Our Osaka 260

[Gooseberry]

Here are some pictures of our Fluval Osaka 260, we mainly have Ciclids, Uaru, Yellow Labs, Angel fish, Spotted plec, Red rainbows, Red Tailed Shark and Congo Tetra We are also hoping for a pair of Frontosa, just waiting for them to arrive (not in the post) at our local aquarium shop.

Here are the pics:

 

[kevin82]

I love the Osaka tanks, even more so now

 

[Mayu]

Very pretty!! I love that stone background! I wanted one so bad for my 30 gallon, but they're pricey! That is one gorgeous tank though. I've heard of a place called Osaka in Japan, but never of an Osaka tank. They're pretty fancy hey?

 

[Wills]

Hey yeah the osaka tanks are awesome looking! Just having a look at your stocking and Im pretty concerned about how long this will run without serious problems. Uara are one of the most placid and timid South ammerican cichlids and I worry how they would get along with yellow labs. Yellow labs are a much more aggressive south African cichlid generally speaking they shouldnt be mixed. Also Uarus get to 10-12 inches and need a bigger tank than that IMO they need at least a 5 foot tank. Also same for the frontosas they get even bigger, though only growing very slowly they will need a big tank eventually. But again Im worried they will be too pushy for the uaru.

Also when you say spotted plec? Which one is it there are a few that come under that name and the most common is the gibbiceps that gets to about 18 inches to 2 foot.

 

[Bebobb]

I'm not sure that your stocking is such a good idea. You should never mix Africans And New World cichlids. They need completly differernt water chemistery.

 

[Gooseberry]

We are very happy with the tank, and i'm very much the perfectionist the stone background is a 'Juwel Rock 600' its very hard to fit! + it doesnt really flow together, there is a large blatant join where the 2 meet but nevermind!

As for the fish mixing etc. we've had the uraus for about a year now and have also had a frontosa, which we lost due to it getting swim bladder and didnt make it, when he was alive he got on fine with the uarus and all the others we had at the time (moon light gourami, dwarf gourami, rainbow tetra, and many other placid fish) we were told at the shop that the frontosa would be too agressive, but we decided to try him in there anyway and he was fine!

And finnaly the labs, they have been in the tank over a month now and are fine, all the fish keep to their groups and dont bother one another.

If you want to try something and are told "it wont work" try it anyway, you never know

 

[Wills]

Yeah I wont dispute that risky issues wont have some good success stories but a few months isnt long enough to judge yet. If things are still as they are in 5 years then its a success, I mean its totally upto you as to how you stock your tank but I wouldnt advise people to do the same as you as it could end up in a fair few disasters.

Also just to point out why south african cichlids shouldnt be in this kind of set up, they actually need to be kept in hardwater with a high Ph basically you need to have a crushed coral substrate to raise the Ph up this is not just for cosmetic reasons they actually need to absorb the calcium to grow properly, IE the bone structure again if they are young not sure just to what extent this can happen. But by contrast the uarus need very soft water but can be okay in neutral water and thats more to do with their metabolism and chemistry rather than size etc.

Like I say just trying to advise not boss you, I have seen some absolutely stunning tanks that would normally be totally against the rules like a 600ltr tank with malawi cichlids, T-Bar barbs, tinfoils and a mbu puffer and they were some healthy looking fish! So it does work occasionally but the risks are pointed out and are known for a reason.

 

[c-dub]

Love the bamboo theme, looks very oriental! Nice work.

 

[G_Sharky]

that's a very nice looking tank...is it acrylic or glass??? love the background too.....Not to offend you, but I have to agree with Wills about your stocking, If I were you I would either choose to either keep it SA tank or an african tank, those yellow labs will be agressive and might end up beating up your Uaru....just my 2 cents, but you could always experiment since it's your tank.....

 

[kribensis12]

We are very happy with the tank, and i'm very much the perfectionist the stone background is a 'Juwel Rock 600' its very hard to fit! + it doesnt really flow together, there is a large blatant join where the 2 meet but nevermind!

As for the fish mixing etc. we've had the uraus for about a year now and have also had a frontosa, which we lost due to it getting swim bladder and didnt make it, when he was alive he got on fine with the uarus and all the others we had at the time (moon light gourami, dwarf gourami, rainbow tetra, and many other placid fish) we were told at the shop that the frontosa would be too agressive, but we decided to try him in there anyway and he was fine!

And finnaly the labs, they have been in the tank over a month now and are fine, all the fish keep to their groups and dont bother one another.

If you want to try something and are told "it wont work" try it anyway, you never know

Now be warned I am not trying to offend you, and I have no intention of that, but you seem to be a person who doesn't listen to advise ( I may be completely wrong). But as stated, the Uraus will get too big for that tank. Ever heard of stunting? That's when the fish doesn't have the room to grow big enough. It's internal organs keep growing, but it's body size doesn't. It can and will dramtically shorten their lives, especially in extreme cases. Frontosa get HUGE. I was just at a locals house the other day, and his are absolute MONSTERS. They are very aggressive. Yours most likely wasn't a bully because it wasn't mature. Yellow Labs (I have personally kept them) can and will be aggressive. Even more so when they get older. They need ALOT of rock work to feel safe and secure, as that's what their natural habitat is. Mine were almost never visible because they liked to hide so much.

I am trying not to hurt your feelings or make you mad, but sometimes it's needed to get people to realize that there is a problem. On the plus side though, the angel is fine in a tank like that, and it's a gorgeous tank. I wish I could afford something like that.