Oscars And Green Terrors?

[thelaw]

hi i want to know if in a 150 gallon tank one oscar one green terror one sun catfish and one Royal Pleco can live in that size tank together.

 

[kniesh]

Short answer is yes, however caution will need to be taken. If you are hoping to get them as large specimens then you will have abetter chance if they are both female. If you can get them small, then get them small as if they grow up together, IMO, they are much more likely to tolerate each other when fully grown. I have kept |GT with Oscars and had no issues at all. That stocking sounds fine for that tank size

 

[thelaw]

Short answer is yes, however caution will need to be taken. If you are hoping to get them as large specimens then you will have abetter chance if they are both female. If you can get them small, then get them small as if they grow up together, IMO, they are much more likely to tolerate each other when fully grown. I have kept |GT with Oscars and had no issues at all. That stocking sounds fine for that tank size

ok thanks

 

[Wills]

I agree it could work but both fish have varied temperaments. Personally I would prefer two male fish as two females still have the risk of laying eggs by them selves which can cause problems. My female Severum used to lay eggs all the time by her self and it was not that different to having a breeding pair in the tank...
 
Wills

 

[AeonMapa]

perfectly reasonable stocking level!   Of course with cichlids you  can never know what can happen because they have such varied personalities, but on paper everything looks good. I'd go for a male green terror of course as they are so much more beautiful than the females