Topic: Oscar and Cons

[Bsaint]

WOuld it be ok to put an oscar with 2 female cons in a 55gal

[Fitst]

That wouldn't work, one oscar needs a minimum of 55 gallons to himself (or larger). I wouldn't put them together though, even if you had a larger tank around 100 gallons, because oscar tend  to be aggressive and they grow to be double the size of cons. Not just that but oscars tend to be much happier by themselves. If you have the 55 gallon already you could put the oscar in there by himself with a bottomfeeder (like a pleco) or you could put two cons in there, but not the oscar and the cons together.

[toyota]

if u do u could end up in quite a pickle,, ie dead fish

[fnesr]

how big are the females and the oscar?

[JC]

Yes you could providing they were all acclimated to each other early on (as juvs). Female cons are more tolerant of other fish t han their male counterparts and don't use up nearly as much of a bioload as other larger cichlids. I myself have both a black female con and a pink one, together with an oscar. they pretty much ignore each other.

Of course when it comes to any cichlids, there's no 100% guarantee that it will work. What works for some may not work for others...

[Tony]

Cons are quick but if caught offguard by a sneaky oscar with a vaccum for a mouth they end up as snacks IME.

[Bsaint]

the cons are about 2 inches and the oscar is just a little bit bigger think it might work out

[Tony]

the cons are about 2 inches and the oscar is just a little bit bigger think it might work out

If they are indeed females then for the moment most likley.. If on the offchance they are male and female you will end up with them picking on the young oscar if they breed.. Best bet is to keep a close eye on them for a while...

[fnesr]

the combo can work in my opinion if introduced at that size (have done it myself) but it depends a lot on the disposition of your Oscar as it matures aswell. O's are strange in that they can be quite placid most of the time toward tankmates for ages and then just one day out of the blue decide to eat their "freinds" for no apparent reason.

[Tiger_Oscar]

The combo would probably work for a temporary time if the cons are females
If they are males they would probably pick on the oscar provided that it isnt too big
But i have noticed that oscars are pretty tolerant of other fish when they are juvs but when they start to reach maturity....they are most definatley going to want the tank to themselves (probably even earlier than maturity)

[Dan]

I think it can work, but with Cichlids as always, it depends on the temperment, of each fish.  I have an Oscar with a JD,FM  and GT,  and they get along fine, so I'd say go for it, especially if they are females, because you got a better chance of it working that way.

[Jono]

I think it can work, but with Cichlids as always, it depends on the temperment, of each fish. I have an Oscar with a JD,FM and GT, and they get along fine, so I'd say go for it, especially if they are females, because you got a better chance of it working that way.

do you have all those fish in a 55?

[Ezekial]

I would agree it could work but consider a full grown O takes up a lot of space and a 55 is just not that big once you have a full grown O in it.  I think to maximize chances of this working you would need all of the fish to be female but you could get by with a male O and two female cons.  If one or both of the cons is male i doubt this will work.  You will end up losing one fish somewhere along the line.  They all need to grow up together and the cons have to have someplace to hide.  Even with this there is a good chance you would have problems once they all reach maturity in a year or so.  Good luck.

[Dan]

I think it can work, but with Cichlids as always, it depends on the temperment, of each fish. I have an Oscar with a JD,FM and GT, and they get along fine, so I'd say go for it, especially if they are females, because you got a better chance of it working that way.

do you have all those fish in a 55?

Ummmm, no.  look to the left where my name is at and you'll see 150 Gallon tank next to my name. However, I did forget to add that with that combo, to get it to work for the long run, you will need to upgrade to a bigger tank.
LOL, I did forget he said 55G.

[DaCichlidMan]

Yeah an oscar needs that room to himself. Not sure a 55 gallon could support the 2 convicts alone nehow, i owuld put them in a 75 gallon.