New 75g Oscar Setup

[LBDave]

I think If you are willing to set up a sump then go ahead Im kicking myself for not setting up one for my 75g No more space for hobs and I dont love canisters maybe some day but 29 gallon sump might be on the smaller side atleast Imo for an oscar in a 75g

also welcome!!

Love sumps. Will never go back to canisters or HOB.

 

[FINWIN]

Planning on going past 75g once Oscar is hitting 12"?

Just saying this because most 75gs are not thick (to me)and big thick Oscars can crack the glass if spooked. MAYBE its my crazy self seeing too many big Oscars lately sending my imagination into overdrive. Got 75gs and just cant imagine it housing massive Oscar I have seen lately

This. once your O gets past 10 inches a 75 won't work...they need room and exercise with water volume. My O will pick up/stack rocks with a loud CRACK I can hear in the next room (tempered glass, lol). He places them in a circle around his nest area. In a 75 that would be impossible.

 

[djsaltynuts]

Hey everybody, new to MFK and first time to posting. I currently have a 3.5'' tiger oscar in a 29g. Small but they grow quick. In planning out he's next home, I am looking for input/recommendations and/or tips and tricks. Because of the $1/gallon sale, I will be getting a 75g aquarium (50% off with sale). I have debated all sorts of filtration in my mind. I have been wanting to set up a sump for a really long time. Specifically, I'm thinking about a 29g fluidized filter with K1. It'll be in the basement so sound isn't an issue. A very efficient filter with minimal upkeep, minus swapping out filter floss. Otherwise if I did a submerged sump I have over 5g of media from my wife's former classroom aqua-farm. So I have option. Currently have an Eheim 2217 on our display tank....not a fan of cleaning canisters, and hoping to consistently remove detritus from filter to prevent hole in head. Last option, and probably the cheapest, would to throw in a couple large sponge filters and an AC filter. Lastly, and thanks for bearing with me, I'm debating tank mates. Could just have a single fish show tank, or a small (yet large!) community tank. Thinking either a really nice pleco, ornate bichar, a maybe a few silver dollars (would probably wait until I have a much larger tank at this point). Thanks you all for reading!!!

honestly tho if its a dollar per gallon why go for the minimal tank size when for not much more money you could have a much nicer set up and possibly house a community of cichlids bigger is always better especially when it comes to aquariums ?‍?‍

 

[powerlifter4]

Thanks everybody for the great responses! I am loving the feedback. Taking everything into consideration, here's kind of what I'm hearing:
•sumps are more efficient
•75g is probably too small. I will shoot for a 125g if I can find one in good shape used
•other fish....maybe not. I would like one really healthy fish that gets thick

So thanks again for reading and commenting! I will continue to try and read from everyone as I can.