So I got this new aquarium...
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same hereI didnt wanna say that lol but it is a lot more room than most poor oscars getElectricBlueSeanBurch;4878929; said:
i don't see a problem.. all but the oscars are very slow growing fish, so there is plenty of time go get another larger tank. And the Ocsars will be fine in an 85 gallon tank for a very long time.
nice tank.. little bit o TLC and it'll be beatiful!! congrats.
nice tank.. little bit o TLC and it'll be beatiful!! congrats.
Liquid Blue;4878686; said:
Hello! Congrats on the new tank!
I hate to make it even smaller, but 72x12x21 is 78 gallons. I assume those are exterior dimensions and it has 3/8" glass...making it 70 gallons.
Either way, it's a nice looking tank! Don't worry about it...fill that bad boy up!
Congrats
If you can't keep an Oscar in a 55. Main reason being that being 12 inches deep the Oscar will out grow that dimension. So... This tank only being 12 inches deep... No Oscars.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=316375
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=316375
^^ I agree. Too shallow for oscars. A school of clown loaches would be happy in it for 5 years, if you bought them as juvies.
kjfan1;4879055; said:
Took the words out of my mouth. In this case the footprint is more important than how many gallons it is. The reason why people recommend 75 gallon minimum is because of the footprint being 18 inches wide. Don't get me wrong, the more gallons and especially the more filtration the better, but the Oscar won't be able to turn around in a tank 12 inches wide.
the oscars wont appreciate the small depth, they normally get 12 inches and often times bigger, so they would JUST be able to turn
That would imo make a very nice planted tank w/ clown loaches. you could easily do angels or discus imo or a big school of tetras. I agree 12" is the depth of "largest smallest tank" not the footprint for "monsters"
