Would a oscar be ok in a 55 gallon tank with clown knife and jack dempsey?

Question

Would a oscar be ok in a 55 gallon tank with clown knife and jack dempsey?

Answer 1

I agree with the first answer...1 oscar needs 75 gallons...

Answer 2

An oscar needs a bigger tank. And its never a good idea to mix a African cichlid together with an American or South American cichlid.

Answer 3

well if they are really young ( like under 5 inches) then yes if bigger then NOT

i have 2 6 inch oscars in 90 gallons and they are there alone  

Answer 4

Nope!

Oscars need a minimum tank of 75 gallons

Clown Knife grows really big and a 55 gallon tank would be too small for it. Put in another oscar and you have a really cramped up tank.  

Answer 5

A single oscar needs at least a 75 gallon tank, so no, absolutely not.

Answer 6

Just like Ian said, no freaking way.  I don't completely agree with Chaos, but a 75 won't hurt.  A large number of people also think that a 55 will work just as well, and I tend to agree with that.  However, not only is a 55 or 75 if I follow Chaos :P the minimums you really want to have for a solo Oscar, those tank mates are not good choices.  You will have some major competition for food going on in there, as well as aggression among themselves.  A Jack Dempsey is a rule the tank type fish, hence why it got it's name, and isn't what I call a good tank mate for an Oscar.   Ian said all the needs to be said about the CKF

Answer 7

Nope.. tank is too small for three large fish like that and I'm not sure how the rather shy Knife fish will get on with two agressive cichlids, especially in a confined space.

Pesonally I suggest you just get the Jack Dempsey for that size tank.

Note that Clown Knife fish fish can grow to 3 FEET long.

Ian

Answer 8

no