New Oscar Tankmate

[Koffy]

im not new to the fish i have lots. just had to lift my house because of too many tanks.
i have just got a new baby albino tiger. ill be putting him in a 200 US gal tank. and im not sure what else
i want in the tank. i may have another o that i will put with him. but still need a cleaner. Any suggestions??
size is not an issue. if i need to get a 300 or 400 gal is fine. im addictied. already have 5 tanks ranging from
40 US gal to 200 gal.

 

[Tempestuousfury]

There are quite a few common cichlids from SA that you could add, but you need to be careful since they will obviously grow bigger and at varying rates. Make sure that all your considerations take into account this fact.

As for "cleaners" I hope you know (not to be condescending) that simply letting a fish feed off of scraps left over by cichlids will very likely lead to a malnourished bottom-feeder. I personally never owned cichlids as aggressive as an oscar, so past the measly comment I just left, I can only add that you might want to convert and/or purchase a tank simply for hospitalization/ isolation of injured or new fish, since both are pretty likely, given your apparent relish for less-than-docile fish.

Hope this helped... :shrugs:

Oh, and this question might be better asked in the SA cichlid forum. You might find better insight.