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oscar and red devil mating - 2007/10/15 21:41 We have a large male red devil and an even larger oscar in the tank. The red devil is defending eggs laid on a flat rock for the last few days. Can oscars and red devils mate? The red devil was the fish who built the nest so to speak and the oscar is just sitting on the floor of the tank not doing much. The eggs have not turned brown but the devil is defending them furiously from the other fish - 1 large catfish, 1 small catfish, two convicts and a couple of clown fish (all who keep their distance and hide). Should we let nature take its course or remove the eggs? Oscar is 10 inches long, red devil is 7 inches long. Thanks for any help you can give. Cheers, Debbie
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Re:oscar and red devil mating - 2007/10/16 11:39 The red devil has consumed the eggs and I don't think he fertilized them as they seem to have spidery web growing on them.
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Re:oscar and red devil mating - 2007/10/16 14:04 If the red devil laid the eggs, you can safely stop referring to him as a him

Most likely, the oscar is a male, and being with a fish of similar shape and close enough genus is what stimulated the spawning.
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Re:oscar and red devil mating - 2007/10/16 21:56 Yes, but the red devil has a bump on his head so I thought he was male and I didn't see which one laid the eggs but the devil was tending them. There are now no more eggs as the red devil has eaten them.
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Re:oscar and red devil mating - 2007/10/17 04:04 Well, even the females can have a somewhat protruded forehead, it's just usually more pronounced with the males.
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Re:oscar and red devil mating - 2007/11/02 14:10 they will breed but tha eggs will never hatch. red devils are the sluts of tha fish world, they will breed with almost any thing.
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