Peacock bass and Oscars

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hey wtf are you talking about putting an peacock bass in a pond...i have a 90g tank with 2 oscars a 10in arowana and two 5in flowerhorns so shut up..
 
To answer the question and not bash on you for your "small tank", here in FL Oscars and Peacock share water all the time. Im sure they would be fine if introduced at younger ages. Im not sure how they will react seeing as they are full grown.
 
BloodredOscar;1701483; said:
hey wtf are you talking about putting an peacock bass in a pond...i have a 90g tank with 2 oscars a 10in arowana and two 5in flowerhorns so shut up..
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So what are you gonna do when the flowerhorns and oscars reach 12" and the arowana over 2ft. You need to do some research on how big fish can grow. Peacock bass can grow to 2-3 ft. Personally I wouldn't put them in a 4 ft tank but maybe a muppet like you would. I agree with the pond idea.
 
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well i have heard of people that keep a single pbass in a 75 but thats it and i dont incourage it think about the fish in the wild peacock bass live in rivers thousands of gallons.. 2 oscars could live in a 75 but bigger the better.
 
i can answer that question from real life experience.. i have 14 peacock bass and 2 oscars. the oscars don't get along with each other so they are separated, but both of them are in tanks with peacock bass and i have exactly ZERO issues with aggression between the Oscars and the Peacock bass in either tank.

And if your oscars and the gar are getting along in the tank they are in, and they have enough room to stretch out and swim, and if your filtration is adequate there is no need to change your set up in any big hurry. But they WILL eventually grow out of that tank and you'll need something LONGER, for the swimming room and wider for the turning around room, but it doesn't mean you need an indoor pond.

Just use common sense, if the fish aren't aggitated and they are healthy in that set up you're doing just fine. Start saving now for the larger set up you're most likely going to need.
 
i have an oscar,arowana, and a pbass living together atm
 
jesus man you have hell alot of fish in ure tank as is adding a gar and pbass wuld be torture unless u have a 200plus there would be a chance but umm some of the post said u cant keep any gars in ure tank i think diffrent because u could possibly have a hyjuta gar(aka: freshwater baracuda) but ure oscars might eat it hehe
 
dabigshot77;43045;43045 said:
How can you possibly keep those fish in that tiny tank? You should throw in your dog as well. For crying out loud, that tank is way too small. For three oscar and a gar you need at least a 180 gallon. I would not even think about getting a peacock unless you have a pond. Any bass does not belong in a home aquarium. Too aggressive, too big and too territorial. In a 75 gallon, one full sized oscar is about all you should put in there. Try living in your closet and see how stressful it is.
Ah, I think that Peacock Bass are actually Cichlids, not Bass.
 
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