Question:
PLEASE HELP,, WILL MY FISH KILL EACH OTHER?
johnny5
2010-07-10 00:02:26 UTC
have a 60 gallon aquarium setup, with 1 Kissing Gaurami, 2 Oscar Chchlids, 1 Pleco, 1 congo tetra, and 1 blood parrot cichlid. I was advised that these fish were compatible along with my 4 gold fish by a lfs employee, but after my goldfish were just attacked, I would like to know from anyone here with experience/knowledge of aquariums, if I should be expecting any more issues from the fish that I currently have in this 60 gallon tank. i separated the goldfish to quarantine them. Thanks Everyone for your help.
Six answers:
catx
2010-07-10 04:03:12 UTC
Find a better LFS, or start doing more thorough research!



Oscars grow very large (around 14"), get increasingly territorial, and for a bonded pair you'd need at least 120-150 US gallons. You can't visually sex Oscars, so if you've ended up with two males you'll only know that when one gets beaten to death by the other. The Oscars are also likely to eat that Congo Tetra.



Speaking of the Tetra, it's a shoaling fish and should not be kept alone, they need to be in groups of 6+.



The Kissing Gourami also has the potential to hit 12" and really needs a slightly larger tank than yours depending on dimensions of your 60, generally they need a minimum of a 75. They get pretty nasty too. That "kissing" is actually fighting!



What kind of Pleco? There are over 800 species with a huge range of needs, and they are all huge waste producers.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/family.php?family_id=4



Blood Parrot Cichlids are screwed up Cichlid hybrids. They should get between 8"-10" and still have a feisty nature, but unlikely to be able to tough it out with a more-able Oscar!



Basically, knowledgeable aquatic store staff are very few and far between. The majority are just there to make a profit and not for the welfare of the fish. They can usually spot an ill-researched n00bie from half a mile away and take every opportunity to sell the more expensive fish without a care in the world! Never rely solely on a member of staff at an LFS for fish care information, do your OWN background reading and plan your tank from the ground up BEFORE you buy any fish!
Agg Doll
2010-07-10 01:21:35 UTC
Say bye bye to all your fish except the oscars. A tetra with an oscar? I'd like to know who the person is who told you that was ok because I'd like to slap them. Two oscars need more than a 60 gallon. The gourami and parrot will last until the oscars get big enough to eat/beat them to death. oscars get up to 15 inches btw.
Laura
2010-07-13 12:50:28 UTC
you are going to have a LOT of problems all of those fish get WAY to big for that tank even with the best filteration. plecos can get 18" and sometimes bigger....and oscar get around 14" but CAN get up to 18" and a tetras are usually pretty small and will get eatten very easily once the other fish get bigger goldfish (i know you removed them) but can get up to 12" the kissing gourami can get 12" and then the blood parrot can get 8" ....it just depeneds what fish you want to keep in there but all of them will get way to big to live together in that size tank sorry to say good luck
ⓀⓇⒾⓈ シ
2010-07-10 00:16:45 UTC
Damn I really want to slap the face of your local lfs employee. The 2 oscars will eventually kill all your fish but the pleco.
?
2016-12-07 16:15:38 UTC
They pull off the gills of the different fish (Fish use gills to respire) And pull on the fins, unfavorable them. If one doesnt kill them particularly at as quickly as, the latter will kill them in basic terms besides, easily because of the fact of an infection.
auram009
2010-07-10 00:15:37 UTC
No since most are chiclids,characins and anabantidae they can defend them selves since all are disguised terrorists,not to sure about congo tetra and oscars .but since after the gold fish affair they have stuck to gather they may be ok.

Good Luck.


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