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posted 01-06-2004 11:27 AM         

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I have a 19 inch red tiger oscar! Iva had him for about 4 years now, He lives with a 20 inch Arowana, two red bellied Piranhas(6 inches each, one JD about 5 inches, and a huge 20 inch Pacu. They all live in a 400 gallon custom tank I had made of 4 inch acrylic. The problem I have is the **** Oscar keeps killing my red bellies i put in, there are two that he cant get ahold of since hes so slow. All the fish get along its weird, but the oscar hates the red bellies and sometimes shows agression to the big Pacu. I was wondering how much you think My oscar is worth? And what should i do to stop his 250 dollar a fish eating habits?

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posted 01-06-2004 12:50 PM         

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You may have to get a seperate tank for your Oscar. Think of it this way, it won't take long at killing $250 worth of fish to pay for the tank.

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posted 01-06-2004 01:13 PM         

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im a millionare, moneys not a problem, should i get a bigger tank?

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posted 01-06-2004 03:09 PM         

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Hi iloveoscarfish, I could tell you but it would cost you! Honestly, I'm surprised you don't have more problems than that with that mix of fish, even in a 400 gallon tank. I would have expected the Oscars, RBP's and Pacu to beat up on the Arowana. Since everything else gets along, my best suggestion if your really want to keep Red Bellied Piranhas is to set up a separate tank for them. Also, I would suggest shopping around a little more for RBP's. $250 is just a little high for RBP's. I think River wonders sells 2" fish for $5 or $10.

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posted 01-06-2004 04:10 PM         

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im really not a millionare lol, i wish, but the **** piranahs costed me 250 a piece, i got them from a specialized aquatic store, the arowana owns the tank, no one messed with him. So u said you can buy red bellied piranahs for 5 dollars? am i getting scammed?

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posted 01-06-2004 06:46 PM         

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Millioinair huh?? married??? LOL

I would suggest putting a barrier in your tank. They have the plastic (totally clear) separators for aquariums. Or you could just buy another one for him....

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posted 01-07-2004 06:45 AM         

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Hi iloveoscarfish, I decided to check www.riverwonders.com this morning and their 2" Red Belly Piranhas show to list at regular price $25. They are currently on sale for $7. The clear plastic dividers work well for small fish, but with larger fish like a Pacu they don't work at all.

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posted 01-07-2004 03:00 PM         

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You payed S 250 for red belly's they cost me 8 euro.

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posted 01-07-2004 03:13 PM         

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I assumed you payed $250 for all the fish he ate! That's way to much for them.

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posted 01-10-2004 08:12 AM         

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you have been getting scammed because i can go to premiere pet supply any one doesn't matter and get a 2 and a half inche red belly for 6 dollars so you have been getting ripped off big time

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posted 01-10-2004 04:24 PM         

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i seen them for 14.99$ today, and a 8 inch on for 50$

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posted 03-14-2004 09:25 AM         

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i picked up 6 5inch piranah for $120.
in detroit.

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posted 03-14-2004 03:35 PM         

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Your tank really is too small for those fish. Just the pacu needs at least a 500 gallon tank. Your best bet would be to buy more tanks and separate the fish or get rid of some of them.

Also, can you post some pics of this tank? And especially that oscar? Is he 19" total length (including the tail) or standard length (not including tail). If that's SL, I hate to say it, but I don't believe you. If it's TL, that's more believeable, but even by oscar standards, that's HUGE.

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posted 03-15-2004 10:40 AM         

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some how i dont thing this is truthfull... lol if he say no have camera its LIES if you can offord a 400g tank you can offord a cam :P i think that tank would look cool if they could co exist...

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posted 03-16-2004 01:07 AM         

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cichlids small Jaws, Maybe he can't afford a camera BECAUSE he has a 400 gallon tank.

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