duipo]

I am getting another O this weekend, is there any way that i can put him in without my current O fighting it? My Oscar already has a few tank mates he doesn't fight them at all.

 

[Amphilophus88]

If they are having this much trouble getting along now it won't stop. When cichlids decide to not like each other it's consistant. Sorry!

I disagree with this. I've had plenty of cichlids that got beaten up when introduced and now they live peacefully together.