my oscar needs a friend...its a 125 gallon tank so room is ok still with one....my oscar is about 5 inches or so .....i saw an abino chilid i think ....im not sure what kind though but it ate a live fish like crazy which is somthin that i want to have the option ofdoing also is feeding live fish to him.... any ideas thanx?
what can i put with my oscar? hes doing good now....
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Don't feed you oscar live fish, unless you've properly quarantines them. Even then, I would only do it every couple of weeks...no point getting your oscar hooked on live food and refusing pellets/sticks.
The 125 gives you a lot of choices... blue acaras, severums, nicaraguense would be the ones that I would consider off the top of my head.
The 125 gives you a lot of choices... blue acaras, severums, nicaraguense would be the ones that I would consider off the top of my head.
Maybe a JD, those are pretty, but possibly too mean to be with an Oscar unless you got the JD small.
Here is a pic:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/photogallery/
Look for the JD under common names.
Here is a pic:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/photogallery/
Look for the JD under common names.
blue acaras would be good to go with an oscar but you would have to find 1 about the same size as your O and thats hard to do.
JD
I have a 180 gal. tank , and I have 3 Oscars and a JD , they are 2 albino's and 1 tiger and its really cool cause my 2 albino's hang together and my tiger and my Jd hang out together they really get along good, the JD is just a little bit smaller than my oscars .I intreduced them all at the same time .
I have a 180 gal. tank , and I have 3 Oscars and a JD , they are 2 albino's and 1 tiger and its really cool cause my 2 albino's hang together and my tiger and my Jd hang out together they really get along good, the JD is just a little bit smaller than my oscars .I intreduced them all at the same time .
Dont jewels only get to be about 6" or so? Might be a problem in the long run. Arent Tilapia Buttikoferi super aggressive? Would the oscars temperment match up to one of them? From all I have heard about those fish they have the same kind of temperment as a RD or Midas. I would try a Green Terror were I you. Granted I have a biased opinion, but I think the temperments would match well seeing as how mine only lives up to his name when he sees ghost shrimp. Killer loves them.
I've seen Jewels with Oscars and they seem to do fine. A GT is also a pretty aggressive fish too. I guess a Tilapia's individual temperment would come into play. The Oscar would probably have to be a fair amount bigger.
Tipalia Buttikoferi 
Want the Oscar got killed?? That thing is way.....tooooo aggressive.
Getting tankmate for your Oscar...always consider his/her aggressive level. Some Oscar gets quite aggressive. Some extremely laid back...even live with big GoldFish.
Also, if you feed your Oscar feeders, it is a mess, and your oscar will end up eating the tankmate that you put in if it is small and can't defend him/her self. If you want to feed your Oscar meat, consider making him/her homemade fish recipe. It is healthier.
Tankmate for your oscar has to be about the same size when fully grown. If not the same size...and least that guy knows how to defend him/herself.
Again this is suggestion. Do need to consider your Oscar's aggressive first.
Uaru Amphiancanthoides (peaceful but very big. consider peaceful giant. can get to 12")
Blue Acara (DarthV already mention, but this fish gets about 7" max even though I haven't seen one with that size)
Copora Nicaraguense (DarthV mentioned this too, but this fish is small as well when fully grown)
Blue Dempsey/Jack Dempsey (Blue is more peaceful than Jack...both don't get as big as Oscar...7/8" max for Blue. 10" max for Jack)
Another Oscar (which you mentioned)
Firemouth (doesn't get very big. 7" max that I've seen)
Green Terror (Gets to 11" max but usually less than that. tail and dorsal fins with red/orange highlight isn't as aggressive as the white/gold highlight...so I heard)
EarthEaters (there are many species in that category. find something that can defend themselves)
Severum (I will go for male who can defend himself. My Green Sev always pick fight with other fishes)
That's the most that I can come up with. Hope that helps.
Want the Oscar got killed?? That thing is way.....tooooo aggressive.Getting tankmate for your Oscar...always consider his/her aggressive level. Some Oscar gets quite aggressive. Some extremely laid back...even live with big GoldFish.
Also, if you feed your Oscar feeders, it is a mess, and your oscar will end up eating the tankmate that you put in if it is small and can't defend him/her self. If you want to feed your Oscar meat, consider making him/her homemade fish recipe. It is healthier.
Tankmate for your oscar has to be about the same size when fully grown. If not the same size...and least that guy knows how to defend him/herself.
Again this is suggestion. Do need to consider your Oscar's aggressive first.
Uaru Amphiancanthoides (peaceful but very big. consider peaceful giant. can get to 12")
Blue Acara (DarthV already mention, but this fish gets about 7" max even though I haven't seen one with that size)
Copora Nicaraguense (DarthV mentioned this too, but this fish is small as well when fully grown)
Blue Dempsey/Jack Dempsey (Blue is more peaceful than Jack...both don't get as big as Oscar...7/8" max for Blue. 10" max for Jack)
Another Oscar (which you mentioned)
Firemouth (doesn't get very big. 7" max that I've seen)
Green Terror (Gets to 11" max but usually less than that. tail and dorsal fins with red/orange highlight isn't as aggressive as the white/gold highlight...so I heard)
EarthEaters (there are many species in that category. find something that can defend themselves)
Severum (I will go for male who can defend himself. My Green Sev always pick fight with other fishes)
That's the most that I can come up with. Hope that helps.