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[Stanzzzz7]

Let me guess and 8ft by 2.5ft tank isn't big enough for an arowana either

No its not.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Lmao I obviously don't know everything nor think I do and an oscar can easily live in a 75g happily is it ideal no neither is one guppy in a milluon gallon tank to people like you.... and u obviously don't know everything either and for ur information I didn't start this thread

I agree with Toiletcar 100%
To me the only people that think oscars are happy in 75 gallons are complete newbies,people of low intelligence and people with no compassion for living things.

 

[Mattk1996]

No its not.

Yeah I realize that now I was thinking that they only got 2 ft for some reason

 

[Mattk1996]

I don't know everything either, but I'm saying a 6' tank is ideal for a 12"+ fish. I enjoy watching them thrive and be able to swim actively with room to spare.
Isn't this site about large tanks and large fish?? I don't get why people just want the minimum when you could have something much nicer and impressive.
And what's wrong about a breeding pair of salvini? Sure they are smaller than an oscar, but impressive fish in their own rite.

Don't worry I have since upgraded to a 6ft tank but will prob need to upgrade tanks again in about a year

 

[AquaAlex1993]

They're federally banned in all US states and territories to the point that it is even illegal to release a captured snakehead. The law requires the removal of the head immediately upon capture in the event one is caught while fishing.

Ouch! That is a bit extreme, but I get why they do it.

As for the Oscar discussion in this thread, I will say that 1 Oscar cichlid would do fine in a 75 gallon for quite a while. There is nothing wrong with keeping an Oscar in a 4' tank for a while. Most oscars are captive bred and are used to being kept in aquariums.

 

[Hendre]

Ouch! That is a bit extreme, but I get why they do it.

As for the Oscar discussion in this thread, I will say that 1 Oscar cichlid would do fine in a 75 gallon for quite a while. There is nothing wrong with keeping an Oscar in a 4' tank for a while. Most oscars are captive bred and are used to being kept in aquariums.

More is better, when puffers get bored of their tanks they surf the glass as many oscars seem to do in small tanks. Correlation?

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Ouch! That is a bit extreme, but I get why they do it.

As for the Oscar discussion in this thread, I will say that 1 Oscar cichlid would do fine in a 75 gallon for quite a while. There is nothing wrong with keeping an Oscar in a 4' tank for a while. Most oscars are captive bred and are used to being kept in aquariums.

Natural instinct runs deep even in captive fish.They still clean a spawning site,defend territory and are very intelligent fish requiring more stimulation than can be provided in a 4 foot.All this and adult sizes can be anywhere between 12 and 17 inches.

 

[Gourami Swami]

More is better for sure, but an Oscar in a 75 gallon isn't that bad in my opinion. I kept one in a 90 gallon for years, almost the same as a 75. It has (barely) enough width, and he didn't surf the glass. With that said, I got my Oscar when it was full size with bad HITH from a smaller tank in a crappy petstore. For someone with a new 75 gallon looking for fish suggestions (like the OP), an Oscar would not be something I'd recommend, because there are plenty of fish which will be better suited.

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

More is better, when puffers get bored of their tanks they surf the glass as many oscars seem to do in small tanks. Correlation?

How can one determine if that behavior is a manifestation of boredom?

 

[Hendre]

How can one determine if that behavior is a manifestation of boredom?

It has been observed that puffers in more heavily decorated and planted tanks rarely do this compared to bare tanks