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From:orangeville,ontario, canada
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posted 03-20-2004 08:44 AM         

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how muny Oscars would fit in to a 180 gallon tank and or what are good tank mates for them
i Was think 6 Oscars and 4 Of somthing esle
i was thinking of some here they are Salvini cichild
Texas Cichlid
Parrot
OR should i just forget about tank mates
Peace
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posted 03-20-2004 03:02 PM         

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I would only put 4 oscars in there. The general rule for oscars ins 55 for the first and 25 for each additional, but that ONLY works if they get along VERY well which rarely happens and the more you have the less likely it will be that they will all get along. So otherwise you should alot abou 50 gallons/oscar.

And with that many oscars, I would avoid other cichlids at tankmates because you'll probably end up with a lot of aggression. If you really want tank mates, I would stick to a couple bottom dwellers or maybe a few dither fish.

-Chelle

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posted 03-20-2004 04:02 PM         

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i would go with 2 oscars as the senter pece then some tinfoil barbs or Silver dollers or bala sharks that would be very cool

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posted 03-20-2004 04:14 PM         

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ok Mabe ill go with other cichlids then
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posted 03-20-2004 08:19 PM         

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FWIW, I wasn't saying you can't keep other new world cichlids with oscars. I just meant that the more cichlids you throw together, the more likely it is that you'll have problems. If you go with one or 2 oscars, you could probably get something like a jack dempsey or convict.

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posted 03-21-2004 09:13 AM         

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i am kinda think of going with african Cichlids as the water for my tap is a bout ph 8.2 so i think ill avoid chemcials
but theanks for your input
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