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Oscars
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D. Heaton
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Tuesday,
February 05, 2002 - 12:21 am
I have two oscars in a 29 gal tank and the larger one (4")
is really beating up on the 3" one. I have a 55 gal
tank that is trying to cycle right now so I don't want
to put them in there yet. Any ideas on what I can do to
save the oscar? I have moved the plants and caves around
a bit.
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Kick
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Tuesday,
February 05, 2002 - 07:56 am
You need to move them. A 29 is not large enough for one,
let alone two. And if they are battling now, you will probably
find the larger tank still will not house both of them comfortably.
Oscars become very large----about 12 inches, so probably
the best thing you can do is to see if the LPS will let
you take one back. Otherwise, there will be continued unrest,
which causes stress, which in turn leads to disease and
eventually one of them may not make it. And if you are trying
to "save" the oscar, I would not hesitate.
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D. Heaton
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Tuesday,
February 05, 2002 - 12:24 pm
You know everywhere I go that has fish has a tank with oscars
in it in the adult size and they don't have any problems.
I have a friend that has a 50 gal. and has 3 adult oscars,
1 pacue, 2 goldfish, and a couple of other fish and they
all get along just fine. Is this problem that I have with
my 2 just by chance? Is there nothing I can do to keep them
both? They are very pretty and I like the way they look.
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kevin
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Tuesday,
February 05, 2002 - 02:51 pm
you could get a tank divider and just keep them apart till
they are equal in size
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joycedonley
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Tuesday,
February 05, 2002 - 09:31 pm
I have a friend that has a pacu in about a 200 gallon tank
on another site.She even hired a petsitter over Christmas
vacation because she was concerned for the welfare of her
pet(I provided a backup number for her sitter).
I hope your friend is aware of the fact that pacus just
don't quit growing because they are in a small tank.
Hopefully she has lots of money to invest in good filtration
and the proper tank to keep her fish healthy. People get
away with keeping fish under improper conditions all the
time. We on the board try to give the best advice we can.
I have some long time friends that also keep Oscars and
have to vote with Kick on this one! Sorry if I sound a little
preachy, but I really know some people that go all out for
their fish!
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Kick
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Tuesday,
February 05, 2002 - 09:41 pm
D., I don't mean to sound crass, but your friend sounds
like a fish "haver" rather than a fish "keeper".
And there is a difference. To make things a little simpler
to understand, how would you like to be crammed into a small
space with a bunch of other people. Even if they were your
best friends, after awhile, I think they would tend to make
you cranky from the close quarters. You can choose to be
a "haver", and like your friends setup, the fish
will have to learn to tolerate each other or die trying.
Or you can be a "keeper", and provide the best environment
possible for your pets.
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D. Heaton
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Thursday,
February 07, 2002 - 10:17 pm
You are right and come to think of it my friends tank looks
unhappy if you know what I mean.
Thanks for your advise.
By the way do I need to put salt in the water for oscars
or cichlids?
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joycedonley
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Friday,
February 08, 2002 - 07:07 am
You don't need to add salt for Oscars other Cichlid
species have specific requirements ie African Rift Lake
Malawi fish need Cichlid salt. Depends much on the region
the fish comes from.
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J.McCormick
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Saturday,
February 16, 2002 - 08:05 pm
How big of a tank is required for a (single) full-grown
pacu to live comfortably? I have a 55 gallon right now (my
fish is a baby - tablespoon size).
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joycedonley
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Sunday,
February 17, 2002 - 08:21 am
I have a friend on another site that has one in a 225 gallon.
I will have to check if hers is full grown, but I believe
she's had it for a few years.
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joycedonley
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Tuesday,
February 19, 2002 - 07:41 am
I checked and one of the women I know had her pacu grow
to 12 inches in 5-6 months. They grow really fast, so you'd
better start breaking in a 200 gallon tank soon. I hear
they make neat pets, but you should think acrylic tank as
they are extremely strong and can actually break a glass
tank! Also don't plan on keeping with any other fish
as they will pretty much fill the tank. They will eat all
kinds of produce!
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