Catfish that would be compatible with my O

[immune]

I decided on a sun cat. thanks for looking

 

[BettaFishMommy]

Sand and Oscars aren't a good mix.

not true. they love to push it around. i've seen many oscar tanks with sand, and my O is in a tank with play sand with no issues whatsoever.

could you please explain why sand is not good for O's?

 

[toddnbecka]

not true. they love to push it around. i've seen many oscar tanks with sand, and my O is in a tank with play sand with no issues whatsoever.

could you please explain why sand is not good for O's?

Simply because sand eats hob filter impellers; not as bad with canister filters, but you'll still be cleaning sand out of one. A friend had 3 Oscars in a 180 gallon tank with hob filters, and had to replace the impellers monthly because the Oscars managed to get sand close enough to the intakes.

 

[immune]

hmm...I haven't had any problems with my 2 hobs on my 75 gallon that has a 2 inch sand substrate over an inch of lava rock. then again, I do water changes three times a week and clean my filter out weekly.