Hi Everyone,
So I have a 6'x2'x2' tank and have been working some time on a big list of stock options. Mostly because my sibling and I share a house and if the tank is in the lounge room we both should enjoy looking at it.
So they reviewed the list and pointed at all the fish that they liked and from there I made a stock list combing both my interests and theres while focusing on keeping the stocking somewhat risk averse.
Still while I am FAIRLY confident from my own exploration of this forumand google it should work, I figured I would come and see if I am suffering from "Old posts said this is safe, but new information says its definately not."
So the list:
This is a fairly bottom focused tank and Yo-yos are on the borderline size I decided was the absolute smallest fish that could be kept with an Oscar. (Only Giant Danios and EBA were smaller). But Yo-yos sizes seems to be HIGHLY variable (I get reports there maybe 2 different spieces in the hobby which causes this) and if I get smaller growing ones instead of safe friends I get 2.5 inch Spikey Oscar Choking hazards.
So a second list was constructed.
This list is more mixed water column and from what I have read here, should be safe. But most of the threads on the topic are pre-2015 and when I asked the other Characins forum I didn't get much of a responce. (Although the single response I did get was a 'no')
In either case I plan to get the first fish by new year (need to do some tank modifiications and cycle the tank yet) and add the Oscar last at about the 6 month mark.
Is either plan viable or should I reconsider my options? (To be clear I won't be super disappointed if thats the case. So many different tank combinations to go and if I just want a tank that will work I will swap the schooling fish for Spotted Silver Dollars)
So I have a 6'x2'x2' tank and have been working some time on a big list of stock options. Mostly because my sibling and I share a house and if the tank is in the lounge room we both should enjoy looking at it.
So they reviewed the list and pointed at all the fish that they liked and from there I made a stock list combing both my interests and theres while focusing on keeping the stocking somewhat risk averse.
Still while I am FAIRLY confident from my own exploration of this forumand google it should work, I figured I would come and see if I am suffering from "Old posts said this is safe, but new information says its definately not."
So the list:
1x Oscar. This fish is the reason I brought the tank and is the only part non-negotiable.
2-3x Delhezi Bichir
1x Black Ghost Knife. I know this fish should be much larger then the Bichir to prevent the Bichir going after its tail. Plan is to go for a 20cm one if I can.
9x Yo-yo loaches.
This is a fairly bottom focused tank and Yo-yos are on the borderline size I decided was the absolute smallest fish that could be kept with an Oscar. (Only Giant Danios and EBA were smaller). But Yo-yos sizes seems to be HIGHLY variable (I get reports there maybe 2 different spieces in the hobby which causes this) and if I get smaller growing ones instead of safe friends I get 2.5 inch Spikey Oscar Choking hazards.
So a second list was constructed.
1x Oscar.
2-3x Delhezi Bichir
1x Black Ghost Knife.
9x Filament barbs.
This list is more mixed water column and from what I have read here, should be safe. But most of the threads on the topic are pre-2015 and when I asked the other Characins forum I didn't get much of a responce. (Although the single response I did get was a 'no')
In either case I plan to get the first fish by new year (need to do some tank modifiications and cycle the tank yet) and add the Oscar last at about the 6 month mark.
Is either plan viable or should I reconsider my options? (To be clear I won't be super disappointed if thats the case. So many different tank combinations to go and if I just want a tank that will work I will swap the schooling fish for Spotted Silver Dollars)
