Mystery fish ID ?

[TheOscar]

I bought a oscar from the local pet store and there was a fish in there w him . Well I asked what it was , she didn't know of course.. So the manager said it was food for the oscar ( clearly it wasn't) so she gave it to me for free . And now if like to know what it is .. Thanks!



My oscar is too cool to school

 

[mikem691]

If you are talking about the blurry fish it looks like a danio. or scissor tail rasbora

 

[TheOscar]

No the spotted fish


My oscar is too cool to school

 

[mikem691]

looks like a young Venustus cichlid

 

[TheOscar]

I looked it up and it does. Thanks


My oscar is too cool to school

 

[Andy Sager]

looks like a young Venustus cichlid

+1 ( but I am not an expert on African cichlids. Could be a Livingstonii? More yellow goes more for Venustus)

 

[TheOscar]

Well it was free , so hopefully he will join right in with the gang. Thanks again


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[mikem691]

If its a venutis which is a hap. With an Oscar I hope you have at least a 125 gallon tank. The Oscar needs a 75 by its self.

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[mikem691]

Look in the cichlid section you will find a lot of info on these two cichlids

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[TheOscar]

I have a 140, thanks for the help


My oscar is too cool to school

 

[mikem691]

I have a 140, thanks for the help


My oscar is too cool to school

Glad you have a large tank. Any plctures of the Oscar. ??

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[TheOscar]

No, I'll put a few up Tomm. I had the tank cycled and then of course we had to move lol. So I just got everything cycled again, and the new stock.


My oscar is too cool to school

 

[GreenLily]

Nice score!

 

[pip walters]

Well, you have one fish that comes from south american soft water environment and one that comes from hardwater african rift lakes. What is going to be the correct water quality for the two? Interesting pairing that, lol

 

[TheOscar]

I'm sure he will do better in my tank oppose to petsmarts that thought he was the oscars food lol


My oscar is too cool to school