Hello...I was thinking to get a pair of angelfish...can i keep them with my 2 oscars and 4 silver dollar in my 135 G tank ??? ..... filtration FX5
Thanks

cristinacrisan89 wrote:

i will depend on how your o will accept new comer.... remembber, the o
has that territorial characteristics...and if they decide not to accept
the angel fish, be ready to re-home them...

in my case, i was able to keep an angel fish with 2 full grown oscars and
2 huge pangasius...

give it a try....

will a 135 g tank be enough for all 6 of them just in case they do accept them ???

cristinacrisan89 wrote:

to be honest...you are quite tight already...however, SD and angel fish
do have minimal waste, thus, your FX5 can cover for them....

I dont think angel fish make good tankmates for oscars. They are not hardy enough to stand up to an oscar if it decides it dont like the angels

I used to have a large Angelfish with 2 Oscars and other larger cichlids in my Old 230 Gallon tank. The angelfish actually did great, it was plenty aggressive to hold its own. I think the key will be how you introduce the fish together, and making sure the Angel is big enough.

I would like to see it work out. It was a nice combo for me at the time.

PAUL wrote:
[quote][b]however, SD and angel fish
do have minimal waste/quote]

I got no scientific proof, but imo my school of 6 SD's does add quite a bit to my bioload.
I think in my case the 6 of them may weigh just as much as one of my oscars, and i think the 6 of them would eat as much as one oscar, if they got the chance.

Mind you the oscars do take 80% of the pellets, before the SD's get to the food.
The SD's allways have to do with the scraps from the oscars, gar and plecos, and they don't have a special diet for themselves.