What are some big nonaggressive fish i can mix with mollies and guppies?

Question

my tank is too big for little tiny fish, are there any nonaggressive oscars that i can mix with my fish? thanks

Answer 1

Sailfin mollys get quite large (up to 6.5 inches). Here is a good site with a compatibility chart so you can decide for yourself.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/fwcompatibility_chart.cfm
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Answer 2

I've never had a problem with putting Oscars in a tank that already had a community of fish. But the Oscars were always young and smaller than everything else at the time. As the grew, they never bothered any of the fish they grew up with, no matter the size. I just couldn't introduce anything new into the tank. Its you call. You can get some parrot fish. These ones I've had were pretty mellow and didn't act aggressive towards other fish and they get a decent size. Make sure to get the red ones if you decide on the parrot fish. The multicolored ones are dyed using muratic acid to remove their natural color first. Very despicable. You could also try some Gouramis or Severum. I haven't had any problems with either, especially the Gouramis. If you get the Severem only get a male or get a male/female pair. Two males will fight. If you get a male/female pair they will set up a section of the tank as their own and run other fish off but they don't usually hurt anyone.

Answer 3

Oscars are to agressive, and even if they weren't they are too big. As a rule a fish will eat any fish it can fit in it's mouth. Molly and guppy should be fine with any fish labeled as comunity fish. Good tank mates include.

Pearl Gouramis- These guy are hardy peaceful, and get pretty big.

Dwarf Gouramis- Peaceful and quite colorful

Killifish- Peaceful (killi means channel) active top feeders.

Swordtail/Platty- Peaceful relatives of mollies, and guppies. The advantage of a livebearer only tank is you can raise the tank's salt level to 1 teaspoon per gallon which reduces the chance of diease.

Glass cats- Peaceful see through catfish who hang out in the middle layer.

Cory cats- Colorful peaceful bottom feeders.

Note on bettas. A single male betta does well in a tank with molly. As most larger molly can take a betta in a fight, and out run them if they are smaller. Plus molly don't resemble male betta. Fancy male guppy on the other hand are slow swimmers, look a bit like bettas, and are to small. A female betta or 2 might work out well. Just be aware the females will fight each until a pecking order is worked out.

Answer 4

Most big fish will eat any thing smaller than them. Mollys and such that size will be ok but how big do you want the fish to be? How big is your tank? If you want big fish have just big fish. Oscars are great fish. You can buy aboyt 5 small ones and when they grow up if there is a male and a female in there they will pair up as a breeding couple. Get rid of the others and have fun rasing and selling oscar babies. You can do the same thing with angel fish. But big fish eat little ones

Answer 5

Oscars - absolutely not.

But you CAN add some fish that start out small and will grow larger than mollies in time - like almost any variety of gourami. These get along well in a variety of community tanks and and will remain docile toward their smaller tank mates:

Tetras: Black Tetra, Black Phantom Tetra, Bleeding Heart Tetra, Congo Tetra, Diamond Tetra, Emperor Tetra, Flame Tetra, Glowlite Tetra, Gold Tetra, Head & Tail Lite Tetra, Red Eye Tetra, Red Phantom Tetra, Silvertip Tetra

Gouramis: Chocolate Gouramis, Dwarf Gouramis, Honey Gouramis, Moonlight Gouramis, Pearl Gouramis, Fire Gouramis (Small Blue Gouramis, Small Gold Gouramis)

Livebearers: Variatus, Moons, Swordtails, Mollies

Barbs: Cherry Barb

Danios: Zebra Danio, Pearl Danios, Leopard Danios, Gold Danios

Rasboras: Harlequin Rasbora, Red Lined Rasbora

Glass Fish: Glass Catfish, Painted Glass Fish

Other Fish: Small Elephant Nose, Hemiodus, Silver Hatchetfish, Australe Killifish

Catfish: Corydoras Catfish, Small Plecostomus Catfish, Farlowella Catfish, Oticinclus Catfish, Banjo Catfish

Sharks: Red Tail Shark, Rainbow Shark, Tri Color Shark

Loach: Small Clown Loach, Kuhlii Loach, Yoyo Loach, Dojo Loach, Weather Loach

Non-Fish:: Dwarf African Frog, African Frog, Snail

Answer 6

I wouldn't mess with oscars in a community tank, they will most likely start eating your other fish. You can get all sorts of fish, gouramis are usually cool fish, and personable. A clown loach is always a great addition to a community tank. Cory Cats are cool little guys too.

If you want something a little bigger, a bala shark will get nice size and they usually are good in community tanks....but they can be jumpers. If your tank is big enough you can even get a few of them and they will swim in a small school.

Answer 7

Oscars are really quite mellow, the problem is they dont mean any harm but they will tend to eat the smaller fish for dinner. The neons and the white clouds are not too aggressive. Rule of thumb with neons is that you should buy at least 3 or more at one time because they do stay in their own little groups, plus they add a nice little touch of color to the tank as well. Some of the larger snells also add a nice touch not to mention they do a great job at keeping the house clean too!

Answer 8

I don't think there are any nonaggressive oscars but you could try angel fish. Angel fish are gorgeous and they can live for about 10 years.

Good luck with your tank.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

I mix fish with my bettas. As long as there is not another betta in the tank they are rather friendly fish. They cannot be with fin nippers and they can handle large tanks and they are easy to care for. They would go great with your fish. They also will fight back if any fish messes with them but they generally do not pick fights with anything other than other bettas.