I say its perfect! I work at 2 fish stores and I tell everyone looking at oscars that a 55 can fit a full grown pair. so go for it!
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Moving Two OSCARS (need some advice)
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If they get to frisky to early ill surely return one. By the way...going to.do a nice amazon 3d background and decor.for this new tank!! ;-)
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Seeing as they're new to MFK, maybe just uneducated and giving horrible advise.
I have never kept O's but from my reading if they didn't grow up together you're going to have a hard time keeping them for life. Meaning if your buddy houses one O in his 150g and then you add your two once they get big enough it may end in disaster.
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I work at one fish store and tell anyone looking at O's that a 75 gallon is a minimum for one O. I see this species abused on a daily bases and it saddens me. In the course of a year you will fall in love with an O.
The statement of them growing 1" per month until est. 4 or 5" is true. You have to remember that O's are tank busters and jumpers. So if you can have two O's together(Oscars don't get along with others very well) you will be doubling your chances of either having a fish on the floor, leaky tank, or lose a fish. These things are some of the many things you have to keep in mind when housing these guys in a small area.
On the lighter side I say keep the O's grow with them and get a bigger tank. If this is your first attempt at fish keeping, this is the fish to do it with. Many have. You will learn the worst case scenario real quick I don't care who you are. These are great fish! I love mine.
I have one I have had for 7 years now and she is the lone fish in a 75 gallon tank with over filtration and I have two more that I am actually keeping in a 55 gallon tank.
The two in the 55 gallon tank were a rescue(two 3" O's in a ten gallon tank you could not see through) and had no intention of keeping them. After the drive home with them in the passenger set of my truck I knew I was keeping them. I am currently putting together a 125 gallon tank for them with only two other fish. So these guys will be in a bigger tank before they hit 6 inches and these two have lived together for may be 2 years with minimum battles between the two. So I may have a chance to keep them together in the bigger tank. P.S. the two in the 55 takes a lot of cleaning, and w/c. if your going to do it I recommend bare bottom tank. Everything else ends up destroyed and clogging up your filters.
Also do all your research on the fish not just what we say here(MFK and other forums) and make sure you are well aware of HITH. Hole In The Head is a hole in your wallet and a pain in the ass so get the water right the first time around. This disease does not go away and really can be avoided by doing your research.
Id say it is fine, as they are quite small now, but if they begin to grow rapidly, you should be thinking about buying a 150 or 180 gallon tank for them. If it is just the two O's in the tank they should be fine for a while. Be careful what you feed them also, if you are going to be feeding them feeder fish, the feeder carry diseases and stuff that can kill your fish (hole in the head, fin rot). i just lost my albino to fin rot, because one of the feeder brought it into my tank. If you want to feed them feeder, setup a smaller tank and quarantine them in it for about a week.
You guys are awesome. So much good advise..i thinl two oscars wud.b hard to keep in 55gal...what you think of
1x1-2 inch tiger oscar
1x 1-2 inch green terror or jack dempsey?
Would this be better or easier to maintain?
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1x1-2 inch tiger oscar
1x 1-2 inch green terror or jack dempsey?
Would this be better or easier to maintain?
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