oscar

[black angel]

please can someone tell me if its ok to keep a 9 inch female oscar in a u.s 20 gallon tank and feed her the minimum food to keep her from growing too fast. if it is how long before she has to be re homed to a bigger tank. and if its not ok then why. thank you for any replies. its not me doing this by the way.

 

[Fishy411]

Not okay. That tank is no where big enough for a 9 inch oscar. Also feeding less will only slow its growing and make it sick or susceptible to disease. Dont malnourish a fish just because u dont want it to grow. I'm glad its not u doing this. Whoever it is go to there home and steal their fish and then give it to someone with the facilities and knowledge to take care of it.

 

[black angel]

wish i could i really do, but i am really angry about it, and he will soon know about it. thanks

 

[Ben]

hmmmm

maybe you can persuade your friend into buying a nice comfey 75gal for it?

DD

 

[mwm]

he miswell take it to the local lake (Im just kidding dont freak)

 

[black angel]

shes two years old and 9 inches long. is this the right size at this age or not. sorry i dont know much about them. he aint no friend of mine, believe me. friend of a friend and i got wind of it.

 

[mwm]

im surprised the oscar got to 9 inches in a 20g, i dno about but oscars but for a jackdempsey thats around the right size for age

 

[Vip]

if you were to say 3-4" for a little bit i would say ok but hell no with a 9" theres no way of it liveing for a while. Dwarf_dudes friend tryed this and it died. Trust us we know what we are talking about.

 

[black angel]

ive told him what i thought and he basically told me to get stuffed. so thanks guys for the info. at least i tried and i hope i left him with something to think about. thanks everyone for your help.

 

[Ben]

i try not to remember that Vip

well we better say our 's now

Oscar the Oscar

we hardly knew ye.....well we didn't

DD