50-Gallon Oscar Species Tank

From Microcosm Aquarium Explorer

Here is an odd-couple tank that allows the keeper to cultivate a “pet” Oscar along with a big, self-sufficient catfish that can hold its own in the presence of a large cichlid.

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1 Oscar Astronotus ocellatus

[edit] Bottom Dwellers

1 Leopard Pleco Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

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1 Striped Raphael Platydoras armatulus

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Excerpted from: 101 Best Tropical Fishes

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