Got My Oscars Today!

[jameshiggins]

as some of you will no ive just got my new rio 400 (60x22x20)

got 2 oscars today and so far i think its my best move yet! there great. got a tiger and a albino, at the moment stocking is 2 oscars pretty big around 12" at a guess and a jd. and im using 2 fluval 305's as filteration.

any suggetstions on wot other fish to get if any? maybe silver dollars.

pics up tomorow!


thanks

 

[Dave Ehl]

so do you have 4 oscars now or did you buy them large? either way, awesome! I've got an oscar and a pleco in a 180g tank and I'm going to add some silver dollars and clown loaches among others. bichirs are cool if you're into that, and you might also want to look at some other "buffer" fish.

 

[veil92]

so do you have 4 oscars now or did you buy them large?

James Rio 400 stocking

Two-Oscars, around 12"
One-Jack Dempsey



And James, you know you have to get some pics.
No clue on the stocking though..
How about a nice pleco.

 

[jameshiggins]

so do you have 4 oscars now or did you buy them large? either way, awesome! I've got an oscar and a pleco in a 180g tank and I'm going to add some silver dollars and clown loaches among others. bichirs are cool if you're into that, and you might also want to look at some other "buffer" fish.

dont know where you got 4 from, saturday nite probaby drunk lol. not realy a expert on oscars so not realy sure wot i can add hoping for a 'shoal' of something

so do you have 4 oscars now or did you buy them large?

James Rio 400 stocking

Two-Oscars, around 12"
One-Jack Dempsey



And James, you know you have to get some pics.
No clue on the stocking though..
How about a nice pleco.

pics up soon not realy sorted aquascape just yet. i think 2 oscars are going to be messy enough and im sure a pleco is just as messy

 

[jameshiggins]

hers a couple of pics more coming when finished. any ideas on stocking?

 

[kniesh]

Very nice m8. I wouldn't suggestsilver Dollars as they are quite dull. Bichirs would be a pretty cool addition for the bottom and maybe a school of Torpedo barbs. With the size of the Oscars tho, u would need to buy everything quite large now so not to end up as a snack. Looks really good at the min tho.

 

[angelmouse]

Tank l ooks really great. beautiful Oscars too
regards Angel

 

[england]

hey welcome to the oscar world
senagal birchirs are a great addition to have in there also silver sharks are another great fish which add a bit of sparkle and life to the tank
i have sharks and birchir with mine and plecs and a full grown hoplo catfish but you have to find larger fish or they might snack on them,,,,easy mind just trool the free ads/maybe people here nead to rehome something you will find them,,i did

hehe have you got a rope fish in there with them?or something similar

 

[shelaghfishface]

oh congratulations, there beautiful, are they freindley? i mean can they be hand fed?
excellent choice

shelagh xxx

 

[jameshiggins]

Very nice m8. I wouldn't suggestsilver Dollars as they are quite dull. Bichirs would be a pretty cool addition for the bottom and maybe a school of Torpedo barbs. With the size of the Oscars tho, u would need to buy everything quite large now so not to end up as a snack. Looks really good at the min tho.

oscars are around12"

hey welcome to the oscar world
senagal birchirs are a great addition to have in there also silver sharks are another great fish which add a bit of sparkle and life to the tank
i have sharks and birchir with mine and plecs and a full grown hoplo catfish but you have to find larger fish or they might snack on them,,,,easy mind just trool the free ads/maybe people here nead to rehome something you will find them,,i did

hehe have you got a rope fish in there with them?or something similar

not realy into the sharks hoping for a shoal of somthing maybe. not sure on fish im sure i is a birchir of somesort

oh congratulations, there beautiful, are they freindley? i mean can they be hand fed?
excellent choice

shelagh xxx

not just yet hopfully in time.



another question i went to my lfs and the tryed to sell me a silver arowana about 8" for £75
is this suitable?

thanks for help and comments
james

 

[Esfa]

nope, a silver arowana really isnt suitable

bit oscars, though.

 

[shelaghfishface]

no definatley not.. leave well alone, stick with the oscars

 

[jameshiggins]

ok thanks trust you more than lfs!

any suggestions on anything else?

james

 

[england]

tanks to small for the aro,,,
difficult really as theres not much large schooling fish

tinfoil barbs,
large giant danios ive heard are good but not sure bout these,,,,
silver sharks
silver dollars<red hooks>

 

[jameshiggins]

lfs did show me a couple of fish they had a bit smaller thatn oscar black with slightly lighter stripes cant remember wot they were funny name. ring any bells?

how many large silver sharks/tinfoil's would you recomend

thanks again
james