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posted 07-19-2003 07:19 PM         

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i just added a tiger oscar to my tank its about 1.5 inch
i hope he makes it to a good size
the Pacus should leave it alone they are almost 10"
have to wait and see

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posted 07-20-2003 02:35 AM         

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Uh-Oh!

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posted 07-20-2003 08:26 AM         

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Heres a question ....what do i feed him???
he kind of eats flakes i will never feed him feeders thats how they get diseased. i will try a small sinking pellet today.

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posted 07-20-2003 11:37 AM         

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well the oscar is dead already i dont know why?
alive and swimming one minute and floating the next strange.
do you recamend a convict or a jack dempsy

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posted 07-20-2003 05:39 PM         

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the next time you decide to add another fish to your tank.before you buy it check with someone at the pet shop or here.that way you won't lose any more fish.

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posted 07-20-2003 06:58 PM         

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i lost the fish to a disease!!!!!
i returned the fish to the pet store and all the fish it was with in the tank at the store were also dead the fish was sick before i brought it home!!!
they refunded my money.

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posted 07-21-2003 05:03 AM         

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From your description it sounds like the people at the pet shop didn't aclimate them into their tanks properly. Just as a note, it's best to watch the fish in their tanks for several days to make sure the fish are alright. I know it's hard sometimes when there is a fish that you want and you want to get it before someone else does but it's best to wait. By the way, fish can go into PH shock up to 2 weeks after they have been aclimated.

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posted 07-21-2003 10:18 AM         

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thank you for your advice, now before i get another fish what do you recomend as tankmates for my pacus, i want somthing thats gonna get a good size but not so aggresive that it will terrorize the pacus, any ideas?

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posted 07-22-2003 01:46 AM         

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I've never run across anything that would terrorize a Pacu except for possibly a Clarus (walking catfish) which is notorius for mameing other fish. A Red tail cat the same size as the Pacu might give it a hard time by trying to eat it. From other posts I've seen you might want to avoid a Flowerhorn. Other than those you're basically unlimited. I would suggest however, given his size, to add fish that are 4" or more in length so he doesn't try to feed off of them. Also Pacus tend to be fin strippers on fish with flowing fins such as viel-tail Angels and Arowanas. Hope this helps.

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