Subj : Re: bullying oscars To : All From : Margolis Date : Sat Nov 20 2004 06:16 am "Cassie280264" wrote in message news:20041119095422.07662.00000847@mb-m01.aol.com... > I have a large tiger oscar in a 400 litre tank he bullied the other oscar > until it died I would like to add another oscar but am worried about the > bullying happening again I do regular water changes and feed a good diet but > when I bought my oscar he had small indentations in the head area I dont know > if this is a sign of hole in the head disease as I haven't seen the first > stages of this disease before although this haven't got any worst. I was > wondering if I should start again with baby oscars instead of fully grown ones > I am not new to keeping cichlids as I kept malawi's for years by the way my > water conditions are fine and my ph is 7.2 also how many fully grown oscars > can I keep in my tank I thought 2-3 will be the limit without overcrowding any > suggestions thankyou that tank is only suitable for 1 oscar, imho. They generally don't like companions once they start maturing a little. -- Margolis http://web.archive.org/web/20030215212142/http://www.agqx.org/faqs/AGQ2FAQ.htm http://www.unrealtower.org/faq --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com --- * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 11/20/04 6:16:59 AM * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) .