Oscar Tank

[StingrayKid]

I'm thinking about getting a large tank and buying one medium, maybe large, sized Oscar. I'm not sure what kind but, I'm probably going to get a Tiger Oscar. What is the minimum size tank for a adult Oscar? I heard 40+ gallons. Do they need more than that? I saw a HUGE one at the LFS a while back. He was about a foot long! I'm going to be feeding the Oscar feeder fish and other large chichlid foods. Can someone help me out or give me some suggestions?

 

[heresmike]

Hi. I am in the same boat as you.... researching oscars. LoveMyOscar has posted a great article about oscars that should answer many of your questions.

 

[StingrayKid]

Thanks!

 

[CFC]

As it says in the artical a full grown oscar will need a 75 gallon tank which could be shared with a few hardy tankmates that are too big for the oscar to eat.

 

[Riley]

HI, i have to large Oscars. Just abit of addivice mano-a-mano even tho Oscars are carnavoires i would highly recomend not feeding them feeder gold fish because 1.feeder gold fish carry many sickness's one of the major ones is Hole in the Head(bad sickness where they get a huge hole in there heads and it fills with pus) and 2. they can do just great on cichlid pellets mine have lived off of them and they love them. so just some addvice i wanted to tell you so your Oscar can live a long healthy life.

 

[Riley]

Oh yeah i forgot to add that you can feed them live foods like worms,crickets and other insects and if your going to give them gold fish you should breed you own cause its way way way safer then store boughten ones

 

[Grams]

the minumum would be 1 in a 55 and 2 in a 75

 

[Doggfather]

the minumum would be 1 in a 55 and 2 in a 75

The minimum for one full grown should be the 75 gallon, and the minimum for two full grown should be a 100g +.

 

[LoveMyOscar]

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[Vip]

Just a note for you.
You might get the cichlid bug witch means you want to go out and buy heaps of differnt ones and so on, just becareful with Oscars as they are one the weaker non agressive cichlids in the hobbie, they are easly picked on and beaten up, and in the worst case, they get killed pretty easy.

 

[jordan barnhart]

In my sister's 75 gal she has the coolest oscar setup. She has one oscar that is 7 years old at 14 inches, and another at 6-7 inches. They get along fine in a 75 and they are fed floating large pellets, nightcrawlers, and they are fond the ocassional fly that lands in the tank... They're like wild dingos when it comes to eating and they're the coolest things to watch.

I need to get pictures of their setup. Definately worth looking at...

 

[big b]

I agree with Riley, feeder fish carry diseases and you don't want that. My oscar has eaten pellets most of his life (since he got ick from feeder fish) and doesn't even eat the guppies in his tank. He also eats the pellets right out of my fingers which is cool.