Someone help this oscar

[Retuks]

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/for/1389329249.html

i can't inform the dude right now i gotta go to work. he's giving out crap info.

 

[Knowdafish]

?????

 

[SimonL]

I'm confused also, "at least a 50 gallon" is about right as the minimum size for a single Oscar...

 

[zerojquan85]

Hawaii huh..

theres a few MFKers in Hawaii..

 

[Err]

Whats wrong about his post? He said it needs to go to be housed in at least a 50g...wich is approx the suggested min space needed for 1 Oscar. I mean I have seen a pair of oscars living and breeding in a 75 so a 50 for 1 lone oscar should be just fine.

 

[oscarcrazy]

Gotta admit that I'm a little confused by this one too. Seems to me that the guy is doing the right thing the right way. Hope the fish finds a good home.

 

[Retuks]

nope. 50gal isn't enough. the oscar would have to be really still all the time. probably why people think of oscars as slow and lazy fish.

after all a standard 55 gal is just a 30 gal with maybe just another foot or so added to length.

 

[SimonL]

nope. 50gal isn't enough. the oscar would have to be really still all the time. probably why people think of oscars as slow and lazy fish.

after all a standard 55 gal is just a 30 gal with maybe just another foot or so added to length.

A standard 55 is 4'x1'x18". And breeder is 3'x18"x18". Both would be a minimum size tanks. Hence the word minimum, as in smallest possible. The ideal tank would be bigger. I personally would go with a 75, but a 3'x18"x18" would keep a single oscar.

 

[Retuks]

3'x18"x18" wouldn't be 55 gallons but alright.

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

Your argument is 4/1 so far. Lets see where this thread goes.