Texas Cichlid with Oscar
MyBC3
I recently bought a Texas Cichlid as a tank mate for my Oscar. The Texas is
about 4.5 inches long and the Oscar is 5 inches. The man at the fish shop
picked this fish as a fish which would be good to put with an Oscar. He said it
would hold it's own with Oscar. He certainly is! I have not seen any actual
combat, but the Oscar is now regulated to one end of the 55 gal tank (I know, I
intend to invest in a larger tank before too long), the Texas just darts toward
him every so often if he gets too close to his side. The Texas seems to be
allowed anywhere though. The Oscar only eats what is on his side of the tank
and won't venture into Texans side. I'm wondering if this will change or is
this how Oscar is fated to spend the rest of his days? If so I am going to
seperate them. Do I have a "chicken" Oscar?
Tammy
Jivaro
I agree, oscars are not the aqua-gangsters they are made out to be...Jack
Dempsey's on the other hand. My dempsey and convict really thrased my Texas
last week... he is just now about fully recovered...I wonder if his caudal
fin will grow back to normal?
Jivaro
Ryan Smith wrote in message <3595859d...@news1.lig.bellsouth.net>...
> Oscars are not the bad boys that they are made out to be. I
>had a large oscar in a 55 gallon, and I introduced a large male
>Salvin's cichlid (Salvini). He nearly killed my oscar.
> I separated the oscar into another 55 with some small
>kribensis and a few young severums. He never touched them, even though
>he was twice their size.
> So, basically, they are tough cichlids. But there are other
>fish out there that are just as bad! Watch them carefully. Cichlid's
>moods change fast. Your texas cichlid may get up the courage one night
>to attack your oscar, or vice versa.
>
>
>Ryan
Caltiki, The Immortal Monster
I'd bet on the Texas cichlid kicking your oscar's keister
around. If you keep them well fed, with good water
conditions, your oscar's increased size may be enough to
keep the Texas boy in check. I agree with the other posts,
oscars aren't the bad boys that some make them out to be.
KPC
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Ryan Smith
MyBC3
>conditions, your oscar's increased size may be enough to
>keep the Texas boy in check. I ag
Just how much faster will the Oscar grow then the Texas guy? Am I correct in
that Texas cichlids get about 12 inches in length, the same as the Oscar? Will
the Oscar grow faster? I sure hope so, cause he is growing so fast as it is, I
would dread to think of this Texas dude growing that fast!
Tammy
Pat Draves
my...@aol.com (MyBC3) writes: > >conditions, your oscar's increased size may be enough to
I've kept the two together and the oscars grow much faster.
Thai Ton
In article <199806281443...@ladder03.news.aol.com>, my...@aol.com
says...
>
>>conditions, your oscar's increased size may be enough to
>>keep the Texas boy in check. I ag
>
>Just how much faster will the Oscar grow then the Texas guy? Am I correct in
>that Texas cichlids get about 12 inches in length, the same as the Oscar?
Will
>the Oscar grow faster? I sure hope so, cause he is growing so fast as it is,
I
>would dread to think of this Texas dude growing that fast!
>
Don't worry. As long as the oscar is in no danger and is eating, everything
will be fine. The oscar will fight but (correct me if I'm wrong) you only
have two in a 55 gallon and they're only 5". There's no need for fighting
here. When they get bigger, the Oscar my return some aggression.
Actually, if you ask me, a green terror or synspillum would be a better
match. All the terrors I have owned lived up to their name in show, but not
in battle. Also, the synspillum grows very fast, gets just as large or
even larger than the Oscar, not a real nuisance as some of the other centrals
but can get nasty with smaller cichlids.
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time, the Oscars are 11 inches ad the Texas is about 6 inches. They get along
well, except during spawn. Texas cichlids grow incredibly slow, but he will be
as big as the oscars in a few years.
bh...@rgfn.epcc.edu
Cichlid can be extremely aggressive towards a SMALLER Oscar, so, others,
be careful!
Mark A. Stone bh...@rgfn.epcc.edu
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James Williams
> I recently bought a Texas Cichlid as a tank mate for my Oscar. The Texas is
> about 4.5 inches long and the Oscar is 5 inches. The man at the fish shop
> picked this fish as a fish which would be good to put with an Oscar. He said it
> would hold it's own with Oscar. He certainly is! I have not seen any actual
> combat, but the Oscar is now regulated to one end of the 55 gal tank (I know, I
> intend to invest in a larger tank before too long), the Texas just darts toward
> him every so often if he gets too close to his side. The Texas seems to be
> allowed anywhere though. The Oscar only eats what is on his side of the tank
> and won't venture into Texans side. I'm wondering if this will change or is
> this how Oscar is fated to spend the rest of his days? If so I am going to
> seperate them. Do I have a "chicken" Oscar?
> Tammy