Hi all! Just wondering if your oscars are typically aggressive. Mine isn't at all really. He's WAY bigger than his tankmates and could eat them all as snacks, but remains a complete sweetheart. He'll chase any newcomer around for awhile...then gets over it.

i find my oscars are very curious about anything new in their tank be it new decor or tankmates. they always go and check out the new things. the only aggression i have is when the larger ones are laying eggs then they want no one around their stone.

I have 4 oscars 1 will let me stroke it ,others try to avoid my hand. The one I stroke will keep coming back so I dont think it minds. 1 of mine is 12" and he has bitten me twice to the point of blood while I have been cleaning. It hurts but I try to ignore it so as not to scare him. the 12" has paired off with another female and they guard a flat rock like its gold, i put another flat rock at other end but no one seems to care for this one?? at food time they will all feed from my hand if its shrimp or worms. And yes I would say curious is a understatment. They eye up even things outside the tank. )) I love em.