Go with one, and give him all the care he deserves and you will be rewarded with a very healthy, outgoing "Wetpuppy" that all of us Oscar lovers talk about.
Tiger Oscars, and convict cichlids
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Awesome fish!
Most likely with young fish, not full grown adults. I have seen a lot of beat up carpintis females, along with many that were simply killed outright. My male almost killed my KKP when they initially paired off, the only thing that saved her was that she is tuff as nails, and she initially had a couple of inches on him. I came home from work one day and both were badly torn up and looked they had just gone through a hurricane. This is in a 6ft tank. He's still to this day violent/aggressive pre-spawning, but so is she, and he has learned to respect her aggressive side so they get along relatively well. I would not try keeping H. carpintis in a 4 ft tank without a divider, unless you don't mind risking the loss of females. Most female carpintis won't be as large or as powerful as my KKP. She's a beast. lol
The COA only sells to pet stores it looks like
How often do you do water changes? How much? what is your pH?
No they sell to individuals, just he has a min order amount of $100
Edit $100 min for America, $250 Canada, $1000 everywhere else.
Can also look at The Wet Spot in Portland Oregon, no min and ships. Many a MFK members get fish from them. I am lucky and it's my LFS
Thank you so much!!! He's my baby!!!