55 gallon tank??

If not oscars what about a red devil i know they grow to about the same size but would they be better than an oscar or not or would they need more space again
 
Ross_328 said:
If not oscars what about a red devil i know they grow to about the same size but would they be better than an oscar or not or would they need more space again
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My male red devil absolutely dwarfed my adult tiger Oscar.
The O is 12" and my devil was 14" and had alot larger girth.
They were in different tanks obviously but if you think a 55 is too small for a Oscar, its WAY too small for a adult red devil.
hth
Eric

Alot of people keep Severums or Jack Dempsey's with their Oscar's.
Silver dollars make good dithers too if you want some of those.
 
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mechanic said:
My male red devil absolutely dwarfed my adult tiger Oscar.
The O is 12" and my devil was 14" and had alot larger girth.
They were in different tanks obviously but if you think a 55 is too small for a Oscar, its WAY too small for a adult red devil.
hth
Eric

Alot of people keep Severums or Jack Dempsey's with their Oscar's.
Silver dollars make good dithers too if you want some of those.
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Thanks for the help have you got any pictures of your fish or not and what oscars can you get and what is the differences between them
 
I went to a lfs and they had two oscars that someone had been keeping in a 55g, and the clerk showed me how they'd worn blisters on their noses and that the cramping had deformed the mouth on one of the oscars.
 
Ross_328 said:
Thanks for the help have you got any pictures of your fish or not and what oscars can you get and what is the differences between them
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I have some pics,not sure if I can get them to work on this site.
I'll give it a try.
I've kept regular,tiger and red oscars.
They are all pretty much the same except for the colours.
There are also albino and veil tail variations I've seen.
The veil tail's have really elongated finnage.
HTH
Eric

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Might I sugest a Jack Dempsey or 2. Maybe 1 Jack and a TX Cichlid. Jacks get 8 to 10 Inches and they will eat feeders.
My Tx Cichlid loved feeders and they are slow growers I think they also reach 10 inches.

You also can do 1 Convict and 1 Jack Dempsey. Cons are 2 small to eat feaders but they are agressive fish.
 
Cylon said:
Might I sugest a Jack Dempsey or 2. Maybe 1 Jack and a TX Cichlid. Jacks get 8 to 10 Inches and they will eat feeders.
My Tx Cichlid loved feeders and they are slow growers I think they also reach 10 inches.

You also can do 1 Convict and 1 Jack Dempsey. Cons are 2 small to eat feaders but they are agressive fish.
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TX meaning texas cichlid ?
 
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