150 gallon tank for 2 oscars plus tank mates?

[GuZZiZZiT]

I've been considering filling my 150 gallon tank with a couple of Oscars and was wondering if it would be large enough for 2 Oscars and maybe a couple of other fish? If so, what fish make good tank mates for Oscars?

Thanks

 

[mostlycichlids]

It really depends on the foot print. If it is a 150 gallon tall a 125 gallon would almost be better. Good tankmates would include Convicts, Jack Dempsey, Severums, Firemouths. You could do a couple of Firemouths with the two Oscars. Depends on what you like....go research what you like and we can tell you how it might or might not work.

 

[GuZZiZZiT]

It's a 150 wide 72 x 18 x 29

I was thinking of maybe a couple of tinfoil barbs or silver dollars and a cat fish of some type.

 

[mostlycichlids]

Ok well in that case you could probably get away with 6 Silver dollars, and 2-3 Synodontis catfish...be careful what Synodontis you put in there some stay small some get huge. That is what I would do.

 

[12 Volt Man]

should be fine. I have the same tank and there is lots of room..

 

[ChrisK]

Ok well in that case you could probably get away with 6 Silver dollars, and 2-3 Synodontis catfish...be careful what Synodontis you put in there some stay small some get huge. That is what I would do.

Or you could do silver dollars and pictus cats 2-3, or a common pleco

 

[mostlycichlids]

The common pleco will eventually get too big and the pictus may work but the Oscar may be able to fit them in his mouth at some point. This would not be good for the Oscar.

 

[ChrisK]

Pictus cats actually get larger than most synodontis cats...I keep "12" pleco with mine in a 150 along with 4 silver dollars.

 

[GuZZiZZiT]

Ok, then for filtration and heaters, i was planning on using my Eheim 2128 canister filter and 2 250 watt visi-therm stealth heaters. Does this sound adequate?

 

[mannamae]

just a warning. A friend of mines oscar ate my pictus cat that was hangin in his tank until I could get a bigger one