Big Red Tailed Shark and Oscar?

[chunkoblue]

Will a really big RTS be ok with an oscar? Or will the Oscar eventually grow to big and become aggressive against him?

 

[Hooked Newbie]

Will a really big RTS be ok with an oscar? Or will the Oscar eventually grow to big and become aggressive against him?

Never tried it, but I'd think the later.

 

[Dwarf Puffers]

As long as the oscar is big enough not to be attacked by it, I don't see why not...

 

[chunkoblue]

See that's the thing... I had them together and the RTS beat up my oscar a little bit (he's fine now, RTS is now in another tank by himself).. But I was wondering if when the oscar is bigger if they wouldn't harrass each other.

 

[Slappy*McFish]

A full grown Oscar would make a meal of him.

 

[Dwarf Puffers]

A full grown Oscar would make a meal of him.

Don't RTS get 5" long, and are a little wider than the average torpedo shape...? I've seen some big RTS, they looked like 6" to me

 

[chunkoblue]

Yea.. this guy is about 5.5" and pretty darn wide.

 

[Dwarf Puffers]

Yea.. this guy is about 5.5" and pretty darn wide.

Wow, pics plz opcorn:

(Btw, love your sig :hitting: )

-DP

 

[chunkoblue]

Some pics are blurry.. darn RTS is always on the move!

 

[uglyfido]

I wouldn't put it past the Oscar to try and eat him when he gets bigger. They eat anything they think will fit in their mouth. I can't stress that enough. My old Oscar ate a pleco that I thought was too big for him to eat. It just took him about a day and a half to get him down and his mouth was stuck open for another 3 days or so, but he ate it none the less, so I would be careful.