Hey Everyone,

I have a question,
My two oscars always seem to follow each other in the tank like side by side and it is amusing for me to watch, they also defend each other from the convict bugger I have in with them and I am wondering if this could be a possible breeding pair in the future. They are a wee 5" at the moment and always seem to do little obstacle course runs with the thermometer (swimming down then up instead of around it). So could they be actual mates? Or just some sort of Oscar Pal friendship deal?

The reason why I am curious is because I have kept an oscar pair before but they were very aggressive toward each other instead of the other cichlids.

its hard to say with any certainty about the pair thing. you will be able to find out though when they reach maturity. that should be when they are about 12-16 months old.

I am hoping they keep this behavior up, it is always nice to have a peaceful tank. I'm just finding it strange that they are swimming like they are connected or something.

necromancer4 wrote:


x2...........

having two females will grow as if you do have pair,
less aggression. but having two males, it always end
up bad. sometimes a male and a female will also turn
out bad when the female do not accept the courtship,
male dominance will be an issue until the female accepted
or totally damage. no one could ever predict the outcome.