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Normal stuff with Oscars.. this is the fun about having them. Don't worry about them not eating every time you give them food. My 4 year old O likes to dig a whole to the glass to get a look at his reflection. When he does so he sometimes will get so into himself (lying on his side and swimming...

Agree with everyone on the thread. I love my Oscar and can't imagine seeing him in a tank on his own less than a 75 gal. Think of the water like air and how bad it would be for you and two of your friends if you were locked in a small room for 1-2 months given lots of food but nowhere to go to...

The way I look at it is this... The water should be clean... I have an Oscar... he eats, he breaths, he is a big fish and I am trying to balance his daily metabolism in the filters.... to me the filters are not for filtering decaying food and waste that I could remove... an oscar will always...

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions folks. Ammonia droped and water is clear. But some ammonia is still present. Stabilize is helping. I haven't changed a thing with my maintenance routine. The tank has been stable for 4 years and now all of a sudden I have this issue after 4 days of...

I am not aware of any power outages and I had an airstone going at all times.... this is very strange. Wouldn't a ton of waste cause more bacteria to build up and not less... I figured my tank couldn't cope with all the waste until I did these major water changes, stoped feeding and still got...

Hi Everyone. I have a thread out there more specific to what to do about it but I would like to solicit some feedback on the subject thread specifically. To summarize. 2 X Eheim 2217 90 gal 1 oscar and 2 silver dollars. three clown loaches (5 inches - now transfered to discuss tank)...

'At worst I ahve done a 80% change over 2 weeks. ' - Meaning this is the worst case as far as how much WC I have done over the 4 years I have owned this tank. I have done 5 major water changes since Friday... 2-3 major gravel vacs. '

Welll. I did do 2-3 major gravel vacs with the water changes. Both my 2217s are packed with bioballs. One filter is supposed to handle up to 160 gallons. I have 2 and was shocked to find amonia in my tank. At worst I ahve done a 80% change over 2 weeks. I think that the overfeeding last week...

2 2217's not enough? I guess not as I got a new test kit last night and had ammonia once again.. My poor poor Oscar! Last night I did another 90% water change and added stabilize... this morning the water was prestine. I guess something killed off all my ammonia consuming bb while leaving...

Soooo.... 90 gal tank - 4 years running. 2* Eheim 2217 1 airstone surface modirate agitation. WC = 1 times 80 percent once a week. Nitrates have always been below 20. So I had my girlfriend taking care of the fish. She overfed but i have done so too without problems. I came home and...

LOL. I have a hard time believing they will bully my Oscar at feeding time... he only eats from the top of the tank though... and if he needs a distraction because he's being an a-hole then I just clear a spot on the bottom for him and he doesn't care about anything else. This is my living...

The only clown that comes out does get a little fake bite from my O... but only when he decides resting 1 cm from his face is a good idea... I wouldn't put my hand that close to his mouth.... especially in that little clearing in the gravel he keeps making where the other oscars are looking back...

I've been looking for ages for Clowns this big. They were listed at $100 are wild caught and I got 4 for 250. I've been thinking I got a deal. I asked another LFS how much they would charge for the clowns in their show tank. They said the original owner dropped them off, giving them to them on...

I too used it to figure out my stocking. It obviously uses a 1 foot clown loach in it's calculation and uses foot print not gallons to determine your stocking capacity. 1 oscar (12inch) 5 clowns (4-6 inches) in a 90 = 168% overstocked. I'm upgrading in the next 6 months to a 6 foot tank. and...

Thanks Aclockworkorange (great film!). I've done my reseach but there are gaps in between what is suitable for juvis and what is needed for the monsters... I have the fish and setup for the in between stage so the advise helps a lot. I really want this to work out... acceptable and fun tank...

I will post pictures as soon as they start coming out of hiding... still pretty freaked out but the first one came out of hiding today and started eating... good sign they are acclimizing. Any thoughts on tank size with that stock?

Thanks everyone. The clown's are too big for my oscar to eat. I have a little tiny fear that he may try but they are pretty big and pulky. I don't think he could manage.... think.... these are big loaches. They were normally 99 a piece. I got 4 for 250 CAD. The con has been chasing an...

Repeat from the loach forum but I wanted both perspectives. I have a 3.5 inch male con. I just purchased 4 5 inch clown loaches and will be buying a 5th on the weekend. They share the tank with 'the boss' a 12" oscar and two silver dollars. Is my convict likely to bother my clown loaches...

I have a similar thread out there but I wanted to get some advise on this the most. I have a 3.5 inch male con. I just purchased 4 5 inch clown loaches and will be buying a 5th on the weekend. They share the tank with 'the boss' a 12" oscar and two silver dollars. Is my convict likely to...

Hey all, So my girlfriend has always wanted clown loaches and after two tank purchases (a 90 and a 75 gallon) and 4 years of dedication to keeping them in primo shape and water quality I ran into what I've been looking for. Big clown loaches that my beloved oscar could not eat. So my goal is to...