red tiger oscar

[Chris Foster]

Can any one help ?
will red tiger oscars go in with my malawi cichlids

Cheers Chris

[Sarotherodon]

"Chris Foster" > wrote in message
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> Can any one help ?
> will red tiger oscars go in with my malawi cichlids
>
> Cheers Chris
Oscars and Malawis sound like a bad mix.. Different water conditions
preferred. Also, Malawis, assuming you are talking about mbunas like
Pseudotropheus, Melanochromis,etc are much more aggressive than oscars
usually are. I would give the oscar its own tank.

[Wm Hopkins]

"Sarotherodon" > wrote in message
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> Oscars and Malawis sound like a bad mix.. Different water conditions
> preferred. Also, Malawis, assuming you are talking about mbunas like
> Pseudotropheus, Melanochromis,etc are much more aggressive than oscars
> usually are. I would give the oscar its own tank.
>
>

More aggressive than Oscars? Most of them would end up as Oscar food. Water
differences and own tank suggestions are correct though.

[Sarotherodon]

"Wm Hopkins" > wrote in message
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> "Sarotherodon" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Oscars and Malawis sound like a bad mix.. Different water conditions
> > preferred. Also, Malawis, assuming you are talking about mbunas like
> > Pseudotropheus, Melanochromis,etc are much more aggressive than oscars
> > usually are. I would give the oscar its own tank.
> >
> >
>
> More aggressive than Oscars? Most of them would end up as Oscar food.
Water
> differences and own tank suggestions are correct though.
>
Possible, but I was assuming he wouldn't put an adult oscar in with very
small Malawis. Oscars often tolerate and do not eat smaller fish if they
are raised with them-assuming similar size when introduced. Also, most
common Malawis get pretty big in our aquariums, 5"-7" mbunbas are pretty
common-too big for oscar chow I think. Most of the common Malawis I have
kept, except maybe some peacocks and less aggressive "Haps" would do in a
similar sized oscar long before the oscar was big enough to eat them. YMMV

[Chris Foster]

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:12:19 +0000 (UTC),
(Chris Foster) wrote:

>Can any one help ?
>will red tiger oscars go in with my malawi cichlids
>
>Cheers Chris


Thanks for the advice, I am new to Tropical fish and Cichlids.

Off to buy another tank :-)))))))

Im afraid IM hooked

Chris

[Wendy Puckett]

Happens to all of us, you can't stop at just one. :)

Chris Foster wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:12:19 +0000 (UTC),
> (Chris Foster) wrote:
>
>
>>Can any one help ?
>>will red tiger oscars go in with my malawi cichlids
>>
>>Cheers Chris
>
>
>
> Thanks for the advice, I am new to Tropical fish and Cichlids.
>
> Off to buy another tank :-)))))))
>
> Im afraid IM hooked
>
> Chris

[Kelly]

or 10... :)

"Wendy Puckett" > wrote in message
...
> Happens to all of us, you can't stop at just one. :)
>
> Chris Foster wrote:
> > On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:12:19 +0000 (UTC),
> > (Chris Foster) wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Can any one help ?
> >>will red tiger oscars go in with my malawi cichlids
> >>
> >>Cheers Chris
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the advice, I am new to Tropical fish and Cichlids.
> >
> > Off to buy another tank :-)))))))
> >
> > Im afraid IM hooked
> >
> > Chris
>

[Rich Conley]

I think my 3" long afras could kill a full grown oscar without much trouble.
Fish dont think of eating something thats attacking them.

Sarotherodon wrote:

> "Wm Hopkins" > wrote in message
> hlink.net...
> >
> > "Sarotherodon" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Oscars and Malawis sound like a bad mix.. Different water conditions
> > > preferred. Also, Malawis, assuming you are talking about mbunas like
> > > Pseudotropheus, Melanochromis,etc are much more aggressive than oscars
> > > usually are. I would give the oscar its own tank.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > More aggressive than Oscars? Most of them would end up as Oscar food.
> Water
> > differences and own tank suggestions are correct though.
> >
> Possible, but I was assuming he wouldn't put an adult oscar in with very
> small Malawis. Oscars often tolerate and do not eat smaller fish if they
> are raised with them-assuming similar size when introduced. Also, most
> common Malawis get pretty big in our aquariums, 5"-7" mbunbas are pretty
> common-too big for oscar chow I think. Most of the common Malawis I have
> kept, except maybe some peacocks and less aggressive "Haps" would do in a
> similar sized oscar long before the oscar was big enough to eat them. YMMV

[Chris Foster]

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:53:39 -0300, "Kelly" >
wrote:

>or 10... :)
>
Stop encouraging me ladies
>
>