okay just to update everyone i had to get rid of my fin nipping yellow lab so now i was thinking of getting two more fish and i know fish from different lakes arent recomended but ive odne it before and its workd so if anyone knows of fish that you can buy at pets mart or pet co i can put in let me know and even still its hit or miss cause of a fishes personality

thanks everyone

I got two synodontis catfish the other day to go with my oscars. They didn't bother the oscars at all and they're too big to be eaten. Only problem I had is between the two catfish themselves. In short one of them bullied the other and we had to take it back to the shop and exchange it for another smaller one and luckily they get on great. They keep themselves to themselves but they're funny little critters and are really entertaining to watch especially at night.

What all is in your tank? And how many gallons are we talking?

i have a fifty gallon with a six inch OB peacock 5 inch red blood parrot and my fav my seven inch oscar

You are already overstocked... Add nothing until you find a BIG tank....
Your Oscar will continue to grow at an alarming rate, so you need to be looking at a much bigger tank...

Im sorry to say your tank is only just big enough for 1 oscar. Either get a bigger tank ASAP or rehome some fish.

Nicki--Sue wrote:

x2, like a former member once stated:'No matter how hard you wish, hope and pray, your Oscar will keep growing fast!"
You got enough time to add fish later once you upgraded.
And then you'd still have to add fish gradually to give the filter time to adjust to the bigger bioload.
No new fish now, please.

ya i think its way to hard to find compadible fish anyway so im giving up lol but i dont no how much weight my floor will hold im pushing 500 pounds allreaady in my bedroom trust me if my parents let me do what i wanted id have a room full of fish turtles and a big ass tank

all in due time, my friend.
Once you get a home of your own, i bet you'll have those big tanks!

about bigga tanks...


i need a home for my oscar, just a babysitter, like somoene who could take him for a lil while, i need to get a bigga tank.... could any1 take him for a while?

his personnality:

he likes to swim around not shy likes to fallow feeder, loves it when you talk to him.
he is 10 cm ( small buddy)
hes a tiger oscar
and the most important
hes called sharky ( well i dont know yet)

so could any1 take him home for maybe a month 1/2 ?

thanks in advance,
ino this is OFF-TOPIC
but i gotta ask something about subject...
you know when you add fishs into a tank with an O,
does the O will come vicious? like gonna fight the fish? for territory?

thing can go 2 ways.
If you have 2 males, they will become territorial and aggressive.
One male and one female can pair up, or fight.
2 females usually get along fine.
A bit of generalisation here, but it's allways a risk for you do not know if an oscar is male or female from it's outer appearance...

I introduced a 7" tiger to my 1,5 years old 10"red and they seem to have formed a couple, so i was very lucky, for now.

ya see i was stupid when i got my oscar i got him first then did reaserch and i didnt worry till a long time later cause my lfs person said my tank was big enough so ya when im older myy fish will have the ultimate amount of fish dont get me wrong i no its small but fur now its okay when im 18 im gettn him a 150 and movn t the basement lol