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posted 08-04-2003 12:44 PM         

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Hello I was wondering I really want an oscar badly and I was thinking of putting it in my piranha tank the tank is 40 gallons and there are 4 piranhas int there what if I planned on getting a bigger oscar than the 4 piranhas? before I was able to keep some kind of ciclid I think aurats in the tank and the piranhas did not do anything to it at all but then I put it back in te other tank the piranhas are maybe 7 or 8 months old one younger please help

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posted 08-04-2003 11:36 PM         

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Check this website page 5, subject Piranha's and O's, posted by T-hawk, 6/9/2003 at 7:53AM

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posted 08-05-2003 09:04 AM         

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Oscars get real big and need room.if you put them in a 40 gallon tank with 4 piranha which also get big they will have no room and will kill each other

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posted 08-05-2003 11:07 AM         

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I will be soon putting the 4 piranhas and hopelfully the oscar in a 66 gallon aquarium is that alright?????

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posted 08-05-2003 08:01 PM         

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i wouldn't put pirahnas in with an oscar

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posted 08-05-2003 09:12 PM         

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First, pay no attention to the icon. Just been dieing to use it since they put it up. Now, with regard to the Oscars and Piranhas; A 66 gallon is still too small for 4 full grown Piranhas not to mention an Oscar.

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posted 08-06-2003 12:48 AM         

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i would put no more than 2 piranha in a 66 gal. tank or 2 oscar for that matter. you might want to pick different fish as a hobby cause these fish you have high maintenance. and you seem to be a novice at this. maybe you should research your fish before buying them.

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posted 02-08-2004 06:09 PM         

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posted 02-08-2004 06:10 PM         

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and by "newbie??" i mean NOVICE (srry)

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posted 02-08-2004 08:59 PM         

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One oscar BY ITSELF needs at least 55 gallons. And unless you have a HUGE aquarium (like several hundred gallons), I wouldn't put an oscar in with piranhas.

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posted 02-09-2004 06:49 AM         

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at least 200 gallon.

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posted 02-09-2004 08:32 AM         

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the answer is very simple...NO NO NO. The piranah will gang up on the oscar and a massacre will occur.

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posted 02-09-2004 05:02 PM         

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puff jsut because you dont have many posts doesnt mean you a novice...

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posted 02-09-2004 05:03 PM         

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and i would not recommend this combination either..if you want an oscar that bad jsut get a 55 gallon setup to start.

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posted 02-09-2004 05:27 PM         

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NO!NO!NO! pharanas will kill and if you want an oscar that bad, put it in a different tank.

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posted 02-09-2004 05:31 PM         

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the parahnas wont kill it and besides an oscar would be able to fit in a 44 alone

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posted 02-10-2004 04:56 AM         

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One oscar in a 44 is a no go. simply too small of a space for a full grown fish. Plain and simple.

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posted 03-01-2004 03:38 PM         

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rbps are very expensive.

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posted 03-03-2004 08:30 AM         

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you definatly can not put an oscar with 4 pirhanas in a 55 gallon tank. i tried mixing 5 small pirhana with one oscar of a larger size in a 75 gallon tank, and he didn't last 4 days. don't do it, he will get eaten.

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posted 03-03-2004 12:49 PM         

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thier was a natinal Geographic that had a topic about oscars and pirahna saying that in a huge tank oscars with Defind tail spots would do well but oscars with a faded 1 would get eaten tail up. this is what i read but i still would not take the chance.
lol why not go with silver dollers and an oscar in like a 80 gal tank. silver dollers look alot like their cousins

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posted 03-03-2004 05:35 PM         

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Puff just because you dont have but a few posts doesnt mean your a newbie or novice to the aquarium world. Just to this forum so please lighten up.

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