Two questions about Oscars

[powellmacaque]

I know the first one has probably been covered, but I surely couldn't find anything. Is a lemon oscar dyed or is it just a variation of an albino oscar?

Secondly, and I know this is probably going to be outrageous sounding, but given the oscar is well fed, could it be compatible with the more "community" type cichilds, such as angels and rams?

 

[snoopy65]

A lemon oscar is a variant of the oscar. No you can not put an oscar in a community setting. It doesn't matter how well fed they are.....if it will fit in it's mouth, it is food.

 

[powellmacaque]

Well I meant with more community cichlids, not neons and etc...

 

[krytan]

I kept my oscar with a texas, jd, red headed cichlid and some large plecos.

 

[powellmacaque]

What about other CA cichlids, such as convicts, firemouths, and parrots?

Would a 120 gallon be good for:
Oscar
JD
2 Blood Parrots
Texas
Severum
3 Firemouth
2 Convicts
Rubberlip Pleco
Zamora Wood Cat
(maybe) Angels

 

[ChrisK]

What about other CA cichlids, such as convicts, firemouths, and parrots?

Would a 120 gallon be good for:
Oscar
JD: Sure
2 Blood Parrots: I wouldn't put these=would overstock tank IMO
Texas: Yep
Severum: Yes
3 Firemouth: Hit or miss
2 Convicts: Hit or miss
Rubberlip Pleco: Would become Dinner
Zamora Wood Cat: Would Become dinner
(maybe) Angels: No At minimum fins would be nipped

Replies in bold I would be cautious when stocking anything with Oscars...You could classify pretty much any fish as hit or miss depending on the oscar. Remember, anything that will fit in your oscars mouth will become dinner. I keep mine with a common pleco, a Jack Dempsey, and a school of silver dollars, and other than occasional chasing I have no problems.

 

[powellmacaque]

What size tank do you keep your fish in?

 

[ChrisK]

150 gallon

 

[laurenrocksth]

I have had zero luck with other cichlids and my oscars. I have tried convicts and JDs. The only fish mine tolerate are the pictus cats and common pleco that they've been with since day one.

I have heard though that if you start off with an adequate sized tank (BIG) and raise them all from the juvenile stage, you can mix different cichlids with oscars. But absolutely NOT angels or a smaller pleco. It also seems (acc. to planet catfish) that the zamora woodcat only reaches 4.5". That fish would become a faily expensive meals once your oscars started growing.

 

[mostlycichlids]

You could always try the mix...just have somewhere to put it if it don't work out. I would skip the last three on the list though.