can three clown loches and a pleco live with my oscar????

[misso]

hey,.. i have around 5 inch oscar in a seperate tank and i have three pretty small clown loaches and a pretty small pleco in with the loaches,
i was wondering if i could put the oscar in the tank with them because the tank is fairly bigger..
there is places to hide for them but i can t seem to get the smae answers

any suggestions????
:)

[Wench]

You could try it, but it might be risky at this point.

I have 7 clowns ranging from 2 1/2"- 5" w/ my two 8" oscars and have no problems.

When I got the oscars as juvies, I also started with three clowns.
So they were rasied with clowns. I also never fed live feeders so they wouldn't be tempted.

The last time I added additional clowns to the tank, the smallest was just under 2". I was alittle nervous when I first added him,
I figured he would run for cover. Nope, he headed right for the oscars and swam right in front of their faces. The oscars just ignored it. I haven't lost one clown and the tank is over a year old.

I think it makes a big difference in how you feed it and if its raised with other tankmates when small.

Exmple:
My daughter had a 8" oscar and she fed it feeders now and then. She had tank problems so I let her move the oscar into one of my tanks for the time being.
At the time my tank only had two 3" bullheads in it. I didn't think nothing of it, until I found them missing!!

Clowns can be expensive snacks. So if you want to try it, try to find the biggest clowns possible. Have lots of hiding places.
Clowns are also prone to ick so be sure to quarantine for a few weeks before adding to the main tank.
They also get big but grow slow.
Out of curiousity, what size tank do you have?

[misso]

my tank is 5 ft
thanks for the advice

[pierre_john]

Hello there, my oscar is over a foot long and he has lived with my loaches with no problems. See my post in General Discussions. He is currently with the loaches now...there is even a 19" Blue Channel Cat fish with a loach and pleco and they all live together. They are pretty quick fish...not that they have to run much any ways. Everything in there is pretty coasher.

[O-man21]

should be fine..5ft is more then big enough for them