New tank, new oscar
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Take that as unnecessary sarcasm don't know why you found a need to post that?
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Update on my oscar and tinfoils I couldn't resist and I'm selling my 20 for 60$ and I've lined up a purchase of a 55 gallon for 60$ full set up so I'm gonna give these guys a better home! Also got a jack Dempsey. Will have the 55 up and running Saturday.
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nice man ! but i think a bit risky to put in a JD even in a 55. do keep an eye on them, the oscar will show aggression soon.
Good job on upgrading the 20gl.......the problem is your still going to be over stocked in the 55 and the 90, The 90 is a great tank for a full grown adult Oscar and your WC schedule 10% twice a week is only going to prolong eventual failure. I grew my Oscar in a 75gl by himself from 3" to 13" in 18mths, I was changing 60-75% twice a week while running 2 fluval canisters filters a 305 & a 405. IMO You need to be doing 75% at least once a week and you will see the benefit thru your fish, they will be bigger and much happier.
30-50 percent once a week should be A,OK. tank looks good. love Oscars just cant have cuz the bioload
If jd shows aggression I will rehome him. Your telling me I can't keep a single oscar in a 90 gallon with 10% water change and gravel vac twice a week without success !!?? The minimum for oscars seems to keep rising?
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I'd do a little more than 10% but a 90 is perfectly fine for a single Oscar
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If the oscar is 3 inches in the 90 gal and alone (which he isn't) then your 10% should be fine but in a year that isnt going to work. In my 75 with my 9 inch red devil, I do 50% weekly to keep nitrates down.
Also those tin foils won't do too well in a 4 foot tank. I feel bad for spotted silver dollars in a four foot tank. They're too quick and move around too much to be kept long term in something that short.
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Also those tin foils won't do too well in a 4 foot tank. I feel bad for spotted silver dollars in a four foot tank. They're too quick and move around too much to be kept long term in something that short.
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If you re read my post it says "The 90 is a great tank for an full grown adult Oscar" I am telling you if you only do a 10% WC twice a week your water quality over time is going to suffer. I would recommend you buy a test kit and monitor your nitrates when they get to 20ppm it's time to do a WC, do your 10% and watch how quickly it will climb back up to 20ppm.
I'm not looking for an argument just trying to help.
I'm not looking for an argument just trying to help.
