Question by dddn623: Tiger Oscar and Green Terror compatible?
Hi, I currently have a single Tiger Oscar in my 55 gallon tank. He is about 3.5 inches right now and I was wondering if it is okay for to house him with a Green Terror?
The Green Terror that I saw at my Local Fish Store is about the same size as he is and I am pretty sure they’ll have their little scuffle but I was hoping it would subside and both would learn to live and share space.
So do you guys think it is okay for me to have both of them together or is my tank way too small for that to happen?
I would also like to ask about my Oscar’s diet. I want to feed him with the best nutritional value possible. I right now feed him 2 times a day with about a 12 hour gap in between feeding times. I sometimes drop a few freeze-dried bloodworms once a day for a small snack.
The food in which I feed him are:
Hikari Cichlid Gold (Main diet)
Hikari Sinking Carnivore Pellet (I break it up and feed him a couple of pellets a day)
Hikari Mega Tropical Frozen Treats (I feed this to him once every other day)
Freeze Dried Bloodworms (Small snack during the noontime)
Tetramin Tropical Flakes (I feed this to him only once in a while)
I also plan to feed him some small cut up market shrimp soon. Maybe give it to him once or twice a week.
Any help or input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Best answer:
Answer by Al
They can live together but you’l need a much larger tank. Probably more like one hundred gallons.
What do you think? Answer below!
for your oscars diet…depending on his size you can try feeder goldfish or guppies or rosey reds. but as far as dry food best food for a fish is Omega One.
Not in that size tank, the Oscar should outgrow a 55gal in time, especially if you are feeding it properly.
The fish will probably be fine when you put them together at that size, then when they get to 6″ or so things may get nasty, and even if they do live in relative peace you will have trouble maintaining the water quality in such a small tank.
Your diet sounds fine. He will eat pieces of shrimp now, bits of raw fish, beefheart, chicken etc. Also insects and earthworms. They can have fresh food every day, but mix it in with the pellets to make sure they get complete nutrition.
Basically shovel the food into him while he is small and get some good growth while it’s in that young fish growth stage.
Ian
Yes…………..