Oscars ? Get them?

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JiggaJay96 said:
but its only an 1 1/2 in? whats the worse that can happen .
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The worst? It lives a really long time in your ten gallon tank.

I realize that for you it's just about the cool factor and you don't really care about the fish's well being. Unfortunately for you that is not the beliefs of the MFK community. People are gonna flame you hard, though maybe that's what you want, are you just some poor soul looking for attention?

Trollish behavior does live long here on MFK, so either get serious or get out.
 
Jon M said:
*sigh* Common... Do some research on the species before you decide to go and buy it.

As for what will happen. They easily grow 1"+ a month. They'll pollute the water immensely with their bioload. be constantly exposed to high levels of nitrates and waste. Have 0 room to stake out their territory since they are territorial cichlids and will either end up shredding each other, or dying from very poor water conditions. If they lasted more than 2-3 months they would have the displeasure of having their growth possibly stunted before dying from one of those two previously mentioned causes.

Just leave the O where they are until you have a proper sized tank to house them.
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okay thank you.
 
I am looking into stocking a 90g and I don't think I would do 1 let alone 2 oscars in there. Really I can't think of any cichlids that would be cool for very long in a 10g. You need at least a 20L to keep pretty much any of them.
 
THANKS FOR THE ADVICE
 
JiggaJay96 said:
THANKS FOR THE ADVICE
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Heed the advice and you and your future stock will be happy. There are some species that can live in a 30gal. Read the species stickies for examples.
 
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