Long story short, I get this large 8" Oscar (healing up from HITH from previous owner), figured he might be fun with my two smaller Oscars, bad idea. He got real aggressive, so I am getting rid of him but in the mean time, until I can find a new owner, I wanted to take him out and put him in a different tank. I never knew how badass big Oscars were and this one isn't even fully grown. The power from this beast was incredible, it was like trying to handle a small wild animal. It took me a good while before I could get him out of the tank. I thought for sure he was going to bust the tank.
A tip I learned after though, if you lower the water to the point where he can just barely fit, you can scoop him out without a fight. He only put up a fight when he had room to swim. To scoop him out I used a good size plastic strainer, works really good for large fish. I used a small net on top to hold him down, a larger net would have come in handy though.
He's doing well all by himself. Need to tend to my two smaller Oscars, they will have nightmares of this beast lol
As fare as the HITH, he's getting better by the day and I expect a complete full recovery, like brand new. I'm wondering should I just give him away or sell him, how much could I sell an 8" Oscar for ? I just want him to go to a good home, would of course wait until he's completely healed before letting him go.
A tip I learned after though, if you lower the water to the point where he can just barely fit, you can scoop him out without a fight. He only put up a fight when he had room to swim. To scoop him out I used a good size plastic strainer, works really good for large fish. I used a small net on top to hold him down, a larger net would have come in handy though.
He's doing well all by himself. Need to tend to my two smaller Oscars, they will have nightmares of this beast lol
As fare as the HITH, he's getting better by the day and I expect a complete full recovery, like brand new. I'm wondering should I just give him away or sell him, how much could I sell an 8" Oscar for ? I just want him to go to a good home, would of course wait until he's completely healed before letting him go.
