ok im getting a 50 gallon this weekends and i really want an oscar i dont really want to put it in a bigger tank i just this one to b for life..... what would b a good tank mate if any i was thinking just a bristlehead pleco and a jd or something i would appreciate the help thanks
Need some help!!
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Yeah that 50 can just be for the oscar. He can outgrow that quick. You can raise a juvie in there but in a year or so, you will need to upgrade. 75g would be better or even a 90g. Then you can have that oscar and JD plus a pleco if you wanted to.
Go with the 75 same 4 foot length, just 6inches wider. Gives you more options. Dempsy, gt, tex are all usually pretty good tank mates for an oscar.
A full grown Oscar can eat a Bristlenose in 1/2 a bite so that's not a good tankmate even if the tank were big enough-which it's not. I wouldn't put a 12"-15" fish in a 4'x1' tank if I were you. Just not enough room.
Like stated above. Getting them small will let you watch them grow. But after a year or so you will need a bigger size.
If you get 2 or 3 smalls they will take a little longer to grow.
Start saving a little now and by the time you need a bigger tank. You should have enough.
If you get 2 or 3 smalls they will take a little longer to grow.
Start saving a little now and by the time you need a bigger tank. You should have enough.
ya thanks for the help i was planning on keeping an oscar alone in it but i was jw by the way the dimensions of the tank are 36"x19"x18"
I think you should be able to keep a single Oscar in that tank for life, with no tankmates. It has plenty of width which means the fish can turn easily. Just my opinion though.cichlidpsyco;2570185; said:
Kobe;2570718; said:
Sound advice.
I wouldn't recomend keeping such a fish in that tank long term. But at least there's space to turn freely with that wider footprint. Just be for-warned, you "will" have to upgrade to 75-90g in the future. You'll come to realise this anyway, once you see the body mass they aquire.
