minimum oscar tank size?

[jonie]

just wandering as i am still open to options in my 2 foot cube

 

[matthew112687]

I would say 55 gallons, a four foot tank.

 

[carolinafishkeeper]

i would say a minimum of 75g for 1 adult O, a 55 would be long enough but at only 18inches wide they dont provide adequate turning room

 

[Gourami Swami]

They are only 12 inches wide

4 foot 75g minimum. It would be horrible to house a 13" fish in a 2' cube :O

 

[Darudist]

A 75 is the bare minimum for 1 O. A 55 is only 12" deep so a full grown O will be very cramped. The bigger the better. If you are thinking of a pair of O's a 125 is the minimum.

 

[CTU2fan]

I'd say a 75. You could probably keep one in a 55 but the 12" width would make for a not-so-great life for the O.

 

[Nova 8]

My 55 measures 48x14x20h, unless I doing my convertions wrong (1 gallon = 3.79L) but they are the correct measurements, 48x12x20h = 50 gallons. Anyway, I wouldn't keep a full grown oscar in a 4ft unless it was 1.5ft wide. I have 2 Oscars (maxed out at 10.5" & 11") in a 48x24x24 and they are going great.

 

[greenterra]

my 55 measures 48"x15"x18".

 

[twhittle]

Standard 55 gallon 4 ft tanks are 13 inches deep. They are fine for one oscar. I have also seen one oscar happily kept in a 3 ft by 24 inch 75 gallon tank. Same footprint as the 4 ft.

 

[greenterra]

Standard 55 gallon 4 ft tanks are 13 inches deep. They are fine for one oscar.

So that tank would have to be 21"high to achieve 56.7g minus the thickness of your glass.If it's 20" high it falls short after subtracting the glass thickness.
I agree the Oscar would be fine however.IMO