oscars ?

[Jamiroquai]

has anyone here ever had a oscar and a archer fish in the same tank ive got
a oscar a samon catfish in the same tank together and there not aggresive
towards each other at all, and i was wondering if i could put a archer in
the tank with it

[APJP]

I have 4 Oscars & 2 Golden Severins in the tank together, they get along
great together.


"Jamiroquai" > wrote in message
...
> has anyone here ever had a oscar and a archer fish in the same tank ive
got
> a oscar a samon catfish in the same tank together and there not aggresive
> towards each other at all, and i was wondering if i could put a archer in
> the tank with it
>
>

[jk]

"Jamiroquai" > wrote in message
...
> has anyone here ever had a oscar and a archer fish in the same tank ive
got
> a oscar a samon catfish in the same tank together and there not aggresive
> towards each other at all, and i was wondering if i could put a archer in
> the tank with it
>
>

The Oscar will eat the Archer as soon as it gets big enough is my guess?

--
JK Sinrod NY
Sinrod Stained Glass
www.sinrodstudios.com
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories

[Sarotherodon]

"jk" > wrote in message
.net...
>
> "Jamiroquai" > wrote in message
> ...
> > has anyone here ever had a oscar and a archer fish in the same tank ive
> got
> > a oscar a samon catfish in the same tank together and there not
aggresive
> > towards each other at all, and i was wondering if i could put a archer
in
> > the tank with it
> >
> >
>
> The Oscar will eat the Archer as soon as it gets big enough is my guess?
>
> --
> JK Sinrod NY
> Sinrod Stained Glass
> www.sinrodstudios.com
> Coney Island Memories
> www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories
>

Archers get pretty big, just rare to see an adult in an aquarium. But the
oscar will probably grow a lot faster, so still might be able to eat it at
some point.
Plus, although oscars are not picky, they are from fairly soft water,
archers are actually a brackish water fish. I have never kept them in
totally fresh water, but I hear they become susceptible to disease in pure
freshwater as they get older.

>

[NetMax]

"Jamiroquai" > wrote in message
...
> has anyone here ever had a oscar and a archer fish in the same tank ive
got
> a oscar a samon catfish in the same tank together and there not
aggresive
> towards each other at all, and i was wondering if i could put a archer
in
> the tank with it

Oscars are not particularly aggressive fish, but are highly food
motivated, so if they think they can eat something, they will try. If
their tank-mate was ever too big to eat, it will likely never be eaten,
regardless of the difference in sizes and growth rates. It usually just
never occurs to them to re-assess their tank-mates as potential food
items, unless you are throwing live food in periodically. JMO

Archers & Oscars do not have compatible water requirements as adults,
though a middle point might accommodate both for many years.

NetMax

[Mark Stone]

"NetMax" > wrote in message >...

>
> Oscars are not particularly aggressive fish, but are highly food
> motivated, so if they think they can eat something, they will try. If
> their tank-mate was ever too big to eat, it will likely never be eaten,
> regardless of the difference in sizes and growth rates. It usually just
> never occurs to them to re-assess their tank-mates as potential food
> items, unless you are throwing live food in periodically. JMO

This isn't just NMO (NetMax Opinion) but absolute fact. If a tankmate
is larger than the juvi Oscar, when the Oscar gets large enough to eat
it he'll leave it alone! In my experience, this is the case even if
feeders are given from time to time.

--Mark


>
> Archers & Oscars do not have compatible water requirements as adults,
> though a middle point might accommodate both for many years.
>
> NetMax