Oscars

[Plecostrum]

Hi there everyone!!

Just bidding on a new tank dimensions as followed 5ft x 1ft x 1 1/2ft Not sure how much that is in gallons

Well i have always wanted 2 oscars and now my reality might kick in I am having a large tank and am deciding what to put into it?? Know this tank will not be wide enough for a full grown oscar to turn in but hopefully can upgrade in few years how fast do they grow?? I would buy 1" oscars tiny ones so any tank mates that will grow together too?? what pleco is best at the moment i have a 6" common


Anyone with oscars I am after the
GOOD AND BAD so i can decide


DO these bite??? Always wanted a shoal of pirahna but as my 3 yr old likes both my tanks i wouldnt risk it

 

[impur]

If i calculated it right, you probably have a 55 gal tank. To small for even 1 oscar. Sorry. Hopefully someone will come along and double check my calculation to be certain.

 

[juanveldez]

very true the tank will not be wide enough for oscars, if I were you I would probably look at new world species that get around 8 inches or in that neighborhood, good examples would be Jack dempseys, cuban cichlids, I am also sure that there are probably some pike cichlids that don't really get over 8 inches. as far as pirhanas bitting depends on the species some are more prone to it than others, I have always found that red bellies were realy scardy pants and would run at the first hint of anything in their tank that wasnt a fish.

 

[LoveMyOscar]

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[Plecostrum]

I am scowering ebay as we speak for a
4ft x 2 x 2 or a 5ft x 2 x 2

With no joy yet but i will keep looking I am determined before i am 30 i am having 2 new friends.

Will come back with questions as soon as i have my tank sorted??

 

[Plecostrum]

Can anyone tell me how to add my tank pic to this bit where you write?? been trying last hour and cant work out how to put it here?

 

[Vip]

goto to the folder where it says "Memeber aquarims Pictures"

 

[MrMashashin]

No, PlecoStrum can have an oscar. Their called Albino Dworf Oscars. I've seen them in both of my LFS. From what I gathered from the owners/managers is that they only get about 6 inches long. I don't think thats right though but I'ts around there I believe. Well I'll do some research to see if the Albino Dworfs I saw are actualy oscars.

Don't get mad at me if i'm wrong

 

[Vip]

Dont take this the wrong way, but i dont think there is a such thing as a dwarf oscar, there selling as that to make more profit selling them to people with smaller tanks.

 

[impur]

I haven't seen one either. Although there have been a lot of hybrid oscars coming into the market lately - blueberry oscars, long-finned oscars are a couple. It wouldn't suprise me if someone figured out what to do to keep oscars from growing large though.

 

[MrMashashin]

yea I have seen those long finned oscars. Their so beautiful! Nice white when their young then they get the traditional red in them. Takes my breath away when i goto the petshop and see the big female in their 100g. She plays with pingpong balls . They also tought her tricks! The lady at the counter said Oh my gosh you have to see whet I tought the oscar! She took out a pice of bread and ripped a piece off and then she put it up to the side of the tank. The oscar did a flip then a cork sqrew! OMG those are so inteligent when it comes to treats

 

[LoveMyOscar]

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[Daveo]

A plain old common pleco will do 8)


Daveo