Tank size

[Rizwan ak]

I'm deciding to buy a small Oscar.what size of tank u prefer.can I put a small fh in that same tank.i already have a 4500 cmsq. Tank with me .what should I do .....

 

[JohnnyHyde]

Can you correct the "4500 cmsq"? In case you meant 4500 cubic cm - that's 4,5 litre... Write litres or gallons or dimmensions of the tank.

 

[Galantspeedz]

Can you correct the "4500 cmsq"? In case you meant 4500 cubic cm - that's 4,5 litre... Write litres or gallons or dimmensions of the tank.

i hazard a guess that it is a cube with 1.5ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft dimension

 

[Bertie07]

An oscar needs a 75 minimum and he will be the only fish in there

 

[Backfromthedead]

Do you mean your tanks floor space is 4500 cm sq, or that the volume is 4500 cm cubed? If you can, give us a better idea of your tanks dimensions. In any case either a flowerhorn or an oscar will do much better in their own tank.

 

[Gourami Swami]

For a single Oscar, a 75 gallon (120cm x 46cm) would be the minimum tank. The flowerhorn will most likely fight with the Oscar in a tank this small. The flowerhorn would require the same size tank, also to itself.

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

I would agree with the above that and Oscar needs a 75 gallon or large tank.

 

[duanes]

I don't agree that a 75 gallon is large enough for an oscar, its only the size of a puddle, or rut in the road.
An adult oscar can reach 15" , and produces tons of waste. To me a 6ft (2 meter in length), 100 gallon plus tank is the minimum needed.

 

[Gill Blue]

14884 cmsq (122 cm x 122 cm) is the smallest tank I would put one in.
Oscars can reach 38cm+.
Fish need room to swim, not allowing them that is cruel.

What should you do? Not buy an oscar.

 

[Gourami Swami]

I agree bigger is better. I think a 125 would be much better for an Oscar. To me, if somebody already has an Oscar and a 75 gallon tank, that's not the end of the world. Though, if somebody was asking for advice and did not have the Oscar, I would advise another fish for a 75 that stays around 10" and under.
Different strokes for different folks, though I think anything under 75 is just very obviously too small