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   AQUARIUM      Fishkeeping, fresh and marine tank      93 messages   

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   Message 13 of 93   
   Roger Shays to Scott Brown   
   Re: Koi and oscar   
   03 Dec 10 20:45:00   
   
   * In a message originally to Roger Shays, Scott Brown said:   
      
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    > RS> Does anyone know if it is safe to Put a Oscar In the tank with a KOI    
    > RS>  I was thinking about getting a oscar , the koi is currently    
    > RS> definately to big to fit in a Oscars Mouth , was just wondering if    
    > RS> they would be compatable in the same tank    
      
    > Hi Roger,   
      
    > No, I would never put a Koi in the same tank with a Oscar. Koi need water    
    > temps around 62-72 degrees and Oscars prefer warmer water arount 75-85    
    > degrees. Plus, I've seen carnivorous fish like the Oscar eat fish bigger    
    > than    
    > them. How big is your tank?   
      
    > Scott Brown   
      
    > ... Old is when your back goes out more often than you do.   
      
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   Tank is a 55 gallon Long  I found out from the pet store today that    
   the oscar would probably kill the koi so i ended up just buying a    
   couple of fancy tailed  Goldfish to go in with him    
      
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