the closest thing to a "monster" that i'll get!
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Conor1148;4210062; said:
wow really? Ive had oscars for years and have had 15 inch ones even a bit bigger all that time...currently have a 15 inch 4 year old and I see ones that big a lot here in WI
i jumpstarted the tank with a filter from my 20g, im about to put in a little piece of driftwood that i have and ill take pictures. i may go shopping for java moss and cherry shrimp tomorrow.nfored;4210124; said:
ah, surprising. then again it seems like alot of fish keepers around here have only been keeping a few years. though the oscar is a commonly kept fish, i suppose not many have become monsters yet.vr6fan;4210153; said:
If the difference between my first Oscar and my new Oscar is directly related to my care, I can understand how Oscars end up at either the common 12" size or a nice monstrous 15" or more. I "powerfed" my first Oscar and changed his water like a maniac to control the nitrates. He was 13" after only 12 months of life, but got HITH and it wouldn't go away. I had yet to learn the importance of buffering my water. My second Oscar, I did not powerfeed. Instead I struck the balance between a rounded diet and light feeding with minimal water changes for better stability. He's about 12" now at a year and a half old, but honestly looks far healthier than my first Oscar did. There are so many factors involved with growing out an Oscar!
cool that oscar will be happy and that 20 gallon tank should have a electric blue lobster/crayfish so cool! or ghost shrimp..just some ideas
how do you guys like my wallpaper? 
i left enough room between the wall and the tank that i can add a black background to it eventually.
hes being a little camera shy. he was fine before i added the driftwood, but if you added a piece of wood that is 30 times my size to my house id be tripping out a little too
he knocked a few scales of during transportation. ill keep an eye on them, but last time he knocked a couple off he healed up like a champ in a matter of a weekend
updates on shrimp tank coming eventually! im taking it back down to give it a good deep cleaning then starting it back up!
fish keeping sure is nice when you dont need 3-times a week water changes
i left enough room between the wall and the tank that i can add a black background to it eventually.
hes being a little camera shy. he was fine before i added the driftwood, but if you added a piece of wood that is 30 times my size to my house id be tripping out a little too
he knocked a few scales of during transportation. ill keep an eye on them, but last time he knocked a couple off he healed up like a champ in a matter of a weekend
updates on shrimp tank coming eventually! im taking it back down to give it a good deep cleaning then starting it back up!
fish keeping sure is nice when you dont need 3-times a week water changes
Nice driftwood! Looking great for now. Enjoy the growing Oscar. Try to get a picture at least once a month so you can do a series for us when he hits 12". 
And try to get him in the same area near a size-defining object like a sump return or something. Just an idea.
And try to get him in the same area near a size-defining object like a sump return or something. Just an idea.