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Tinycl
05-03-2003, 11:27 AM
I have a 90 gal. aquarium and am thinking about buying a couple oscars for it.Would oscars eventually eat fidler crabs?I currently have 4 crabs in a 29 gal. and will eventually move them to the 90.
If they will eat the crabs then I won't bother with moving them.
Any advice would be appreciated.
K_S_W_I_S_S
05-03-2003, 1:53 PM
how many oscars is a couple? i have one in a 125, and i would get another, but i think that they would even be cramped in that. and i have heard about them eating crayfish.... so its possible...
stik6shift98
05-03-2003, 2:09 PM
they might attempt to eat them...
my oscars ate my crayfish...all 3 of the crayfish got eaten within days
fishbrain
05-03-2003, 4:44 PM
I don't think crabs and oscars make a good mix.During the day,the oscars would try to pick them apart .And at night the crabs could nip the oscars while they are sleeping.
Tinycl
05-03-2003, 5:26 PM
O.K.,I will leave the crabs in the 29 gal.
Thank you for the replies.
Colbyg
05-07-2003, 7:10 PM
would a 4 inch red lobster do ok with an oscar. He does fine now with a large fantail, catfish, and pleco. He once tried to eat a snail.
ChilDawg
05-07-2003, 7:12 PM
Those crabs will be cichlid food in no time.