Hi Frnds;

I just wanted to know can i add frontosa with oscar of size around 2 to 3 inches in my 650 litres of aquarium glass tank with the dimension given below;
L=60inch/H=18inch/W=18inch
PH=7.1 to 7.9
GH/KH=Dnt know

ps: What are the different types or strain of oscar that are availble in the world market tday do send me the url or the link to my email-id

yr suggestion and inputs are needed


thanking you
siddhartha
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I would advise you not to mix Africans and American fish, the ph that these fish should be kept in are completely different. South American Cichlid's prefer a very low pH, between six and seven, where as African cichlids like it at the other end of the scale, sometimes higher than nine sometimes, but not often below eight. Frontosa are stunningly beautiful fish so I can see why you want one. If you want Oscars, try to find tank mates that come from the same area of water if you can. believe me, there are some equally beautiful fish living in the Amazonian region of South America

To Ofl;

Thank u very much for the speedy response frm yr side it is 12:15pm in the night as on india dated 07/06/2008.i would like to know do u have the list of the most beautiful fishes better than oscar which comes frm the amazon river .my frnd has build a cement tub of size given below;
L=72inch/H=24inch/W=24inch
PH=7.1 to 7.9
he is planning to get frm me albino red eye oscar size is around 2 inches around 10 nos to put it in the cement tub the diet pattern is feeding the follow receipes pls give me yr valuable suggestion as to improve the color of the oscar
1. Hikari cichlid pellets
2.Tetra bits pellets
3.Frozen shrimp 400gms/120gms

ps; what could be the outcome of the growth of these 10 oscar in the cement tub within the next 6 months time pls tell us what size these oscar can attain by feeding these food mentioned above

there are thousands of fish from South America, it'll be easy for you to do your own research on Google.

The tank you are talking about is quite big, plenty big enough for two Oscars and a few nice tank mates. I have a 300 gallon tank with silver dollars, a couple of severums, some earth eater, blue acara and a leporinus. All of these fish come from South America and make excellent tank mates with your Oscar

Pls see Mr OFL;

You havnt answered my question yet regarding my cement tub and the growth rate of the 10 no of oscar that i am planning to give pls reply asap matter is urgent to send the fish to him since he is pestering me to give him the 10 no of oscar

okay, you are giving him 10 2inch Oscars, is this correct? The growth rate is around 1 inch months in the first year. If the Oscars are 2 inches now, they could be 7 inches by Christmas if after properly.

the feed you mentioned sounds great, all good healthy stuff.

But like I said, 72" x 24" x 24" is not big enough for 10 Oscars. That will be a lovely tank for two Oscars and a number of nice tank mates. or you could probably get away with four Oscars with really good filtration and regular water changes.

Thank u very much sorry for troubling u in getting the answer within few minutes if the same cement tank size is given for frontosa with the same 2inch size around 1 nos hve the same feeding receipe given above what would be the growth rate of the burundi frontosa which my frnd is going to buy frm the LFS
sorry i knw that u are oscar expert may be i would request u to go out of the way and help me as in india people lack the basic knowledge of keeping fronts that is why i am relying on the international fish site to get better knowledge and equip myself and educate my frnds on these matter
thanking u
siddhartha
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ps: What are the different types or strain of oscar that are availble in the world market tday do send me the url or the link to my email-id


thanking you
siddhartha
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I have never kept frontosa before so I couldn't possibly comment on their growth rates. Do you know what your pH is from the tap water?

i use only the water which is been directly pumped frm the overhead tank to our apt where the water stay throughout the night and comes to us only during the day time the ph is around 7.5 to 80. i hope this information will be sufficient

thanking u
siddhartha

I live in a hard water area and the Ph is quite high. I keep a frontosa with an oscar and they get on fine, although the frontosa is still small (bout 6 inches) and so not mature. If you get more than one, one will be dominant and the others will hide away all the time. They tend to leave other fish alone