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I have a 90 gallon tank with two Oscars, and my gf has a 29 gallon tank with 7 Giant Danios. We're moving in, so I want to get rid of the 29 tank. Could I put the Danios in my tank with the Oscars? They seem fast enough not to get eaten? The Oscars are also still very small.
stoopid
09-22-2003, 3:16 PM
The Giant Danios they're slightly larger than "food" for many cichlids and very fast. My zebra danios, being a lot smaller, are still living fine having been in my 30g with 3 cichlids that could eat them for over a month (they have their own community tank now).
Giant danios would make excellent dither fish with the Oscars.
demon_surfer
09-22-2003, 5:30 PM
still a good chance some will get eaten though when the oscars get bigger.
t_h_e_s_a_c_k
09-22-2003, 6:10 PM
if possible, i would strongly suggest getting a larger tank in the near future, at least 120g. the danios will likely be killed in a 90 with two oscars. If you cant get a larger tank , maybe get rid of one of the oscars... ;)
Matt W
09-22-2003, 7:28 PM
Why not keep both tanks? 29's are easy to find space for :)
Tightdog1
09-22-2003, 8:56 PM
THESACK has a good point in that a 90g is not enough for 2 oscars. it would depend on how big the oscars are.
Are they a breeding pair?
i would upgrade to a 120 or 125 or sumthing like that and put the danios in.
Frameshift
09-23-2003, 12:18 AM
I have 4 giant danios in with my 2 oscars in a 100 gallon tank and they are fine together. The oscars chased them about for a couple of days and then totally ignored them.
I think that a 90 gallon will be fine for 2 oscars and a few giant danios as long as there is great filtration and weekly water changes are done.
With two oscars, two firemouths, two bristlenose plecos and 4 giant danios my nitrates don't go above 20ppm, and are usually around 15ppm, but I do have 2 Rena Filstar XP3's (straight biological) and a Aquaclear 500 (mechanical) and clean the tank every week (20% or so). My fish are all full grown so I don't feed as much though...
Well, I guess I could find a place to put the 29, but I think the Danios are too big for that tank. They seem way to active for a 29. In fact, they were in my 90 before I got the Oscars.
I'm not sure if they're a breeding pair, from what I've read it's almost impossible to check the sex on the Oscars.
Also, I hope the filtration is enough. I have 2 Penguin 330's and a Fluval 304 in there.