evan9381 Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 so before i dove into getting oscars, i didnt do much/any research. had a 55g tank, and got 6 when they were really small (<2"). within a few weeks, 3 had died. probably from stress/overcrowding. come to find out, a good rule of thumb is 1 fish per 30g of water...so 2 is about my limit. the 3 i have now are probably around 1.5 years old...ive got one pretty decent size, one thats getting there, and another that is still small...maybe 3.5-4". he looks like a dwarf compared to the big fish im hoping someone with a larger tank may want to take the smaller one, and let it grow in a proper environment. ive wanted to get a bigger tank, but cant justify spending what i want to at this time. its a black oscar with orange running through him. very hearty fish, they just went through a move from my apartment to my house 17 miles in mid march, with no problems always ready to eat, smaller goldfish, flake food, blood worms, crickets (if you can catch them outside and toss them ontop of the water) im not a fish expert so i dont know what would be the best way to change tanks...maybe come with a 5g bucket with a couple gallons of your water and ill throw a couple of mine in so its not a complete shock? i dont know. maybe someone can chime in regardless though, free fish. was $7 when i bought him 1.5 years ago, and has gotten a little bigger, but just not as much as the other two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 If you really cannot keep him, most aquarium stores would be very happy to get him. If you check around they might even give you a few bucks for him. I have had to do that a couple of times when fish outgrew a tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 my pops had an oscer get to like 7 inches in his 50 gal... so he took it jacks and i think its still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOWLX Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Do you have any pics i might take him to put with my Jack Dempsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 just to clarify...the 1 per 30g limit is for just oscars with other oscars or what? we had a 110g tank with a 6" oscar, and a shit ton of african chiclids (sp), and a random thing or two of others...our fish did perfectly fine...musta been 20 fish in the tank, oscar being the biggest... sorry to thread shit...just curious if we were doing it wrong, or if we got lucky, or if you just meant oscars with other oscars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 i read it was just for oscars. really, id love to pick up a 125g tank, and either put all 3 oscars in there and then do cichlids in my 55, but ive been trying to save money and been doing ok recently, and i want to keep it up. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 no recent pics...heres one from when they were small and i first got them... http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/DSC02478.jpg?t=1206153697 hes lost a little of the orange, but again, i think hes getting stressed out and the bigger ones not letting him eat as much, hence why i want to give him a new home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOWLX Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Id take him is he Real aggresive Now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 not with being the other 2's bitch...lol but when i put some food in there, they all go nuts and start splashing water around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOWLX Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Ill take him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 sounds good. give me a call tomorrow and ill give you directions. probably be best to bring a 5g bucket or similar with some water from your tank my # is 374-7741 evan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 just to clarify...the 1 per 30g limit is for just oscars with other oscars or what? we had a 110g tank with a 6" oscar, and a shit ton of african chiclids (sp), and a random thing or two of others...our fish did perfectly fine...musta been 20 fish in the tank, oscar being the biggest... sorry to thread shit...just curious if we were doing it wrong, or if we got lucky, or if you just meant oscars with other oscars You just got lucky. Putting South American Cichlids (Oscars) with African Cichlids is not supposed to be done. They require completely different Ph levels. You could always just buy my 75G tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOWLX Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Hey Evan can i pick it up Sunday I have been over to your house before when i came over to that huyndai meet with billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 lol...ive been at like 2 different places since then. im going to be at work all day tomorrow until 8pm...if you want to come over after 8, give me a call or text (would be best to text since i work in a call center). other than that, i wont have another day off until probably saturday...gotta eat up the OT while its available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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