Oscar Compatibility

[Biulu]

My Chinese friend bought himself an Oscar at the beginning of this year, and is now faced with the fact that everything else he had in his tank has been eaten by the hungry Oscar. His tank is 1.20 x 0.50 x 0.70 which makes 420 litres or around 110 gallons if I am not mistaken.

I read the pinned topic on Oscars and he matches the description in terms of food, jumping etc. Now this article talks about silver dollars and tinfoil barbs as possible mates, but I have not seen these here. Now I wonder what else could be possible mates, taking into account the tank size.

Here are the following fish available: parrots, some other cichlids that I do not recognise, arowanas (very cheap!), larger catfish, larger banded gouramis, giant gourami, and further only smaller species that will definitively not make it (tiger barbs, pearl and dwarf gouramis, mollies, platies, guppies etc.). Does this choice include anything suitable?

 

[Davo86]

Well what size is the oscar at present?

From what you've mentioned, the parrots should be ok, as would many of the larger american cichlids and Large Catfish.

Really it would be better if you could make up a list of the actual species available to you so that it is easier for us to make a better judgement of suitable tankmates.

 

[Naughtygirlrlw]

I have a Jack Dempsey in w/ my 2 Oscars and they get along pretty well. It all depends on the personality of the Oscar. Whatever fish you get make sure it's bigger than the O's mouth or it will become a snack! Other possibilities are green terrors, severums, texas cichlid, silver dollars - which need to be in a small group to feel safe, catfish, plecos, hmm, that's all that I can think of. Best of luck!

 

[Biulu]

Thanks for the comments sofar. Currently the Oscar is around 15 cm. I will have a look this afternoon to see which other species are available.