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I'm pretty sure I have THE most non-aggressive Oscar (Ozzy; I know I'm weird, I name my fish) in the world. He is so sweet and good-natured that he lets everyone beat up on him. I'm pretty sure I could put guppies in there with him and he'd make them friends instead of food. Therefore, he is in a 55 by himself. Ozzy is about 3-4".
I had heard that fish don't really get lonely, but then I heard that it's always best to have at least two fish in a tank. I was assured that an Oscar would hold his own against a Convict and a Red Devil (after all, he was in a tank with parrot fish at the pet store), but when I put him in the tank with my cichlids, he sank right to the bottom and let them beat him up pretty bad. Luckily I got him out of there right away and healed him up. Then I rescued a little electric yellow cichlid (Viper), just under 3". They were "best friends" for a few months, zooming around everywhere together, until recently. I notice that Ozzy's fins are torn and chewed and Viper's seem fine. I never see Ozzy bulling Viper around or vise versa, but I took Viper out and Ozzy is now alone.
So...anyone have any suggestions for what would be suitable tankmates for Ozzy in a 55?
I'm pretty sure I have THE most non-aggressive Oscar (Ozzy; I know I'm weird, I name my fish) in the world. He is so sweet and good-natured that he lets everyone beat up on him. I'm pretty sure I could put guppies in there with him and he'd make them friends instead of food. Therefore, he is in a 55 by himself. Ozzy is about 3-4".
I had heard that fish don't really get lonely, but then I heard that it's always best to have at least two fish in a tank. I was assured that an Oscar would hold his own against a Convict and a Red Devil (after all, he was in a tank with parrot fish at the pet store), but when I put him in the tank with my cichlids, he sank right to the bottom and let them beat him up pretty bad. Luckily I got him out of there right away and healed him up. Then I rescued a little electric yellow cichlid (Viper), just under 3". They were "best friends" for a few months, zooming around everywhere together, until recently. I notice that Ozzy's fins are torn and chewed and Viper's seem fine. I never see Ozzy bulling Viper around or vise versa, but I took Viper out and Ozzy is now alone.
So...anyone have any suggestions for what would be suitable tankmates for Ozzy in a 55?