What one should i choose??

[silver dollars]

For the 55G at my moms house i decided on 2 different fish. Either get an oscar and let him be the only fish in there(unless there is another fish that i can have with him/her) or 2 discus, 6 neon tetras, 4 serpae tetras, and 4 corys. Which one sounds better????/

 

[Katie217]

Get the Oscar
And it would just have to be the oscar alone

 

[Cichlid-Man]

The discus. However i'd get something more like 4-5 discus, will help them be less shy.

 

[Katie217]

Dont let Matt corrupt you Silver!!

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Come on, what would you rather have? 1 lone fish loafing around the tank or a tank full of activity and different colors from the schooling fish along with the discus as a centerpiece?

 

[silver dollars]

Hm...... i am leaning toward the discus. But i am wanting to get 2 juviniles so that they can grow together and mabey pair up.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Even though it may cost a good bit, getting a group is better especially with juvis. They grow up in a school and feel safer, won't stress as easy. Also with more fish you have a greater chance of getting a pair, especially since discus are almost impossible to sex without seeing them breed.

 

[FreddyJ]

I think you should also consider who is going to be taking care of the fish and the amount of care required and if whomever is doing it is going to be up to the task. Discus are pretty sensitive, (right?), and sound like they might require closer attention than the pretty resilient Oscar.

If it was me though: Discus!

 

[SinisterKisses]

I'd do the discus personally, even if they may require more work - a challenge is always good

 

[jessey]

hehe, what a heated debate

either way you'll have a great setup. oscars and discus are both something i'd love to do! so good luck either way!!

 

[sphed]

55 Gallon is not big enough for an oscar. Go with discus, just make sure you have enough time to do water changes.

 

[big54bob]

55 Gallon is not big enough for an oscar. Go with discus, just make sure you have enough time to do water changes.

Not true, Missdixie and Katie are keeping oscars in a 55gal.
Get a breeding pair of convicts plus anything that can survive with them

 

[Hamburgler]

Not true, Missdixie and Katie are keeping oscars in a 55gal.

Well if they jumped off a bridge would...

It depends on the footprint of the tank...i remember seeing in one of the recent oscar threads that someone had a different footprint than a standard 55. I would not suggest an oscar in a regular 55 at full size, it would barely be able to turn around.

The discus idea would be nice if you want to put some extra effort in. What about some smaller 'wet pet' ish fish? Like JD's, acaras etc.

 

[Katie217]

That was my oscar thread
My tank is a 56gal, different dimentions

 

[silver dollars]

Aw but look at his doggy eyes

Haha! I am leaning toward the discus. Anyone know if they go good with keyhole cichlids???

 

[ram man]

They should be able to live with keyholes from what i have read.

 

[silver dollars]

Sweet thanks ram man. I saw some pics on MFT of some new Salvinis and i like them also. But i am just going to go with the discus probably as they seem to be good in a small community(not too many fish in the tank)