Subj : Re: bullying oscars
To   : All
From : Margolis
Date : Sat Nov 20 2004 06:16 am

"Cassie280264" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have a large tiger oscar in a 400 litre tank he bullied the other oscar
> until it died I would like to add another oscar but am worried about the
> bullying happening again  I do regular water changes and feed a good diet
but
> when I bought my oscar he had small indentations in the head area I dont
know
> if this is a sign of hole in the head disease as I haven't seen the first
> stages of this disease before although this haven't got any worst. I was
> wondering if I should start again with baby oscars instead of fully grown
ones
> I am not new to keeping cichlids as I kept malawi's for years by the way
my
> water conditions are fine and my ph is 7.2  also how many fully grown
oscars
> can I keep in my tank I thought 2-3 will be the limit without overcrowding
any
> suggestions thankyou



that tank is only suitable for 1 oscar, imho.  They generally don't like
companions once they start maturing a little.
--

Margolis
http://web.archive.org/web/20030215212142/http://www.agqx.org/faqs/AGQ2FAQ.htm
http://www.unrealtower.org/faq
---
� RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * [email protected]

---
* RIMEGate(tm)V10.2�* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS
* RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 11/20/04 6:16:59 AM
* Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230)