Oscar in tupperware. Mmmkay...

[ShadowBass]

A 75g would be fine even if it's not optimal.

A 90g wouldn't be a huge upgrade since it's the same footprint, just higher.
I wouldn't waste the money on a 90g, I'd keep them in the 75g until you could find a 125g sometime in the future.

 

[duke33]

A 75g would be fine even if it's not optimal.

A 90g wouldn't be a huge upgrade since it's the same footprint, just higher.
I wouldn't waste the money on a 90g, I'd keep them in the 75g until you could find a 125g sometime in the future.

I agree...or bigger.

 

[>:(]

Wow, ok, good to know. See, you even save me money. I'd bake you guys some cookies if this wasn't the internet. Thank you.*insert kissy face here*

I'll definitely bypass the 90, then, and hunt around for a 125 or larger. Sometimes CL has large tanks, so I might score one day, or even find something on the buy/sell forum here.

 

[killerfish]

so some one saw a person walk in with a tub of water and leave it? crazy

add some salt it won't stress it salt will help it feel better and revive it a little add around 2-3 teaspoons per 5 gallons or around 1 per 2 gallons

a 90 gallon wouldn't be a waste of money if you could only have a tank 4 feet long and 18'' wide i would get a 90 more water oscars make alot of waste so more water to work with is better oscars will live in a 55 for a while but will get over 12'' so a 75 would be the minimum some make it to 15'' so a 125 wold make a happy home for an oscar

for plants not much you can do in a small tub it may be moveing the plants to make room in a larger tank it may not but when its bigger it may pluck some plants for fun as for tankmates the parrots will be fine the hatchet may not last as long as you think

 

[Mystix212]

The only 100% way to guarentee that an oscar wont rip up the plants is to not have the plants. Some plants such as Anubias and Java Fern that attaches to wood will do good though.

 

[ShadowBass]

so some one saw a person walk in with a tub of water and leave it? crazy

add some salt it won't stress it salt will help it feel better and revive it a little add around 2-3 teaspoons per 5 gallons or around 1 per 2 gallons

a 90 gallon wouldn't be a waste of money if you could only have a tank 4 feet long and 18'' wide i would get a 90 more water oscars make alot of waste so more water to work with is better oscars will live in a 55 for a while but will get over 12'' so a 75 would be the minimum some make it to 15'' so a 125 wold make a happy home for an oscar

for plants not much you can do in a small tub it may be moveing the plants to make room in a larger tank it may not but when its bigger it may pluck some plants for fun as for tankmates the parrots will be fine the hatchet may not last as long as you think

A 90 is more water volume and would be of some value if that's all they could fit, but they indicated they will be able to have a 125g or larger if they can find one.
No point in going for 90 gallons and then 125g if it's just a case of waiting longer to find a 125g.
Unless of course they want a 90g also. I myself could find a use for a 90g but not everyone seems to want a ton of big tanks in their house at any given time

 

[>:(]

I wish I had room for three big tanks.

Anyways, an update. Right before I went to bed, I did a water change of about 30% and put some of my filter media from the big tank in to float in the qt. He looked pretty happy so I went to sleep after watching him eat a few Hikari Cichlid Gold pellets.

Woke up about half an hour ago to splashing. Ran and turned on the lights and he was jumping like crazy, and he didn't stop even though I was watching him, so I knew something was wrong. I dumped him in the 55 right away, figuring if he had anything contagious the coppersafe I put in there a few days ago to get rid of some hydra had a good chance of taking care of it.

He sank to the bottom when I put him into the big tank and laid on his side for a few minutes. Then, he righted himself, rested a minute or so, and started to slowly explore the tank. I didn't have time to get the 30 ready for my pair of small angels, but he's chilling with them right now, happy as a clam. The angelfish didn't seem to want him around at first, but he's been persistent in following them, so they gave up on trying to ditch him. I've been watching them for about 20 minutes and there's been no aggression, but I'm afraid that may change when I turn my back.

I tested the water in his tub and no2 was about .3 or .4 ph was 8, which is about 20x more alkaline than it comes out here. It's usually right at 6.8 to 7 (could the plastic container contribute to this? PH has never changed that drastically that quickly before) and ammonia was 0, I have to pick up something for nitrates so I didn't test those yet. I was really careful about picking the container and I made sure I cleaned it well with very hot water before we put him in, but I'm sure there could have been something other than the tub at work here.

Dang, he's more trouble than I had anticipated, but I'm glad he recovered so quickly.

 

[ShadowBass]

I think if anything your tapwater is coming out higher pH at the moment than you thought. The container shouldn't have contributed to it.

There won't necessarily be any aggression between him and your angelfish. Some oscars, especially juveniles, are pretty social and would rather hang out with other fish than attack them.

Just watch closely and if it becomes an issue you can always get a divider temporarily.

 

[AMG]

Dang, he's more trouble than I had anticipated

With proper care, this Oscar will give you years of enjoyment and become part of the family. You'll look back on all this and smile someday.

but I'm glad he recovered so quickly.

Oscars are tough fish.

 

[>:(]

I think if anything your tapwater is coming out higher pH at the moment than you thought. The container shouldn't have contributed to it.

I figured you were right, so I tested the tap. Sure enough it came out at 7.8. I'll have to test the tap's ph more often, last time I measured was aroud Thanksgiving and it was between 6.8 and 7.

Oh, there's also been no agression, so I figure I may not have to move the angelfish as quickly as I thought. They're growing fast, and should remain too big to eat for a long while at least. The one I think is male has already more than doubled his size since I got them a couple of months ago. The other I think is female and is growing more slowly.

With proper care, this Oscar will give you years of enjoyment and become part of the family. You'll look back on all this and smile someday.

I better... No, he's really cute; I love him already. I even have a funny story already. I went to feed the fish this morning, and the first thing I always do is break up an algea wafer and drop it in. He took the biggest piece as it fell even though it was bigger than his head and would not let go of it. He swam around with it for about three minutes untill he noticed the angelfish eating the pellets.