I have a Flower horn cichlid and he is 6 inches living with an oscar.They both were living in a 200 g tank.?

Question

But one day the tank broke down and now they are shifted to a 10 g tank which is partitioned as they fight very much.My flower horn is just four moths old named duke and he has outgrown the 10g tank.My oscar named killer is just 5 inches long and not grown much since the tank broke down.I want to ask :-
1) Now as my mother will not be going to buy another aquarium that big how much big aquarium should i buy so that growth of flower horn and oscar will not be stunted.
2) Which kind of food should i feed to both of my cichlids
3) My oscar don't like to eat pellets and just eats fishes,insects and raw meat of goat how to make him eat pellets as my flower horn eats those pellets and has grown 3 inches in 3 months.
4) Any other suggestion that you know.

Thanks I will give 10 points to the best answer.
Bye.

Answer 1

I do not know much of anything about these fish except that they are very terratorial. The advice I wanted to give you was about your fish tank. What you could do until you can get a bigger tank is, use a big rubbermaid tote. Look at Walmart I think you can get a 55 gal. for 20 dollars. Then set it up like you would a normal fish tank. If you have lights for the fish you can get the chains that you screw into the ceiling and suspend them over the tote. Also if those fish are known jumpers you might wanna get a screen.


Ok I found this at Oscarfish.com:Food Items: Insects and insect larvae, crustaceans and other invertebrates (such as crayfish and worms), fish, and various plant matter. However, being opportunistic, just about anything that will fit in their mouth is fair game. This nature causes them to always act hungry, even if they are being well or even overfed. Overfeeding and resulting health issues is fairly common in the hobby because of this.

Answer 2

1. You need at least a 75 gallon for the oscar (they grow very quickly). With good filtration (take the stuff from your 200g tank), you should be able to keep both depending on the aggression of the flowerhorn. AND if they start picking on one another, get a divider.

2. Lot of choices of food. cichlid pellets of some kind are a better choice. Both will do fine on the same diet.

3.Don't feed the oscar for a few day (don't worry it won't hurt him). Then offer sinking pellets. This process may take a while but in the long run it's healthier since you don't know what diseases you are adding with feeder fish.

4. Keep your NitrAtes way down. Lots of water changes. Oscars are very susceptible to Hole-in-the-head disease and nitrates are often considered to be an aggravating factor.

Answer 3

Other African Cichlids or a fish larger in size that is semi-aggressive. My cichlids are pretty aggressive when I introduce a new fish. The best way is to have lots of lava rocks or large rock for them to hide in. African cichlids are very territorial and if you move the rocks around before you introduce the newbie they all try to find a new territory. It usually gives them some time to become acquainted enough to co-exist. Your tank size is good. I don't think you'll have a problem.

Answer 4

Try to have a four feet(length) by TWO feet(width) tank for one flower horn(if the other fish is with it make it bigger). flower horns arnt that picky on food usually, pellets, worms, insects, fish and small shrimps are good. they grow up to 12inches depending on it's breed, and live from 8-10 years. For oscars you should have nothing below a forty gallon for one and a sixty gallon for two (bigger the better). oscars suffer diseases from too small, under filtered enviorments. gravle cleaning is best every week. they need oversized tough filters, because they can get messy. Tankmates should be hardy , fast and armoured.for example, large chiclids(hardy), tinfoil barbs(fast). oscars can eat SOME feeder fish (note:they may carry parasites), buyt mostly pellets, cut meats, beef heart and liver, earthworms, and occasionally glass shrimp and crayfish. some oscars can grow to seventeen inches. GOOD LUCK!!!!

Answer 5

My advice change to a bigger tank
they need large swimming space especially Oscars


The trick is that at first he isn't going to want to do it. So, you have to be a little hard-hearted and offer him only cichlid pellets but no live feeder fish. Put in a few pellets and if he doesn't eat them after five minutes, take them out. Absolutely do not let the pellets rot in the tank -- that could easily kill the fish. If he doesn't eat any, try again tommorrow. Keep doing his and eventually he will eat them. It may take a week or more. He won't starve in that time.

or try dried worms or shrimps

cichlids need mixed diet
once in a week they need live fish!!!!!!

you will have ur fishes healthy and colorful

Answer 6

i will give you a hint i have a Oscar that is in a 75 gal tank and its too small for him, i need a bigger tank. your Oscar and the flower horn will eventually kill one or the other because their is not enough room to grow. you might be able to get another 10 gal tank for now and separated them until you can afford a very larger tank but those fish need a large tank. good luck

Answer 7

Whatever size tank you put them in, the flowerhorn will eventually kill the oscar. Flowerhorns are very agressive and vicious as they get older and larger. Oscars are notoriously non-agressive to other fish unless they can fit in their mouths. They do tend to fight with other oscars unless they have been raised in a group of 6-8 oscars from a very small size (2-3").

Answer 8

If you don't have enough space for a 75 gallon tank for one of the fish alone, you might not be able to keep both. You would need a large tank like your previous one to even have a chance to keep these two together.

Answer 9

what do you mean broke down can you not fix the tank ???????