Conflicting Info On Oscars

[snake007]

Ive seen some people say on the forum if you put an oscar in a 6ft he will reach a ridiculous ize than if he was in a 4 ft.
So why is the minimum tank size for an oscar 4ft if it does not allow them to reach their 'ridiculous' size?
Isn't this depriving the fish?

Just a thought.

 

[lloyd]

i dont no its a wierd one because you see giant oscars even in 3ft tanks however its is very rare you ever see them actually at there biggest which is quite massive. i dont really know that oscars release any hormones that restrict their growth like alot of cyprinids are supposed to do but i dont no., i wouldnt keep them in a 4 footer though its just to small

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Bigger oscars are quite different than the babies I am noticing. The small ones are pretty graceful. My big guys at 7 inches are chunky and clumsy. This is why i agree with the 6ft tank rule. They need the access room to flop around in the water when they are full grown.

 

[onidrase]

6 feet kind of is te minimum tank size imo. But te fact of te matter is, tey ave so many babies and are so commonly available for ceap prices. You can et one at petsmart for like 4 dollars. From wat I understand, tey ave tousands of babies in eac spawn. And tey can also live out teir 10-15 year lifespan in a 4x2x2 wit minimal issues. Teir rowt wont be stunted to te point of deformity, but tey may et a bit larer dependin on tank size.

Apoloies for te crappy post. te buttons between F and J are broken. And my backspace, but Im manain.

Bigger oscars are quite different than the babies I am noticing. The small ones are pretty graceful. My big guys at 7 inches are chunky and clumsy. This is why i agree with the 6ft tank rule. They need the access room to flop around in the water when they are full grown.

Sounds kinda like clown loaces

 

[Dieses Madchen]

6 feet kind of is te minimum tank size imo. But te fact of te matter is, tey ave so many babies and are so commonly available for ceap prices. You can et one at petsmart for like 4 dollars. From wat I understand, tey ave tousands of babies in eac spawn. And tey can also live out teir 10-15 year lifespan in a 4x2x2 wit minimal issues. Teir rowt wont be stunted to te point of deformity, but tey may et a bit larer dependin on tank size.

Apoloies for te crappy post. te buttons between F and J are broken. And my backspace, but Im manain.

Bigger oscars are quite different than the babies I am noticing. The small ones are pretty graceful. My big guys at 7 inches are chunky and clumsy. This is why i agree with the 6ft tank rule. They need the access room to flop around in the water when they are full grown.

Sounds kinda like clown loaces

Exactly!!!! Although I love my guys. They will be in a 4 footer for a little while, but I think at their size I have some time to get them what they need. If it gets to the point where They are getting big and I cannot provide for them, I will rehome them. I really want to keep them though as they are soo freaking cool!

 

[snake007]

Lol I see

 

[Wills]

Id love for Star to post some pics of Rusty here He grew up in I believe either a Rio 400 or 300 not sure which and is HUGE!! Beautiful fish but is kept by himself and has the strictest water change regime in the world!!

IMO a 4x2x2 is good for an Oscar, its more about the level of care you can give them and also the owners wants of other fish. They are not a truly flexible fish and if you want a broad selection and your limited on size perhaps the Oscar is not for you....

Wills

 

[lloyd]

i agree but i have seen an oscar at warf aquatics reach 20 inches. a four foot aquarium is only 48 inches and probably not more than 18 wide so i would not keep one in anything less than six foot. i used to keep a pair in a 5fter and i thoughtn they were to cramped so i rehomed them.

 

[ripil]

the mother in law keeps oscars in a 3.3 foot tank with a bala shark and a tinfoil. their about 7 inches and keep fighting and she wonders why. when she had two babies i said to her not to get anymore as they get very big and a 1 metre tank aint big enough. she got another, we argued. one died, she replaced it. i told her why it died (no fishless cycle. water in on a saturday morning, two tinfoils, two oscars and a bala shark sunday evening) she then agreed once the fighting took place and one tiger oscar was banged up pretty bad that maybe she had too many fish. she then got another one. that died, then one tinfoil died. when the tinfoil died it was too upsetting for her so she waited 10 hours with a dead fish in the tank till i removed it. she is now saving up for a 5ft tank but then says she wants to add a albino oscar to the tank when she gets it. anyone wanting her address to give her a slap just pm me.

 

[lloyd]

i do enjoy slapping mother in laws

 

[snake007]

anyone wanting her address to give her a slap just pm me.

Whats the address? Lol.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

They are not a truly flexible fish and if you want a broad selection and your limited on size perhaps the Oscar is not for you....

Wills

+1 My oscars are in a tank by themselves with a pleco. I am cycling a tank so I can move the fish out of my 75g to better accomadate the oscars.

 

[snake007]

I was speaking to someone on another forum and they said most Oscars who are put in a 55 Gallon tank 4ft, only reach up to 12 inches, but Oscars who are put in a 100Gallon tank with the extra width and height, get to their proper size of 18 inches , Is this true?

 

[lloyd]

i dont no it might be. you never see an 18"er in nothing less than a giant tank

 

[Dieses Madchen]

i dont no it might be. you never see an 18"er in nothing less than a giant tank

that's because most people that keep larger fish like oscars aren't cruel and will keep them in a decent home. rarely have i seen novice fish keepers go for something like an oscar.