How much is this over stocked?

[esoxlucius]

To be honest and looking long term, a bit more research before you bought these fish may have helped prevent a major headache further down the line. You've gone and bought a load of small fish which is great for now but a lot of those fish you've got there are mini monsters. Your balas, oscars, tinfoils and chalceus alone will reach 10" minimum and you've got 25 fish just there! I'm not too familiar with the adult size of your others but either way, in a few years you've got some serious fish juggling, not to mention water changes to do if you want to keep that stock. Nice headache to have though.

 

[pops]

pops has a lot of experience and knowledge with Oscar's.

looking at just 5 Oscars in a 220, this is over stock, can do 2 that get along and a few filler fish. 5 Oscars no. Water change would need to be at least twice a week, 90% or fin level. I know 220 seems big, but you put 5 large fish in there and it gets small fast. 2 oscars and some silver dollars, perhaps a cat or 2 fine.

 

[tlindsey]

looking at just 5 Oscars in a 220, this is over stock, can do 2 that get along and a few filler fish. 5 Oscars no. Water change would need to be at least twice a week, 90% or fin level. I know 220 seems big, but you put 5 large fish in there and it gets small fast. 2 oscars and some silver dollars, perhaps a cat or 2 fine.

I suggested he kept 3 Oscar's so he could get a pair that would get along. What would you suggest?

 

[pops]

2 Oscars generally get along well, is there a brief point of pecking order ya., but after that they generally get along. can try 3 and remove the odd man out, point being remove it,

 

[Stedz2121]

Iv not brought 5 Oscars to keep together as adults. They are only 1" I got 5 so I can grow them out together to get maybe a pair or 2. As for water change I don't Indian doing more % just not more than once a week

 

[Stedz2121]

To be honest and looking long term, a bit more research before you bought these fish may have helped prevent a major headache further down the line. You've gone and bought a load of small fish which is great for now but a lot of those fish you've got there are mini monsters. Your balas, oscars, tinfoils and chalceus alone will reach 10" minimum and you've got 25 fish just there! I'm not too familiar with the adult size of your others but either way, in a few years you've got some serious fish juggling, not to mention water changes to do if you want to keep that stock. Nice headache to have though.

These fish are tiny at the moment I get your point but I can't just have a 1" oscar or something in a 55g

 

[esoxlucius]

These fish are tiny at the moment I get your point but I can't just have a 1" oscar or something in a 55g

There's your headache right there. They don't stay 1" very long....or 2" or 3" or 4" for that matter. In fact you could be looking at a 10" fish in 12 months. Your tinfoils will probably grow faster than that! Your balas and chalceus are plodders growth wise. I'd love your problem right now, especially with that 220 you have. I'd stick the balas, tinfoils and chalceus in your 220 and then have a juggle about once the 220 starts looking a bit full in a couple of years, maybe put an oscar apiece in as many 75's as you've got and that'd be me happy...and busy haha. I'd sell the rest...but thats me, each to their own. Good luck.

 

[Stedz2121]

I know what your saying but 12 months is a long time for a tank to look empty. I did want a pair but the chance of buying 2 and them being a pair is slim hence me buying 5

 

[ehh]

I know what your saying but 12 months is a long time for a tank to look empty. I did want a pair but the chance of buying 2 and them being a pair is slim hence me buying 5

 

[Frank Castle]

220g tank. 2x fluval fx5.

5 Oscars
6 tin foil barbs
5 featherfin catfish
15 silver dollars
7 geophagus
4 red spotted sevrums
5 pink tail chalceus
2 fire mouths
9 bala sharks
15 buenos aires tetra

What would you keep and what would you get rid of?

At the moment I do have all these fish don't worry I do have 7 tanks and not all these are in same tanks they are spread between 220g.75g.55g. These fish are all still very small sd's or sevrums being the biggest at 5" just asking as looking into the future. I brought a lot of the same type of fish to get better looking fish, pairs or personality sooooo just a general question thankyou

just split them up the way I do - Heavyweights stay in the big tank along w/ anything else they will tolerate, Middleweights occupy the next tank size down, Lightweights get a smaller tank than the Middleweights, then you got Welter & Featherweights and so on.

In my collection, most of my tanks are just a different stage grow-out, starting w/ fry and fingerlings, then move on up the ladder