Wanting Dats, want to know compatibility
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I wouldn't do cichlids and dats,maybe frontosa or when they got some size to em maybe some pbass but other than that I wouldn't do it,especially not with those cichlids.
I have mine in with a red bay snook and as mild as those normally are he is still a bit rough on them once in awhile and if I wasn't so attached to it and had another tank for it I would separate it from the dats.
I have mine in with a red bay snook and as mild as those normally are he is still a bit rough on them once in awhile and if I wasn't so attached to it and had another tank for it I would separate it from the dats.
not a oscar or JD, maybe a more peaceful cichlid. my IT has been fine with my severums up until they started to breed
really not even an oscar it is the nicest fish i have ever owned i have had mollies that were meaner. Also the fish arnt fully grown so maybe if raised together?
my oscar is 2.5 thinking of getting a 5 -8 inch dat, in the end they will be in a 135 gallon tank with a lot of hiding spots.
i was thinking by the time the oscar gets to ten inches it would slow down with growth and would be simaler size with the dat
I never kept Oscars so someone else may have a better time answering. I am just going by what i know... which is Oscars grow fast and eat EVERYTHING.
I am not sure if oscars growth rate slows down if/when they get to a certain size, but when your 2.5" Oscar gets to 10", your 5" Dat still wont be. Also if you get a 8" Dat, then it will prob eat the small Oscar.
Someone with better knowledge of Oscar growth rates will prob be able to give you a better size combination to start with if there is one.
What I would do in your situation if i REALLY want the 2 is get the largest size Dat possible. Then grow out the small oscar in a different tank or using a divider, as it wouldnt take to long to get it to a size that the Dat wont try eating it. Then again, everyone else above says Oscar/Dat is not a good combo.
I am not sure if oscars growth rate slows down if/when they get to a certain size, but when your 2.5" Oscar gets to 10", your 5" Dat still wont be. Also if you get a 8" Dat, then it will prob eat the small Oscar.
Someone with better knowledge of Oscar growth rates will prob be able to give you a better size combination to start with if there is one.
What I would do in your situation if i REALLY want the 2 is get the largest size Dat possible. Then grow out the small oscar in a different tank or using a divider, as it wouldnt take to long to get it to a size that the Dat wont try eating it. Then again, everyone else above says Oscar/Dat is not a good combo.