Tankmates for oscars?we4r
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I saw this on your other thread
To people that know better and care about their fish, a 90g is barely enough tank for 1 full grown Oscar...definitely not big enough for 2.
In all honesty, If I were you, Id take the oscars back until I had a tank adequate for them.
You currently have a 40g which, in an experienced fish keepers hands, could work for the next few months, but if you dont have the filtration required to house 2 Oscars in a 40 and dont do 50% water changes 2x a week, youll be in trouble fast (Hole in the head).
Oscars are terribly messy eaters, put out more waste than smaller growing cichlids and will fight amongst themselves in a small tank, leaving you with daily headaches dealing with them.
Good Luck with what you choose, but Id recommend trading them in for smaller growing cichlids that arent as susceptible to HITH.
Oh, and search for oscar threads here on MFK. There is probably more info on tankmates etc here than anywhere else on the web.
To people that know better and care about their fish, a 90g is barely enough tank for 1 full grown Oscar...definitely not big enough for 2.
In all honesty, If I were you, Id take the oscars back until I had a tank adequate for them.
You currently have a 40g which, in an experienced fish keepers hands, could work for the next few months, but if you dont have the filtration required to house 2 Oscars in a 40 and dont do 50% water changes 2x a week, youll be in trouble fast (Hole in the head).
Oscars are terribly messy eaters, put out more waste than smaller growing cichlids and will fight amongst themselves in a small tank, leaving you with daily headaches dealing with them.
Good Luck with what you choose, but Id recommend trading them in for smaller growing cichlids that arent as susceptible to HITH.
Oh, and search for oscar threads here on MFK. There is probably more info on tankmates etc here than anywhere else on the web.
. if u look on the internet theres plenty of people that put 2 oscars in a 55 gallon. so why cant i put 2 in a 90 gal. if i have great filtration? (like 3 aquaclear 110's and a fluval fx5)
Just because it has been done doesn't mean you should. The reasoning behind not doing it is because it never ends well. You are usually left with one Oscar dead. Oscars can snap pretty quick and because they're almost impossible to sex, you don't know if you have a pair or if u have two males until its too late.
2 oscars will need a 6 foot tank in the 120-180 range to fit them comfortably. in the 90 however you can have one for life and it will probably be a happy fish. no other tankmates in the 90 though. a 90 gallon is still a decent sized tank just not big enough for two full grown oscars. good luck
Yes. I had an Oscar the Grouch stuffed animal, an Oscar Mayer Lego set and an Oscar Goldman action figure as a kid.