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cichlidfish
03-09-2009, 10:15 AM
This is my 13'' tiger oscar. He broke his 3rd heater over the weekend...pain in the ass....but I love him.
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo292/abbydog/Fish/025.jpg
chloe
03-09-2009, 10:18 AM
bless him lol handsome boy!
cichlidfish
03-09-2009, 10:56 AM
bless him lol handsome boy!
lol..thanks :)
CichlidAddict
03-09-2009, 11:12 AM
That looks like an XP3 filter intake. Why don't you get an in-line heater and put in on the return line of your XP3? That way your oscar can't break it and there's less clutter in the tank.
Ullopincrate
03-09-2009, 11:33 AM
or a Stealth heater aren't they supposed to be unbreakable?
haha gotta love oscars. Great fish and good job getting him to that size.
Aphilophus
03-09-2009, 5:30 PM
i would go in line i had a trimc that broke a stealth
cichlidfish
03-09-2009, 5:45 PM
That looks like an XP3 filter intake. Why don't you get an in-line heater and put in on the return line of your XP3? That way your oscar can't break it and there's less clutter in the tank.
That is a good idea, but for now I put the new heater behind a emperor 400 intake. He is already trying to get at it, but it isn't moving :ROFL:
Thanks for the idea about the xp3 intake and heater combo. I bet it would look better like you said.
He looks like a ]V[ONSTER!!! I love seeing big oscars. Thanks for sharing.
The beast.....The glory......The hunger.....THE OSCAR!
cichlidfish
03-09-2009, 6:53 PM
The beast.....The glory......The hunger.....THE OSCAR!
Haha...he tried to bite while doing a water change today. It was tough, and he almost got me a few times. My swordtail population is out of control. I'm sure he wouldn't mind helping me out there :D
Yanbbrox
03-09-2009, 7:24 PM
Beast!, my big red's hobby is chewing on heaters also
danny2875
03-09-2009, 8:21 PM
Great looking big boy. Oscars are one of my favorite cichlids.
perfect_prefect
03-09-2009, 8:54 PM
Haha...he tried to bite while doing a water change today. It was tough, and he almost got me a few times. My swordtail population is out of control. I'm sure he wouldn't mind helping me out there :D
let him get you once, it doesnt hurt, my O's bite me all the time. one bit my 7 year old son today and he was like "OWW! wait a minute that didnt hurt"
cichlidfish
03-10-2009, 8:00 AM
let him get you once, it doesnt hurt, my O's bite me all the time. one bit my 7 year old son today and he was like "OWW! wait a minute that didnt hurt"
I've been bitten before, and you are right. It did draw a little blood though.
Red Devil
03-10-2009, 11:31 AM
what a ham... handsome.... big guy!
G-Code
03-10-2009, 11:33 AM
Water dogs... what more can you say? lol
Nice. What are you feeding him?
cichlidfish
03-10-2009, 7:05 PM
Nice. What are you feeding him?
Mostly hikari cichlid gold pellets, but also blood worm cubes, shrimp, and insects. He like crickets and moths a lot. He was 2'' when I bought him about 5 years ago, and he even developed HITH. I think that was because then I was giving him LFS feeders.
janzal3
03-10-2009, 7:08 PM
I use a stainless heater.
Otherone
03-10-2009, 7:34 PM
Nice Fish................"the beast" fitting name for a 15" fish also hard to believe those plants fake or real are still in the sand my oscars used to parade them around the tank like a flag bearer.
cichlidfish
03-11-2009, 3:57 PM
I use a stainless heater.
I was thinking about getting a titanium heater, but they are expensive. So far putting the heater behind the emperor 400 intake works. My o is getting really pissed off :ROFL:
stealth heaters are plastic instead of glass. Supposedly they won't break nearly as easily...I've never tested it though.
balton777
03-11-2009, 8:53 PM
stealth heaters are plastic instead of glass. Supposedly they won't break nearly as easily...I've never tested it though.
Stealth heaters are great in tanks with aggressive cichlids. That's all I have any more.
cichlidfish
03-12-2009, 6:35 AM
stealth heaters are plastic instead of glass. Supposedly they won't break nearly as easily...I've never tested it though.
I won't buy glass heaters any more. Plus the glass is heavier, and I worry about my o breaking the tank glass. I'm not sure if he can, but just to be safe.