Bala Sharks with oscars

[StylinT]

could any one tell me if it would be ok to put a bala shark in with my 2 oscars an 1 jack ???
the tank is a 100 Gallon

 

[CoNMaN]

not enough room im thinking. 75 is min for 2 oscars, so a 100 doesnt offer a whole lot more room, but enough for your jack, but a bala gets pretty big.

 

[StylinT]

ya thast what i was thinkin well i will see what everyone else thinks also cause i need a dither fish in there an it needs to eat alot of black hairy alge an stuff cause its gettin out of hand

 

[StylinT]

any one else have a opinion on what i should do ?

 

[Cichlid-Man]

I agree with Conman. Don't put the bala in.

 

[ScubaSteve]

I agree with the above... Balas feel confortable in a school and you definetly don't have the room for 3-6 of these guys.

 

[JWright]

A 100 Gallon is nowhere near big enough for a Bala. You're talking 500 gallons, and a small school of them if you want to be happy.

 

[StylinT]

what about a tinfoil barb ??

 

[StylinT]

an if not a tonfoil barb what else could i put in there ???

 

[JWright]

You're really starting to run out of room there IMO. Do you really need a dither?

 

[StylinT]

Well How about port cichlids i was talkin to a guy who keeps them form the ovas (ottawa Valley aquarium society) an he is clearig out all his cichlids he was giving away like 8 port cichlids would they all go well in my tank he ahs 8 i think ?

 

[dbacksrat]

i've heard that balas shouldnt be kept in anything less than 500 gallons (a school of 7-8 would be a lot of mass--thus waste--thus ammonia)

 

[RED TIGER OSCAR]

No bala for you man.