is this possible?

[fish_mike]

i cant find my oscar!


idk where she went :huh:

the o was about 3 inches so i put him in my 55 as a home, I also have an arowana, about 10 inches long temporarily until the 150 comes....Do you think that the arowana ate her? i hope not :sad:

could the arowana do that?

if he did im gonna start over with my new ten gallon, and get a 1 inch oscar, then move him to my 30 gallon...... atleast its something to look forward to

 

[mandimoron]

I've never owned an oscar or an arowana, but after doing a quick run on Google out of curiousity, I'm going to bet that the arowana did indeed eat your oscar. I read some accounts by arowana breeders that mentioned routinely feeding their stock smaller live fish, so your arowana probably thought you'd just given him a nice snack. O_O

 

[fish_mike]

I've never owned an oscar or an arowana, but after doing a quick run on Google out of curiousity, I'm going to bet that the arowana did indeed eat your oscar. I read some accounts by arowana breeders that mentioned routinely feeding their stock smaller live fish, so your arowana probably thought you'd just given him a nice snack. O_O

wow i cant believe it, that thing is a pure beast....idk y he hasnt eaten the other cichlids, my only guess would be that the oscars colors resemble the feeders colors somewhat

 

[mandimoron]

Actually, yeah, that is odd. I hadn't noticed until now that you're keeping him with other fish, too... Maybe I'm wrong! Could it be hiding somewhere? My oto is an excellent hider, even though he's only in a 5 gal.

 

[OrionGirl]

Keeping an arowana of that size in with smaller fish basically is offering it a buffet. Arowana's are capable of eating a fish up to 2/3 their own size, so a juvenile oscar would be easy to take. The other fish probably stay closer to the bottom of the tank than the oscar would, protecting them somewhat--but long term, the aro will start taking others as well.

 

[fish_mike]

well, hes definitely not eating the con's, they beat him up lol


poor o

 

[OrionGirl]

Don't count on it--the aro will likely grow faster than the cons, and as an adult, will certainly be able to take them.

 

[fish_mike]

i assumed if i fed him well, he wouldnt feel the need to eat the cichlids

 

[patoloco]

A predator will always at when he has the chance. it's programmed in its DNA. In the wild food is not always available, so the normal behavior is to eat as much as possible when food is present.

Keeping the aro well fed will reduce -but not eliminate- the risk of loosing smaller fish.

 

[wally 666]

i had a simler problem my silver aro (7-8") ate my new pleco it was there then it was not .(pleco2-3")