OSCARS

[cabouta1]

Would I be able to house two pairs of adult oscars in a 135. Currently have to move two tiger oscars in with my albino pair.

 

[DanDanUK]

YES definatly !

The best way to find out weather or not you have too many Oscars in a tank is to simply add 25/ 30 gal per Oscar but one Oscar needs a 50 gal tank at the minimum.

EXAMPLE:

1x Oscar = 50Gal
2x Oscars = 75/80Gal
3x Oscars = 100/105Gal

And so on, Hope this helps you.

 

[DanDanUK]

Oh i've miss read your thread you say ( 2 PAIRS ) it all depends on how big they are if they are only small then YES, But if they are quite a size you may find that they will attack each other.

 

[cabouta1]

thats what I was worried about. attacking each other. the thing is I have two leporinus who are destroying my fish, and nohwere else to put them. I have transfer them to my 72 gallon tank which housed my tigers, but I don't want them to lose their fins. thats why I was wondering if it was okay to mix with my albinos. They are all about 10" min.

 

[DanDanUK]

You have 2 Leporinus fasciatus ?

I wouldn't have thought that they would have attacked an Oscar i'd have thought it would be the other way round.

I personally would get another tank you can buy them cheap enough on e-bay it's the only SENSIBLE option.

 

[cabouta1]

they are very active and pick on anybody, the only one who drives them away is my feisty firemouth

 

[posteo]

yes you can i have 3 oscars and a gar in a 125g and everything is good

 

[Stella]

I wouldn't keep more than three oscars in that tank, and if you get a true pair, they will probably kill the third oscar. We have a 100 gallon (60"L) and are raising up oscars in hopes of getting a pair. We started with six at 2", and after only a month the largest ones (maybe 4") have already killed one of the smaller ones and would have killed another if I didn't separate him last night.

Laura

 

[cabouta1]

haven't separated yet. kept two tiger oscars with two lepos in 72 gallon for the moment. Still have all fins intact.

 

[seighten]

is more than the first time i have read of leporinus being that agressive... is all this true??? am so glad that i did not really seriously try to track some down a few years back when i developed an interest in getting some...