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flynngriff · 03-31-2005, 12:34 PM

I have had different experiences with oscars, but I might be unique in that. I've had them in a large tank with lots of other fish and they have never nipped at the other fish's fins at all. Anything small enough to be swallowed was gone pretty quickly, but the rest of the fish were fine. The oscars were about 8-10 inches long, and the rest of the fish ranged from 3 inches to 6. The other fish included synodontis eupterus, leporinus, cories (the biggest ones I've seen at over 3 inches long), gouramies, silver dollars, and others.

I think it all depends on the personality of the oscars in question. These oscars grew up in this tank with the other fish, so maybe they were just used to them and didn't see them as food. Or, maybe the oscars I had were just weird...

03-31-2005, 12:34 PM	#6
flynngriff Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 35 Posts: 443	Re: catfish with oscar? I have had different experiences with oscars, but I might be unique in that. I've had them in a large tank with lots of other fish and they have never nipped at the other fish's fins at all. Anything small enough to be swallowed was gone pretty quickly, but the rest of the fish were fine. The oscars were about 8-10 inches long, and the rest of the fish ranged from 3 inches to 6. The other fish included synodontis eupterus, leporinus, cories (the biggest ones I've seen at over 3 inches long), gouramies, silver dollars, and others. I think it all depends on the personality of the oscars in question. These oscars grew up in this tank with the other fish, so maybe they were just used to them and didn't see them as food. Or, maybe the oscars I had were just weird...