I think if I clear the cave on the left and the driftwood on the side I can afford to put more clowns in that tank....
RE: Don't Buy Oscar Fish - 6 Reasons Why
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I think if I clear the cave on the left and the driftwood on the side I can afford to put more clowns in that tank....
Are you sure about that ? This is the banning large fish thread right ? I dont remember it that way.
Either way your not wrong about your opinion, just surprised you went with the name calling too. We disagree on philosophy sure, not on general care.
Ulu, there is a difference between the type of consumer that impulse buys an Oscar for their 55 gallon, and a consumer that takes the time to plan out their future set up, sometimes for a year or two in advance. Impulse buying doesn't give anyone a free pass, at least not to me. The WWW offers all one needs for those that want to spend some time researching, prior to their purchase. I spent close to year, just on the rock scape for one of my tanks in the past. Waiting for spring thaw was part of that planning, but I waited.
In your case I'm glad to see that your impulse buy has future plans. What struck a cord with me was the OP stating ;
Suggesting that an adult O should be (I know they can be) kept long term in a 55 gallon is just plain bad advice.
We might as well revert back to 2005 MFK, where kids ran about giving piss poor advice about minimum tank sizes. I personally don't even like the term, minimum tank size. It suggests that we do the minimum in keeping our fish.
In your mind you probably truly believe that, yet had you read the OP's comments carefully (all of them, not just the ones that you wanted to see) that's pretty much what you did. The OP said; I've seen it work before and it will work in most cases unless you have a very large oscar. He then went on to describe how he kept one that was 14", in a 55 gallon.
No one was stoning him, or driving pitch forks in him (did you study drama at school?) but some of us were saying, no, that won't work well, long term. I referred to his comment as idiotic (gasp), which I stand by. IMHO it is idiotic to even suggest that a 55 gallon is in ANY way suitable for a 14" adult O. In my opinion.
I also said;
No stoning, no pitchforking, and no drama, up until that point.
In your case I'm glad to see that your impulse buy has future plans. What struck a cord with me was the OP stating ;
Suggesting that an adult O should be (I know they can be) kept long term in a 55 gallon is just plain bad advice.
We might as well revert back to 2005 MFK, where kids ran about giving piss poor advice about minimum tank sizes. I personally don't even like the term, minimum tank size. It suggests that we do the minimum in keeping our fish.
In your mind you probably truly believe that, yet had you read the OP's comments carefully (all of them, not just the ones that you wanted to see) that's pretty much what you did. The OP said; I've seen it work before and it will work in most cases unless you have a very large oscar. He then went on to describe how he kept one that was 14", in a 55 gallon.
No one was stoning him, or driving pitch forks in him (did you study drama at school?) but some of us were saying, no, that won't work well, long term. I referred to his comment as idiotic (gasp), which I stand by. IMHO it is idiotic to even suggest that a 55 gallon is in ANY way suitable for a 14" adult O. In my opinion.
I also said;
No stoning, no pitchforking, and no drama, up until that point.
Haha you mean until i quoted you
And of course you took it as an opportunity to get all warm cozy and personal
Comment on the 1st page he kind of admitted it was a mistake no ?
My horse may be white but definitely not as high as yours good man lol
Frank, let me take a moment and apologize sincerely if at any time in this discussion, or in the past, I hurt your feelings. I guess I always thought that the toughest man in America could take it.
C'mon, clowns like caves, you can't get rid of them!
I was going to go out tonight on the p**s with my mates, maybe watch a game, enjoy the company of some fine ladies etc etc. Then I got reading this thread, haha, i'm stopping in now!! 
Wow. Saying that around these people is like pulling a pin on a hand grenade. Better run for cover!
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