jwh0818
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OP, what is the tank dimensions? ?Lx?Wx?H
L48 w18 h23
I have two pleco as one 12 inches one 5 inches a 8 inch tiger oscar and one 4 inch my ammonia and nitrate have never gone above 15 ppm I have two fluval c4 filters hob and one fluval 306 and do one wc of 30-50 % every 5-7 days
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The OP was asking about tank mates for his two oscars he has in with 2 common placos in a 80g
Nobody is reading text books or google we all have had oscars and it's cruel to subject them to such a bad quality of a tank space
The OP and previously had 2 Africans in this tank as well
Are suggesting we lie so any member who as a question doesn't get his or hers feelings hurt
Doesn't mean they will listen i have seen. Oscars in a 55g 2 of them with a common placo and a pacu certainly this is not as bad but it's not good either.
So I will continue to offer accurate advice to best of my knowledge so sorry I can't just say what they want to hear.
And by the way the OP had already stated he doesn't have aggression problems so please read the entire thread before you jump at us
I'm seeing why so many people have left this forum community. The poor OP just needs a little realistic advice, not a bunch of snarky textbook (or wiki-ed for that matter) babble.
I can tell you this from experience, not because I can google Oscar cichlid, but because I've owned Oscars for the past 26 years of my life and I am 33 (I think, lol) this year. As Oscars have become more decorative and selectively bred they have become a true gentle giant, almost all bark and no bite, heck, I hear they even have balloon Oscars out there that only reach 6 inches (I can only imagine the genetic story behind that one). Truth be told with farm/ tank raised- and even a lot of 'wild caught' but not the truly wild variety, after they grow out of their juvi stage between 3 and 8 inches, they generally slow down and calm down,
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Yes it's true that the farm/tank raised oscars tend to slow down as they get bigger and older but the op is going to have an issue with bioload more than aggression. Aggression is of course dependant on individual cichlids. With the size tank he has the bioload will be unmanageable with anything more than a full grown oscar. I have had oscars over the last almost 30 years and am well aware of the large amounts of clean water they require. As tough as oscars are, they are actually quite sensitive to water conditions. This is where most people run into problems with them. The get a small oscar not realizing how big and fast they grow. If you've never raised them it's hard to grasp without seeing it first hand. They quite often end up with this small oscar in too small of a tank or a tank that is overstocked then start to have problems as it gets bigger fast. Usually the oscar will go off its food then start to act funny then followed by a whole host of other conditions. I'm raising my first true wild caught oscar and I can say that yes the wilds are far more aggressive and at 9 inches, has shown no signs of slowing down yet. He has grown to 9 inches in 5 months. Not sure if he's on his way to being huge or if he's just getting up to size fast. Oscars grow best with lots of clean water and good diet. A liquid vitamin is a great, almost necessary addition to the diet as well. Vitamin c being the important one to aid in proper bone development. Fish also secrete a hormone into the water that slows growth and water changes keep this diluted as well.
Omg. See right there... horrible advice. "2 oscars and 2 common plecos in an 80 gallon is possible." That's just horrible advice. Unless it's a temp setup.