oscar questions?

[Danger_Chicken]

Mine have been in a 47G tall for at least a year, yeah I know it's small and they were a tad stressed but they grew to 12" fine. I got them a 65G long tank and now they're perfectly happy. But everyone recommends at least a 125G which I don't agree with. Yes they'd be happy to have all that space but it doesn't hurt them to be in a 65G.

Not to be mean oscarski but both of your oscars have HITH. Just because they can l surive -ish in a 55 doesn't make it right.

 

[Jodyc]

So its a stonelionfish (ugly)My friend had one, it really pestered his Oscar till death

 

[LemonHead]

Not to be mean oscarski but both of your oscars have HITH. Just because they can l surive -ish in a 55 doesn't make it right.

It actually takes alot of work to keep them healthy in a smaller tank. IE lots of w/c

 

[TwistedPenguin]

Mine have been in a 47G tall for at least a year, yeah I know it's small and they were a tad stressed but they grew to 12" fine. I got them a 65G long tank and now they're perfectly happy. But everyone recommends at least a 125G which I don't agree with. Yes they'd be happy to have all that space but it doesn't hurt them to be in a 65G.

A 65 gal is 36" x 18" and that's hardly enough room for 2 foot long fish. The whole purpose in fish-keeping isn't to see how small of a tank you can keep fish alive in. The purpose is to have physically & mentally healthy fish in as good of an enviroment as we can make for them. You're doing a disservice to a wonderful fish species. You're making it worse by recommending it to others. They're your fish and nobody can stop you from doing what you're doing. But that doesn't make it right.