Thinking Of Getting Some Oscars

[Thornie]

hello there ive just joined so is a newbie. ive ad tropical and cold water fish for years and currently own a jewel vision 260 tank which i have had for about 5 years now and still love it . i am thinking of getting a couple of oscar now and have a couple question.

1 i have a red tail shark in there will it be alright with oscars

2 how many oscar can i stock in my tank

3 i also have a big plec about a foot long will this be ok with oscars

4 will i have to get any thing else for my tank ie do oscar have any special requirments like lights etc

i am running 2 filters 1 internal which come with the tank and a external fluval 404

cheers in advance for your anwsers

Martin

 

[shroob]

I wouldn't put any oscars in there unfortunately, having got the same tank I don't think its suitable for them. The tank is only 13" wide at the ends which means a very 2 dimensional world for the fish.