Tjhawk19 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Hey everyone, I am new to owning an aquarium, so far i had cycled my tank and i have introduced 2 new fish, a Red Terror cichlid, aswell as a Oscar cichlid. Orignally they were in my first tank which is a 2.5ft (90L) and i was getting some advice from my cousin, knowing i had to upgrade tanks to keep them about 4 days after getting these fish i had gotten a 4ftx2ftx2ft and it holds 450 liters, i was just wondering if it is safe to keep these 2 fish in the same tank? i have some terracotta pots for them to use as protection, at first the RT would nip at my oscar, but since changing to my new tank (2 days ago) it seems he hasnt been attacking him. but im not so sure if i can keep them in the same tank especially when they get bigger. My RT is almost always hiding under his pot but recently started coming out, and everytime i feed them my oscar will eat rarely with me watching, and my RT never seems to eat, i leave floating pellets in there at night and morning but im never sure if he eats, i have tried sinking pellets but he doesnt even go for them just watches them sink, is there anything wrong? or are they still frightened after moving? Thanks, Travis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam07 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Seeing no one more knowledgable has bothered to answer I'll have a guess and say it's sulking, and plus I've just bumped it to the top so there may be a good chance of getting an answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 oscars are like toddlers they sulk. as long as all or your water peramiters check out i wouldnt be to concerned. you festae and oscar will out gow a 4x2x2 with in a year. the festa may killthe oscar when the mature and start to claim territories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjhawk19 Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Well, thats pain to have to deal with, and they are going to outgrow this tank? i was sure it would last them forever o_o Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 If it was just the one Oscar or festa the 4x2 would be fine. But when they are around the 30cm mark they might not play nice and the extra room will give them there own space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
