New to Oscar owning..... please help?

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If you have ever had a chance to own a trully awesome fish, this is one you'll own then he/she will own you!! Mine is much more than a fish now.. My O is like my best friend.. When I am sad he comes to the glass and literally calls me over to watch him. He'll change several different AMAZING colors till he gets me to smile and then will just fan out completely to show off his brilliance! I have a hard time choosing fish cause I am in love with the structure of Oscars.. but even with them it takes for ever.. I spent 3 years looking for the friend I have had for the past 3.5 yrs. I didn't own an O for 3 years after letting the other two go!!
 
Tongue33 said:
If you have ever had a chance to own a trully awesome fish, this is one you'll own then he/she will own you!! Mine is much more than a fish now.. My O is like my best friend.. When I am sad he comes to the glass and literally calls me over to watch him. He'll change several different AMAZING colors till he gets me to smile and then will just fan out completely to show off his brilliance! I have a hard time choosing fish cause I am in love with the structure of Oscars.. but even with them it takes for ever.. I spent 3 years looking for the friend I have had for the past 3.5 yrs. I didn't own an O for 3 years after letting the other two go!!
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:cry:That’s a very touching story. :asianarow :stingray: :arapaimag :hearts:
In a way many people here can relate. while i can.
 
If you want two oscars in a tank, raise them together from a young age...otherwise it's bad news bears. They can get moody twards other oscars but are kinda timid compared to other cichlids. I love mine to death and my favorite is.....the wild looking one. The "regular" oscar is the best looking with it's camo pattern and it tends to shift it's colors more than the red tiger or the all red one. The ruby red ones do look pretty sweet too, but they show any scars they get for a long time. Good luck and happy mfking.
 
xEchOx said:
The 65-75g tanks are somewhat of a problem with oscars. They not big enough for two oscars, but they are almost too big for just one. Finding tankmates for a solitary O can be difficult, however in your case you will be able to raise them together. I agree with sour girl, convicts are a good choice, they don't get too big, and are tough enough to live with an O. Dithers would be fine too. Anything bigger than that con might be too big, but really its up to you. Good luck let us know what happens.
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ok you can house 2 oscars in a 55 sooo, a 75 would be fine for 2 oscars, oscars have awsome personalities and there all different its a really good idea to get em small you u can grow him and and he will learn to tolerate you and again the personalitie will be great, your plecos are gonna get big i dont know much about bgks but id say your gonna be fine and you should see some of the tank mates ive had with my oscar, you will prolly wanna upgrade tanks in the future but dont worry your fine right now, good luck

oh yea and i have a tiger oscar, red oscars are really cool, and theres albino and common oscars

Tiger
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Albino
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IME, I'd really only recommend one oscar in a 75. I know there are many different opinions, but from my own persoanl experience, one oscar deserves a 75 gallon tank to itself and possibly a non-obtrusive tankmate. Just my opinion, but I've got experience to back that up.

Your chances of having 2 in a 75 that get along are better if you raise them together from juvies, but even then once they hit maturity at 6-8" things could change and you may wind up with two that adored each other for months that all of the sudden want to kill each other.
 
thatonegirl said:
Forgot to add: I had oscars for a few years and they are smart, personable fish. They are avid eaters (I had to get feeding techniques to avoid major water splashes and jumping). They respond well to regular stimuli and seem to appreciate being in a more "trafficked" area of the home (my longfin that I kept in the basement always seemed depressed from lack of interaction).

I'll give you a personal example of how smart my fish were: When I moved residence and had to move my oscars, to avoid being netted, they would "protect" each other (I had two). Once I tried to net one, the other would swim over the other to make it difficult. I had called my brother to help me move the tank and when I finally decided to take a break from trying to net either of the fish, I went out on the porch to wait for my brother to get there. When he arrived, I was completely drenched from head to toe with dripping hair and smeared makeup. He took one look at me and busted up laughing, but was really impressed when I tried to net the fish again and they started their defensive behavior again.
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