Ok i have an opportunity to save an Oscar from a short miserable life in a 10g tank...but iam more of a salty guy(yes i got freshy) what size tank would be appropriate for a single Oscar...and are "cory" cats safe with an oscar??.i do have an empty 55g (atleast for a hospital tank...may have ich since they said it had a white spot...i dont know yet as i have not seen the fish yet)
got to save this oscar from a tiny 10g tank
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55g would do for now but a 75g for one oscAR I think would be fine
yeah from what i hear thry bought the oscar and the 10g tank at walmart in dec..iam suprised he is still alive....
a 55 will work as a grow out tank but long term, a 75 should be considered a minimum.
and once he gets big enough he will probably eat the cory cats.
and once he gets big enough he will probably eat the cory cats.
gonna meet up tommorrow after 2 to get the oscar... and atleast try to get it in a tank that is atleast close to reasonably sized...looks like ill be tank shopping next weekend for something bigger than a 55g
would full grown Redtail Shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor) or and full grown
Marble Veil Angel (Pterophyllum sp.) be compatable with an oscar...if iam gonna buy a new tank to correct some stupid walmart shppers error i want to see if i can put any fish i currently have in with the oscar...(iknow the rest oy my fresh water fish would be a snack for the oscar
Marble Veil Angel (Pterophyllum sp.) be compatable with an oscar...if iam gonna buy a new tank to correct some stupid walmart shppers error i want to see if i can put any fish i currently have in with the oscar...(iknow the rest oy my fresh water fish would be a snack for the oscar
i know someone that has kept oscars with angels but it was a 200 gallon tank. i would think that in a small tank, you're just asking for trouble.
if the oscar is hungry and can catch the shark, he'll eat him lol
if the oscar is hungry and can catch the shark, he'll eat him lol
A single oscar can be done in a 55g tank, but they will fill out the 12" front/back within a year. Not only that, a 55g will require 2 fin-level water changes per week to keep nitrates <20ppm. Corys are not a good oscar tank mate option because of their head spike. They both die if the O tries to eat one.