Hy people...
I'm interested in bying this fish and I wont to know
can I put this fish in a tank with America cichlids (oscars...)Tank is 120x50x50
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check out the size: this species -Bagarius yarelli- grows larger than your tank is long......definitely a no-go.
There IS a smaller species; Bagarius bagarius. it reaches 8"/20cm.
There are several drawbacks: first is the temperature: Bagarius likes it cool, Oscars like it warm; and the upper range of Bagarius -23'C- is below the lower range of the preferred temperature of the Oscar -24-30'C.
second: the smaller species of Bagarius is a long slimbuilt fish. an adult Oscar will eat it without any fuss or at least try to eat it......fish suitable for Oscar-tanks should be highbuilt or at least longer than the adult length of an Oscar. with is over 1 foot.
btw that tank is also way too small for adult Oscars. I hope they're not mature yet and that you're going to upgrade it soon.
else you're causing stunted growth and IMO that's just as bad for a cichlid as it is for a catfish.
There IS a smaller species; Bagarius bagarius. it reaches 8"/20cm.
There are several drawbacks: first is the temperature: Bagarius likes it cool, Oscars like it warm; and the upper range of Bagarius -23'C- is below the lower range of the preferred temperature of the Oscar -24-30'C.
second: the smaller species of Bagarius is a long slimbuilt fish. an adult Oscar will eat it without any fuss or at least try to eat it......fish suitable for Oscar-tanks should be highbuilt or at least longer than the adult length of an Oscar. with is over 1 foot.
btw that tank is also way too small for adult Oscars. I hope they're not mature yet and that you're going to upgrade it soon.
else you're causing stunted growth and IMO that's just as bad for a cichlid as it is for a catfish.
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