AboutChris Robbins Expertise I have 25 years of personal experience as a pet store employee and manager in the family pet store business. The main part of our business was Freshwater Fish. I can answer questions on; Fish care, diseases, parasites and fish identification, feeding your fish, breeding and sexing your fish, setting up your aquarium, cleaning your aquarium, and "what`s this weird stuff in my tank/on my fish" questions. I am not an African Cichlid expert, not a Plant expert and not a Brackish setup expert. No Pond or Saltwater Questions Please.
Experience I worked in and managed my family's fish and pet and fish store for 26 years and maintained the 35 aquariums. My experience also has included in-home consultation and aquarium maintenance for my clients.
Question We have a 65 gallon tank with an angel fish, tiger Oscar and three large plecos. I would like to move my rubber eel from my fifteen gallon tank into the 65 gallon tank. The Oscar is approx. 5 inches long and the eel is around twelve inches long. Will they be able to live together or will one kill the other.
Answer Hi Matthew;
Your rubber eel would not survive the aggressive nature of your oscar, especially as he grows larger. The eel would probably never get any food anyway. The oscar will probably drive the eel away from the food and really stress him out at the same time.
Your angel probably won't do well long term either I'm afraid. As the oscar gets bigger he will become increasingly aggressive and territorial. Angels are just not equipped to handle the same kind of aggression that oscars exhibit.
