Help me settle a debate....

[Regalblue]

Bigger the better

 

[Yellow_Perch]

a 55G for a baby but has to be moved to 75G for adulthood and not to be stunted..but if you had a pleco like a common pleco go with a 125G or larger..

 

[cichlid2006]

I am planning on getting a 75 - the 55 was put on there just out of curiosity. I plan on getting a canister filter with 2x filtration as well as a HOB with as much of a turnover as I can find. I am intending on a minimum of 2-3 water changes a week. Since a few of you seem to think I should pair my Oscar up, how do you sex them? I don't know that I will go this route, but I am just curious.

Please look at a 125, or a 60x18" footprint if you can't fit a 6ft tank in, if you are wanting to have 2 oscars. A 75 is nowhere near enough for two oscars, it is scraping the bottom of the barrel for one.

 

[VRWC]

Please look at a 125, or a 60x18" footprint if you can't fit a 6ft tank in, if you are wanting to have 2 oscars. A 75 is nowhere near enough for two oscars, it is scraping the bottom of the barrel for one.

and Im kind of disappointed that anyone voted for a 55g. I thought if weve done anything here on MFK, weve stressed the fact that a 55 is NOT big enough for an Oscar.

I cant tell you how many times this question has been asked and appropriately answered with a resounding NO.

 

[missmeliss]

Don't get mad at me, and I wasn't going to put a pair in a 75 because that, IMO, would be asking for trouble. Just curious on how to sex them, if they are as personable as everybody says they are then I may end up with a bigger tank that would house a pair (purchased at the same time, I would not try and match up an older Oscar that is used to being alone with another Oscar). I am kind of disappointed too at the 55 response... I wouldn't put it in a 55 long term, and I am not trying to have to buy new tanks every year, so I am getting a general idea that my 75 will be OK long term for a single Oscar with a medium sized pleco, so long as I seriously over filter and maximize water changes - correct?

 

[Aquanero]

Don't get mad at me, and I wasn't going to put a pair in a 75 because that, IMO, would be asking for trouble. Just curious on how to sex them, if they are as personable as everybody says they are then I may end up with a bigger tank that would house a pair (purchased at the same time, I would not try and match up an older Oscar that is used to being alone with another Oscar). I am kind of disappointed too at the 55 response... I wouldn't put it in a 55 long term, and I am not trying to have to buy new tanks every year, so I am getting a general idea that my 75 will be OK long term for a single Oscar with a medium sized pleco, so long as I seriously over filter and maximize water changes - correct?[/QUOTE]

Yes.

Oscars are among the best wet pets you can own, I think you will enjoy one very much. Do you really need a pleco? Between an O and a pleco you could fertilize your lawn with the amount crap you'll have. I rather have a nice algea scraper.

 

[missmeliss]

I was trying to find a suitable tank mate to keep with the Oscar that wont get big enough to cramp the O's space. I would like to have more than 1 fish in the tank if I can - if not I will suck it up and just have the O.

 

[Gatorxxx420]

I was trying to find a suitable tank mate to keep with the Oscar that wont get big enough to cramp the O's space. I would like to have more than 1 fish in the tank if I can - if not I will suck it up and just have the O.

I voted for the 125 or bigger, if you want to try and find a pair of Oscar's the best bet is to find 2 of decent size, from different sources and vent them. When you know you have a male and female put them together. If you want a pleco, don't go with a common. Try and find a green phantom or bristlenose or something to that affect. They don't get as big and create quite as much waste as a common would. Also if you do go with them make sure you get some nice pieces of driftwood. Mine love wood.

 

[missmeliss]

I wasn't going to go common, thank you for the BN suggestion though, I didn't know if they would get big enough to not become a midnight snack for a full grown Oscar haha. I was planning on getting at least 1-2 decent sized pieces of driftwood regardless of other inhabitants or not, as well as a few large rocks. I want to do a sand substrate, so I will have egg crate under the rocks, is that ok?

 

[Gatorxxx420]

I wasn't going to go common, thank you for the BN suggestion though, I didn't know if they would get big enough to not become a midnight snack for a full grown Oscar haha. I was planning on getting at least 1-2 decent sized pieces of driftwood regardless of other inhabitants or not, as well as a few large rocks. I want to do a sand substrate, so I will have egg crate under the rocks, is that ok?

As long as you get a tank with tempered glass on the bottom you probably wouldn't need egg crate. Just make sure you put something on your filter intake to keep it from sucking up sand.