Some Pics Of My Fishes...

[draconis]

Here are some great pics my girlfriend took of my fish with her new camera.

Oscar:

Iridescent Shark:

Red Tail:

 

[Wills]

Wow nice fish, what size pond are you building? Those catfish are going to look amazing once they start to get over the 3 foot mark, thats when their real beauty starts to show

 

[Assaye]

Got some big fish there!

What plans have you got for the red tail cat and the shark once they outgrow your tank?

 

[Forestpisces]

They are lovely but the red tail cat and pang will grow to be huge. I've seen both at full size, the red tail cat at the shop i work in is a murderouse git and is kept with a full grown pacu, black shark and at one point a tiger shovelnose catfish in a massive indoor pond. He killed the tiger shovel nose, the black shark( nearly 2ft long) had to be moved and was then sold and it is currently "playing" with the pacu now although pacu are generally gentle they are a huge fish and can stand up for themselves. None stand a cahnce against a red tail, thses beasts are more suited to amazonian rivers and should never be sold in shops, ours was a rescue. They grow anywhere between 3-4ft and a sheer muscle with a mouth to fit. It will kill your oscar for sure.
The irridesant shark is a member of the pang family and is a true monster much like the red tail. Growing to 4ft plus and eating anything that will fit in it's mouth. There is sadly also currently one of these at the shop, another rescue, but it is only a baby at 10 inches. These fish CANNOT be kept in normall home aquaria, it's like trying to keep an aripima (firefish native to brazil grows 5ft plus) they require a heated and filtered indoor pond of at least 5000gallons and even then they could kill one another, neither is forgiving and either one would be a formidable apponant even for a human.
My suggestion is to give them to a local aquarium society who can find appropriate homes for them and report where you got them from.
The 75g is big enough to hold your oscar ALONE it has the possibility to be a 16 inch fish with a usuall minimum (in a non stunted fish) growth of 12inches, not only that but they are chunky and usually not too keen on tank mates.

The species you own are all beautiful in their own right and in the right enviroment. But i'm sorry to say you cannot possibly house them for life, i doubt if anyone on the forums could and there are some monster keepers on this site. Look up the fish you have in the fish species index on this site, you'll see that i am not lying i also reccomend the oddballs and catfish part of the forum as well as cichlids for your oscar.
Best of luck

 

[Mayu]

Here are some great pics my girlfriend took of my fish with her new camera.

Oscar:

Iridescent Shark:

Red Tail:

your oscar is gorgeous!! I love Oscars. If I had the room for a big enough tank, I'd get one.

 

[draconis]

They are lovely but the red tail cat and pang will grow to be huge. I've seen both at full size, the red tail cat at the shop i work in is a murderouse git and is kept with a full grown pacu, black shark and at one point a tiger shovelnose catfish in a massive indoor pond. He killed the tiger shovel nose, the black shark( nearly 2ft long) had to be moved and was then sold and it is currently "playing" with the pacu now although pacu are generally gentle they are a huge fish and can stand up for themselves. None stand a cahnce against a red tail, thses beasts are more suited to amazonian rivers and should never be sold in shops, ours was a rescue. They grow anywhere between 3-4ft and a sheer muscle with a mouth to fit. It will kill your oscar for sure.
The irridesant shark is a member of the pang family and is a true monster much like the red tail. Growing to 4ft plus and eating anything that will fit in it's mouth. There is sadly also currently one of these at the shop, another rescue, but it is only a baby at 10 inches. These fish CANNOT be kept in normall home aquaria, it's like trying to keep an aripima (firefish native to brazil grows 5ft plus) they require a heated and filtered indoor pond of at least 5000gallons and even then they could kill one another, neither is forgiving and either one would be a formidable apponant even for a human.
My suggestion is to give them to a local aquarium society who can find appropriate homes for them and report where you got them from.
The 75g is big enough to hold your oscar ALONE it has the possibility to be a 16 inch fish with a usuall minimum (in a non stunted fish) growth of 12inches, not only that but they are chunky and usually not too keen on tank mates.

The species you own are all beautiful in their own right and in the right enviroment. But i'm sorry to say you cannot possibly house them for life, i doubt if anyone on the forums could and there are some monster keepers on this site. Look up the fish you have in the fish species index on this site, you'll see that i am not lying i also reccomend the oddballs and catfish part of the forum as well as cichlids for your oscar.
Best of luck

Thanks for the feedback. The Pangasus is 7in. long. I got him from a local shop where he was trying to swim in a 55G with 3 huge koi and several big goldfish. He had two large red bumps in the mouth which are now barely noticeable. So, for the time being I think i did him a favor... For the long term, I have a friend that has a huge pond, though I would rather donate them to a university or aquarium when the time comes. The red tail was actually mostly confusion / ignorance on my part, but I had pre-paid him at the LFS and again I think he's better for now in my 75G than stuck in a 5G with 3 pacus and whatever else they could throw in there.

your oscar is gorgeous!! I love Oscars. If I had the room for a big enough tank, I'd get one.

Thanks! He's also 7 in. long and eats like a monster. Currently I'm having fun teaching him to eat bloodworms from my hand!

 

[mr130gallon]

There is sadly also currently one of these at the shop, another rescue, but it is only a baby at 10 inches.

at my lfs there are at least 5 of these,all over 10 inches

 

[Assaye]

Donating them to a huge public tank (university, hospital, aquarium) is a great idea as long as you trust the tank is well maintained by people who know what they are doing.

You've got some time with them but they will grow surprisingly fast and get aggressive quick.

Good luck!