would this work??

[Renteria]

well buy a better computer ...

i know

sry for getting out of hand earlier guys

anyway, no life is worth more than the other so you cant say thats its not a big deal, maybe not with money but if you take in one of gods creatures you cant go put it in a 60g with 2 other large growing, waste producing, messy eater fish. it is irrelevent what other people stock their tanks with, the point is you cant put big fish in a small tank.

 

[Cross127]

i know

sry for getting out of hand earlier guys

anyway, no life is worth more than the other so you cant say thats its not a big deal, maybe not with money but if you take in one of gods creatures you cant go put it in a 60g with 2 other large growing, waste producing, messy eater fish. it is irrelevent what other people stock their tanks with, the point is you cant put big fish in a small tank.

Dont get another computer get a faster connection

Also you are right. Why follow examples of others who overstock their tanks. Do what you feel is right for the fish. Personally I don't like overstocked tank at all because you don't get much enjoyment out of kepping a species of fish. You can't see how they interact with surroundings and even with you. Also I think Trust has some beautiful fish but I HATE his tank. There is absolutely no purpose of it. Hell if you want to deal with dead fish all the time and water changes 4 times a week at 50% to 75% for 10+ years go ahead. I wouldn't do it at all. It just isn't worth it in the end. Once everything goes bad your going to think wow what the hell was I thinking.

 

[cichlid savage]

While I wouldnt do it, with a lot of filtrattion and huge water changes you might be able to pull it off for a while.

 

[Bsixxx]

NO

well actually i had three oscars in a 55 two were 12.5" and one was 9"

this was back in the day though

 

[BushFishRox]

I will donate my 8" Oscar... he is boring I am more interested in MONSTER FISH and fish that arent as lazy as the oscar is...

 

[Renteria]

I will donate my 8" Oscar... he is boring I am more interested in MONSTER FISH and fish that arent as lazy as the oscar is...

 

[Fish on Fire]

Lol, Oscars spend most of their time laying on their sides. They are not very aggressive fish at all. More like food aggressive. Like I said before, if you raise them all together, there is no way that you'll have a problem with aggression in that tank. Just make sure they are all males so they don't form a pair, which is slightly more aggressive than a solo oscar. And like I said before, if a pair of 9" oscars can't kill a 5" jag in a 30 gallon tank, there is no way that they can kill another oscar of the same size in a 60 gallon, they simply aren't built for it. If it were any other large cichlid besides chocolate cichlids and the like, I would say no, but oscars would be fine. ;P (Waits for the flaming to begin)

 

[Renteria]

im not flaming.

but 2 years ago i got a nother oscar and put it in my 20g (both small)
and 2 years later their in a 75g and will not stop fighting , maybe its just me, and i vented. male and female. but before they were fighting they ate, swam, and slept toghether.....wierd

 

[Snake_Eyes]

A 48 x 12 x 20 is only 49.87 US Gallons,even less taking into account the glass wall thickness..A standard 55 here is 48 X 15 x 18 which is actually 56.1 US gallons before allowing for wall thickness.This is why we all should probably go on footprint and not Gallons.In a standard 55 gal 15' wide I wouldn't hasitate for 1 oscar.I have seen 2 O's 13'+ in a 55 gal (48 x 15 x 18) before and both fish were as healthy as any I have seen.IMO tank size only makes up for half the equasion.Filtration and the keepers house cleaning routine makes up the rest.

I don't know who's 55g you're measuring but I just measured mine and it's 12.5" wide.

 

[Nova 8]

nova your wrong about the foot print of a 55g. it is 48 X 12 X 20
that is not good for one oscar seeing as how a lot of oscars get 13in+.

people cannot put 3 oscars in a 60g. i guess its "posible" but its also possible to cram a 14in. midas in a 10g.

I don't know who's 55g you're measuring but I just measured mine and it's 12.5" wide.

He was only using Renterias measurements, being 12.5 wide makes it 51.9 US gallons. I don't know who is making your tanks in America but you should get on to them about cheating you on your dimensions. Greenterras measurements/calculations are correct, his tank 48x15x18 is 56.1 gallons with 6mm glass (.25") that takes it down to 52.9 gallons. My tank which is a 48x14x20 is 54.8 gallons with glass taken into consideration.

Don't believe me, use this, http://www.angelfish.net/tankvolcalc.php

A 48x15.5x20 is 60.9 US gallons but if you go only 18 high the tank be 17" wide, plenty wide enough for a 12" (or even 13") fish (all with .25" glass).