I have an aquarium that kept Oscar fishes together with other kinds of fishes. As the Oscar fishes gets older, they become wilder and start biting the other fishes including Hammer Head and Big Head fish and I have already lost a couple of the other fishes. I don't have anymore spaces to put a new aquarium to separate the fishes. What can I do? How to stop the Oscar fishes from biting other fishes? I do have a point outside the house, will the Oscar fishes survive if I put them outside?
2006-12-10 19:13:51 · 7 answers · asked by Angel's Smile 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Besides re-doing your tank, and try adding more plants and stuff to provide a place to hide..Make them re-adjust so less aggressive about (their ) part of the tank...
2006-12-10 19:22:40 · answer #1 · answered by cintinightbird2003 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The fish will not make it in the outside world. The temperature will not be warm enough. The Oscars are aggressive by nature. They will go after fish smaller than they are. I am not familiar with the other fish in your tank, but oscars are great fish with personality. You may want to think about dividing your tank in two to seperate the fish.
2006-12-11 01:28:15 · answer #2 · answered by arkman_71 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oscars bite, that's what they do. They are big fish and can live for many years, and as they get older they will get more and more aggressive. If you are not able to keep your Oscar in his own tank (that is at least 60 gallons) bring him back to the petstore.
He will not survive in the outdoor pond, as Oscars require warm, stable water.
Decide what you want do. If you want to keep the oscar, and the tank is big enough bring all the othre fish back to your petstore or sell them at your local aquarists' society. If you want to keep your other fish, sell the oscar.
2006-12-11 01:56:01 · answer #3 · answered by Zoe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, your first mistake was putting oscars with other types of fish. Oscars are meat eaters - meaning their main diet is fish, shrimp, etc and they will eat anything that you put in the tank with them. You should have done some research before you mixed fish. If you want to keep the others that you have, separate them, or let the oscars eat what you have left.
2006-12-11 01:55:14 · answer #4 · answered by melissa p 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hate to tell you but Oscars are aggressive towards other fishes & can be towards people...they grow large & hence are more dominate...IM not sure if Oscars can survive outside depens on the weather where you live...do you livein a warm climate?? if so then the Oscars should do fine...bottom line tho they are an aggressive fish & you can change them
2006-12-10 21:26:54 · answer #5 · answered by *♥* ♥* FaeGoddess*♥*♥* 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
oscars are aggresive with diverse fish they do eat diverse fish and are fin nippers. I certainly have one myself and olny keep it with my diverse oscars. in case you notice bypass to a interior of reach petco or petsmart and discover the fish section and come across a tank with a collection of oscars. I certainly have tried this many circumstances till ultimately now. placed your finger against the glass of the tank on the superb (front component of tank) in case you notice they are going to bypass up on your finger. they are going to all persist with you. now if the tank is open becareful whilst attempting this. placed your resign the tank and optimal will bounce out and attempt to get your hands. optimal aggresive fish not in undemanding words oscars try this =D replaced into hoping this helped
2016-12-11 06:44:47 · answer #6 · answered by sickels 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oscars are very aggressave fish. What do you have in the tank with them? your best bet is to go to a sigh that you can ask fish experts. try http://aquariacentral.com/ my husband is one of the people in charge of the sight. if you regestar Fish_freak recomended you
2006-12-11 04:48:26 · answer #7 · answered by Heather 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋