How many oscars can you keep in a 125?

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RLHam3;3550728; said:
the trick to oscars is to raise them together so that they're used to each other and they don't have to form a social hierarchy. the other trick is to get them to not pair off or to know how to handle them if they do. i would say depending on the personalities you could do around 4. if raised correctly oscars can coexsist very peacefully. its just a trick to learn.
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I have personal experience raising groups of Oscars from a very small size to adulthood in huge tanks. In my experience they do fine as Juvenals, and stop appreciating each others company as adults.

You say "to know how handle them if they do" regarding pairing, but you failed to enlighten us on what this secret is...

You said "if rasied correctly" but theonly tip you gave us on raising them correctly is to raise a group from a small size, which is a very very common approach and is by no means a solid method of removign aggression.

Your above quoted posts leaves out all of the reasoning needed to support your conclusion. Please share not only your conclusion, but yoru reasoning...
 
I have two in the 125 now, the tiger liplocks the albino tiger constantly. Nothing to bad though. IMO I wouldn't go above 4, but if they pair off then your screwed. Either keep the pair or get rid of them, the pair will attack/kill the other two Oscars.
 
packer43064;3551661; said:
I have two in the 125 now, the tiger liplocks the albino tiger constantly. Nothing to bad though. IMO I wouldn't go above 4, but if they pair off then your screwed. Either keep the pair or get rid of them, the pair will attack/kill the other two Oscars.
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You have two Oscars in a 125 Gal and they liplock constantly... therefore you suggest the OP keep twice as many Oscars in the same sized tank?...
 
I'd definitely say 2 max I have 2 in a 160 gallon and I still feel like they don't have enough room in the wild oscars claim a territory of about 10feet so the more space the better and each oscar should have at Least 75 gallons or more
 
I have two 8" oscars in my 80g tank that have been raised together for over a year. I have noticed them lip locking a few times but otherwise they are getting along, swimming side by side and come up to the glass each time I come near. They are a little competitive when it comes to feeding, I have to make sure that both of them get fed (each one tries to grab the mp, silver sides or bloodworm first). For filtration I have an XP4 and two hydrosponges and do 30% water changes each week. And yes, I need to clean the tank.

Oh my god, this is post 666, I better hurry up and post another one!

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You're torturing those Oscars!!!!!


...just kidding.

They look happy and healthy...

Matt

carcrazy;3552391; said:
I have two 8" oscars in my 80g tank that have been raised together for over a year. I have noticed them lip locking a few times but otherwise they are getting along, swimming side by side and come up to the glass each time I come near. They are a little competitive when it comes to feeding, I have to make sure that both of them get fed (each one tries to grab the mp, silver sides or bloodworm first). For filtration I have an XP4 and two hydrosponges and do 30% water changes each week. And yes, I need to clean the tank.

Oh my god, this is post 666, I better hurry up and post another one!
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Oscars are not super aggressive fish. Theyre just big. Youre not gonna have an aggression problem. Your problem lies within keeping the tank clean, ammonia and acidity down. In Chinatown in NYC they keep 10-15 full grown Oscars in 150gals. Shop keepers tell me-if you have skills, you can load the tank. The more fish the less likely they are to establish a territory of their own.
 
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