Mad_Hatter
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I tried Oscar's once years ago in my 20's and found out a) they get big.. like really big! ...‚ and b) are mostly docile but can get temperamental and anything smaller than it is fair game, if it so chooses. I found that out the hard way when I had a couple of full sized Angel fish that my Oscar decided to dine on overnight. I've seen angel fish kept with other cichlids but Oscar's..yeah no. Not a good fit.. you gotta keep Oscar's with fish their own sized or with other cichlids with bad attitudes like the aforementioned Red Devil.. easily one of the most ill tempered fresh water fish I've come across.
Thanks for all the tips and I'll be checking this thread regularly for the next few weeks in case you guys think of something else.
*yes, I am checking pH weekly. It's been a problem for me for some time (maintaining it close to neutral) but I suspect my poor tank cleaning habits has something to do with it. So it goes without saying a good cleaning is in order this weekend.... My plan is to get back to a regular maintenance routine and see how that effects my algae and pH problem and if things have not improved than I'm going to look at increasing filtration (even though I *think* I have enough, the point was made that it's hard to have "too much" filtration).. and that includes potentially adding an under gravel system
Thanks for all the tips and I'll be checking this thread regularly for the next few weeks in case you guys think of something else.
*yes, I am checking pH weekly. It's been a problem for me for some time (maintaining it close to neutral) but I suspect my poor tank cleaning habits has something to do with it. So it goes without saying a good cleaning is in order this weekend.... My plan is to get back to a regular maintenance routine and see how that effects my algae and pH problem and if things have not improved than I'm going to look at increasing filtration (even though I *think* I have enough, the point was made that it's hard to have "too much" filtration).. and that includes potentially adding an under gravel system
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