Hello, I am thinking about getting oscars. However, I dont know very much aabout them other than they can get quite big (dont know the exact size) and the common colors. Also what would be the best size tank for them? Any help is appriciated, thanks
Need Info on Oscars
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75 wit good filtration will do one for life. U can feed carnivore pellets, or freeze dried krill(pellets r cleaner but mine love the krill so i use that). There is albino, tiger oscar, wild(i like the colors wish i wlda got one of these), there are alot more colors those r the main ones.
you'll need about 75 gallons per oscar. Yhey have great personalities! However they are messy so it will be a challenge to keep the water clean. Be sure to siphon their waste of the tank bottom frequently. They get over a foot long. After the first year they sould be aroun 9 or 10 inches.
you could just search this site to learn the common info about oscars.. there are also oscar forums out there that are loaded with good info like diet and compatibility..
i agree with the other posters that 75 gallons is good for just one oscar-as they are fast growers and get around a foot in length. they are really great fish-i have a red one in an 180 gallon with his buddies. so far, ive found they are compatible with severums, firemouths, vieja argentea, silver dollars, jd's... pretty much any larger fish with the same temperment as your oscar. they also need a varied diet starting with a good quality pellet, and mine love krill, spirulina, frozen veggies, ...
oscars are notorious in trying to make you believe you are STARVING them to death.. but dont be fooled lol
i agree with the other posters that 75 gallons is good for just one oscar-as they are fast growers and get around a foot in length. they are really great fish-i have a red one in an 180 gallon with his buddies. so far, ive found they are compatible with severums, firemouths, vieja argentea, silver dollars, jd's... pretty much any larger fish with the same temperment as your oscar. they also need a varied diet starting with a good quality pellet, and mine love krill, spirulina, frozen veggies, ...
oscars are notorious in trying to make you believe you are STARVING them to death.. but dont be fooled lol
Be careful what other fish you house them with. Any fish small enough to fit into their mouths, they'll probably eat eventually.
Oscars are an awesome fish that will reward you with a dog like attitude but to balance the reality they do take alot of space and are dirty little buggers. I made the mistake of giving mine away because I was stupid and didnt give them enough of their own space and they deicided it was a good idea to descale whoever was around. Until then they were completely peaceful but there will come a time when they demand space. I miss my "dogs" everytime I walk by one.
lol my oscar shakes his booty every time i walk by the tank. i look over the back of the couch towards the tank, and he's in the corner closest to me begging...
out of all of my fish, by far he has the most character...
out of all of my fish, by far he has the most character...
My Tiger Oscar is pretty much the same, he's 9" big, had him since he was 2.5", and he knows exactly who I am, I walk by the tank, My oscar swims to the side of the tank that I'm by. If i'm sitting on the couch infront of the tank, he stays on that side of the tank. If someone else walks by the tank he doesn't move, he stays where I'm at. My oscar is my all time favorite and most important fish in my tank. Since I've had him for so long, I can hand feed him, I can put my hand in the tank, b/c he knows it's me, but if someone else puts their hand in the tank, he attacks them.navygirl76;3850828;3850828 said: