wow you would think it would have HITH or something being 14" in a 75g holy..... ya i honestly dont know genetics of the two oscar i have all though one is a rescue i got form a girl that was keeping it in a 30gal tank and she is prolly 10" and figured she hit a growth spurt since being in a 30g her whole life and now in my 130g 6ft'r but nope hasnt grown a darn bit, and my tiger oscar he is 7" or so and i got him this past spring or so maybe march or april ? he was like 2 inchs at the time so tiny hehe honestly i would absolutly LOVE a peacock bass in my tank, but have been told they will be to large to keep in my 72x19x24 tank
my oscars potential growth size ?
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The 10" Oscar might be stunted. Your other Oscar is growing on pace so keep that up. As for the peacock bass, if you have excellent filtration and 2 25% water changes per week you might could add a small peacock an grow him out and then upgrade or sell him.
i have 2 fx5's on the tank, i tyically do saturday or sunday water changes of 80-90% just a inch or so above the the largest fish (my albino oscar)
Really it's up to you if you feel your tank can handle another large fish. If you do add a peacock, I would take all of your other stock out except the two oscars.
well ya i realize that, my other fish would likely become food over time... and there is a possibilty they may become food once the tiger grows large as well....and id think id likely get a PB around the 8" mark or smaller so it dont grow faster or out grow the tiger oscar, would want them to grow somewhat cloe together so they can get along as ya would say without one becoming lunch lol .... and i always thought you would need 2-3" fornt and rear of fish in order for it to turn around... (i also have 2 of my fish up for sale now i dont like them anymore lol)
I like to say the width of the tank should be 1 1/2 times the length of the fish and the length of the tank should be 4 times the length of the fish. Obviously that's not necessary! Lol. And I have never owned a p bass but I believe they grow pretty dang fast when young...might want to check out their growth rates as I'm not positive on that
ya i know they get large all though i cant find anywere that stats or shows the growth rate on them...all i know is the kelberi kind grow alittle slower then the others most people keep...wow 1.5times the size of the fish lol... that means one one need say like a 4ft wide tank for oscar and PB lol that just massive
its't also 2 inches thick. IMO it is probily the the size of a female umbee. It is not very active so it is not misrable. it has almost died from columnaris before. I will post a pic if i can find the pic.
