Those Chilli Red Oscar's were breed in India. Apparently a bunch made it into the states before the breeder stopped producing them. May have luck finding some in India if willing to pay the shipping and all that.
Oscars...Questions..
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I has 4 oscars purchased at the same time and grown up together. At age 8 months one oscar would fight with some of the others.
It seemed like this oscar was always defensive. He was the smallest at one point. But later the same size.
I had to split them up. Now I have 2 tigers that get along fine and 2 reds that have an off and on again truce.
I would love to have kept the harem going. Even in a tank of 300gal + I think there would have been fighting but may have been manageable.
The personalities of oscars are so diverse. So how it all balances out is difficult to foresee. I can tell you that for 1/2 a year or even a year your 6 may work out fine. It is though, a guessing game.
Thanks for your input Dave, i have been watching them closely and will be very interested to see how their relationships and characters develop over time...
I have 2 albino (1 tiger, 1 red) and
4 black (1 long fin, 1 tiger & 2 reds) and they have already split into albinos together and the black strains always together..
I keep one Oscar and he is enough for me.
I would get those heaters into the sump though.
Oscars bite them and will eventually break them.
Even with a heater guard I was nervous about this.
My oscar tank has plumbing too big to break, heaters in the sump, and some plastic plants for him to trash.
He will rip up all the plants, haul them "downstream" and build a fort to hide in.
I tried to keep him with a big catfish but the Oscar harassed the cat relentlessly, and this was a big spiny common pleco 10" long vs a 9" Oscar. Here he was in a petco 55 for about a year.
Felix is 2 years old now, but I don't have good pics of him in his new tank yet. This is an old pic.
I would get those heaters into the sump though.
Oscars bite them and will eventually break them.
Even with a heater guard I was nervous about this.
My oscar tank has plumbing too big to break, heaters in the sump, and some plastic plants for him to trash.
He will rip up all the plants, haul them "downstream" and build a fort to hide in.
I tried to keep him with a big catfish but the Oscar harassed the cat relentlessly, and this was a big spiny common pleco 10" long vs a 9" Oscar. Here he was in a petco 55 for about a year.
Felix is 2 years old now, but I don't have good pics of him in his new tank yet. This is an old pic.
FWIW......i have kept danios in with my oscar, they are lightning quick but no guarantee they wont slip up and become lunch. I have tried keeping my texas with him, and the texas was kicking his ass kinda... i have also tried young green terror fry than can stay hidden, but it seems to stress my O out anytime i try tankmates
Thank you, Triggered.
Felix was supposed to be a Lemon, but I kept him anyway. He was only 1.5" when I got him.
I have been too busy moving tanks around to take new photos, but he is in a custom plexiglas 75 now. I bought plexiglas because he was trying to break the tempered glass every day.
I took all his rocks away when I found him trying to smash them into the glass. He would get a "running" start and smack a rock with his mouth, and shove it across the tank. I mean a rock the size of a 1lb hamburger patty, but 4x as heavy.
Felix was supposed to be a Lemon, but I kept him anyway. He was only 1.5" when I got him.
I have been too busy moving tanks around to take new photos, but he is in a custom plexiglas 75 now. I bought plexiglas because he was trying to break the tempered glass every day.
I took all his rocks away when I found him trying to smash them into the glass. He would get a "running" start and smack a rock with his mouth, and shove it across the tank. I mean a rock the size of a 1lb hamburger patty, but 4x as heavy.
I have just started another post on these Oscars but not sure how to tag people here sorry...
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The Journey Begins..Oscars Growing Out
So I have obtained 6 small Oscars from 4 different aquarium shops. All betwee 6-7cm in size except the L/F is 9.5cm and of several different strains. This will be a journal of how they grow, issues, personalities etc.. I hope to update every 2-4 Weeks. The tank is 8ft x 2.5ft x 2ft Filtration is...
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