75 Gallon Big Enough For An Oscar?

[Raechal]

I used to have a 120 gallon aquarium where I had a tiger oscar for several years, I woke up one morning and he was floating at the top of the tank. Nothing seemed to be wrong with him and my water stats were fine.

I sold my tank awhile ago because he was my buddy and I didn't want to look at an empty tank. :[[


Since then I have been thinking about buying a new tank.

There is a tank in the paper for $100, a 75 gallon with a nice wooden stand and canopy.

I was wondering if you think a 75 gallon is big enough for an oscar, or if I should just wait awhile and wait until I come across a bigger tank in the paper?

What do you guys think?

I haven't been on this forum in forever!

 

[england]

yes just check the size of it is correct
good luck with it, oscars are brilliant<as you know> if you can go bigger then go bigger

 

[Raechal]

yes just check the size of it is correct
good luck with it, oscars are brilliant<as you know> if you can go bigger then go bigger

I really would like to go bigger, but right now I have the money to buy the tank and I am scared if I wait I'll either never find a cheap bigger tank or I won't have the money you know?

Oscars are hands down my favorite fish of all times.

They are amazing.

 

[Carl the Crimson Wonder]

Yeah 75 would be the minimum but it is fine, I love oscars as well. Unfortuately I don't have a large enough tank . But good luck with your's

 

[Raechal]

Do you think he would be happy in a 75 gallon though?

That is all I am worried about haha.

 

[Chiquita]

I think it is big enough for one oscar but nothing else. He should be just fine and happy in there.

 

[shroob]

75 gallon is a nice tank for a lone oscar. You could probably have a tank mate such as a catfish or a birchir.

 

[foley69]

i always thought a 55gal tank was the minimum an oscar would be happy in but suppose if you can get that 75gal tank then go for it

 

[jonny_dw]

i always thought a 55gal tank was the minimum an oscar would be happy in but suppose if you can get that 75gal tank then go for it

A 55g is not really wide enough for an adult oscar, 75g gives that extra width

 

[Davo86]

In reality it depends on the dimensions, but as the others have said 75USG is fully adequate for a Lone Oscar and something along the lines of a bottom feeder or oddball

 

[Miss Wiggle]

yup agree with the above, room for 1 oscar and maybe a bottom feeder or two depending on filtration!

 

[Raechal]

I have kept my oscar in a 55 gallon temporarily and there is nooo way a 55 gallon is big enough for a full grown oscar haha. he hated it in there!

But I do think maybe the 75 gallon would be enough room.

 

[england]

yes it will be fine,with good waterchanges and great filteration

 

[Raechal]

yes it will be fine,with good waterchanges and great filteration

yeah i really want to over filtrate it. I want to get a hob as well as a canister type one too.

 

[Raechal]

I found a 125 gallon for $150 on the same street as me. my neighbor was selling it in his driveway!