I have a 7" albino long finned oscar and I was cutious as to what tank mates I can put in my 90 gal. tank with him.. I don't want fish that may nip at his long fins.

catfish, other than that you will run the risk of fin nipping maybe even worse with most cichlids i would think.... and if you are planning to add any other cichlids a 90gal is going to push it unless you get a smaller type like convicts or something like that.

is that the longfin you have on your avatar?? he"s a real champ dude !!!best looking fish ive seen for a while niiiiiiiiice

a while ago i had a convict with my O's, he was one of the worst for fin nipping, he would attack the O's at night when they slept

i know a few people who have happily kept angelfish with their O's, i also have had and angel for nearly the life of my O's, no problems there. they dont nip at fins, and i dont think the O sees them as a threat, although i did have a pair of angels to start with.

Got some Silver Dollars with my O and they may chase eachother but don't dare to nip at my O's fins!

technically it is recommended to keep long fins oscars alone in a tank to eliminate the risk of damage to their fins. the fins themselves heal relatively quickly but the risk of infection is the real danger to watch for.

biancawinter wrote:

an angel fish would be a great tank mate for that veil.
and there should be no issue on fin nipping.

what if i want something colorful??? something green blue ??

Thanks a lot for the advice and thanks for the complement

warlock wrote:

there are several variations of angel fish colors.

hmmm not too much colour in that.. white, black gloden.. thats it???

i need something in blue. yellow green