As many of you know the Oscar and GT didn't work out in my tank...So now I was wondering what kind of smaller less aggressive fish would go with the Oscar in his new 90g home. The only fish other then the O I know I'll have is some form of pleco, but It won't be a common, I'd like something smaller....any suggestions?
Fish that go with an Oscar?
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The likeliest problem with dithers though is that they will only live in borrowed time and sooner or later, they will disappear. Oscars are piscivores and are very likely to prey on the giant danios.
you could theoretically add a small cichlid tankmate like a red hump eartheater or something along those lines, but you would really need to beef up the filtration and water changes significantly.
what's a dither?
and i agree that you dont really have a lot of options in a tank that size... any "friends" your oscar makes will soon become lunch.
and i agree that you dont really have a lot of options in a tank that size... any "friends" your oscar makes will soon become lunch.
Smaller fast moving fish, most people use them to make a timid cichlid more comfortable, and alsi liven up the tank. Giant danios and Buenos Aires Tetras are commonly used, as are rainbowfish for bigger tanks.
I douby that the OP's oscar won't be making lunch of an adult male red hump eartheater or other cichlid like that any time soon.
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So is it safe to assume that dither fish have a high mortality rate? Do the Oscars/cichlids generally chase them but not eat them as long as they are fed, or are they just considered as pretty feeder fish?
It depends, I've had Buenos Aires tetras in with small central american cichlids (convicts, firemouth, herotilapia) and they didn't get eaten, but the larger and more aggressive the fish the more likely they will be eaten.
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