Should I rescue this Oscar??

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YES

are you sure there full grown RDs how big i didn't think you could fit 5 fish that big in a 29 can they even swim ?
 
Okay I have a few pictures. He stayed like this for the first five minutes, wedged in the corner...
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Now he's pacing the tank and getting settled in. Unfortunately I couldn't catch all of the con fry so a few are left in the tank. I'm a softie and don't like seeing them get eaten but I know they will be gone by tomorrow.
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His wounds aren't really that bad but I've got Melafix and aquarium salt in the tank to jump-start the healing. The LFS owner said, "This guy was really handsome before he got in a fight." I wanted to say, "Yeah no kidding, he's in a tiny tank with a bunch of devils!!" but I decided to be nice.

And yep, when I went back to the LFS I realized there were not four but five RDs in the tank with him. They were about 5-8" in length. I couldn't believe my eyes.
 
Very nice save. Congrats.
 
AWWWW, he looks wonderful!! Great save :D
 
man he is beautiful. post some more pics when he starts to color up more.
 
yeh nice fish, you shoulda got a devil to tho.
 
Go get him!!! I have four 12 inch oscars, they are like my kids!!! My oscars live in 55 each - one with large albino frog, one with a 12 inch pleco, one with three tinfoils and a Jupari, and one with two tinfoils. They get along just fine!
 
iwinmyfishatbingo;1681551; said:
Go get him!!! I have four 12 inch oscars, they are like my kids!!! My oscars live in 55 each - one with large albino frog, one with a 12 inch pleco, one with three tinfoils and a Jupari, and one with two tinfoils. They get along just fine!
you should read on before posting after reading the 1st post.
 
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