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**kaianuanu** · 12-05-2007, 12:42 AM

hi i had 2 baby oscars and they died today

all i have left is a common pleco. the tank needed life so i aded a silver tipped shark (catfish).
should i get 2 more oscars and put the shark in his old home or should i make a community tank

if i should make a community can u guys give me some sugestions on what fish to get?

also some suggestiones about other predatory fish that are smart like oscars

**Dave66** · 12-05-2007, 12:47 AM

First, why did the Oscars die? Have you checked your water parameters for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate? You shouldn't put ANY more fish in that tank 'til you get your water troubles solved. Common plecos are very tough, which is why its' survived. What size aquarium do you have?
Once ammonia and nitrite are zero and nitrate is less than 10 ppm we can talk about appropriate fish for your tank.

Dave

**gem** · 12-05-2007, 12:49 AM

First thing I would do before getting new fish is test your water and maybe find out why both your oscars died....especially since they died the same day. Next, what size is your tank? What type of filtration do you have?

LOL Dave beat me to it

**kaianuanu** · 12-05-2007, 01:07 AM

no they didn't die the same day the last one died today they got mouth fungus and died from it ive cleaned the whole tank today so ive started fresh with just the shark and the pleco

i have a 10 gallon

**Ark6ie** · 12-05-2007, 02:55 AM

i wouldnt be getting any more oscars for a 10 gallon tank. find some fish that can live in small tank and be happy. i think that maybe your pleco will need a bigger tank too though wont it?

**OscarFan** · 12-05-2007, 02:58 AM

If you get a bigger tank as long as your Catfish starts out bigger than the Oscar you can keep in the same tank with the Oscar.

**Fishguy2727** · 12-05-2007, 02:59 AM

The shark will also outgrow that tank.

**Drumachine09** · 12-05-2007, 03:13 AM

Check your ammonia, nitrates, and nitrites. That is probably why they died. Poor water quality often leads to bacterial infections due to low immune systems from stress.

**Futureboy** · 12-05-2007, 03:28 AM

like everyone else has said no dont add anything untill you find out what happened

secondly no you should not add more oscars that is much to small a tank and even though you get them as bubs they grow VERY fast and that pleco will end up bigger then your tank so you will need to work something out for that too

**KcEE** · 12-05-2007, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by kaianuanu

no they didn't die the same day the last one died today they got mouth fungus and died from it ive cleaned the whole tank today so ive started fresh with just the shark and the pleco

i have a 10 gallon

Hmm...If you just cleaned the tank out, I think you should cycle your tank first before putting any fish in. Your fish will keep dying if you carry on this way.