new to oscars

[comrvf]

i would like too know more on oscars ive had my oscar for 8 months now it lives in a 3ft tank aprox 100 liters (i dont know gallons) anthing i put in the tank gets destrayd i keep the water ay 28dec celsious and im about too get a 4-6 foot tank can i have a littel advice plz

[sumthin fishy]

A bit more info on YOURS would be helpful. How big is its house? Is it alone or with friends? Have you looked at the species profile page here, or done a google?

[comrvf]

cheers for your reply as you can see i added more info :)

[sumthin fishy]

I've never kept oscars personally, but my older brother had them when I was a kid. They will destroy anything you have in the tank!!!! Good call on the bigger tank, a lot of folks like to fold thier oscars in half and put them into a 1 foot tank. How big is it (the fish?). And what kind of advice do you need?

[comrvf]

my oscar is about 6in,when i got it it was about an inch.im suprised how quick thay grow.what i would like to know is what what sort off tank buddies i can but with him when i get the bigger tank and is there any plants thay will not destroy?

[oscar119]

Coming from someone who has oscars I don't know that they destroy everything in the tank but they do like to move gravel around(mine even try to eat it and spit it back out) and therefore you're decorations can get moved around a bit. Although maybe mine are just less aggressive. Also oscars are very much babys as far when you change something around them, or even do a water change they freak out and will just sit on the bottom of the tank like it's end of the world.

As far as tank mates I have mine with a catfish and have two small plecos in there now. I just went with fish that were bottom feeders that would stay out of their way.

[comrvf]

thanks for the reply.what i mean by destroying every thing is plants thermomerter (iv been through two so for)any feeder, air stone .the thing is a menase but fun to watch:D i think when i get a big tank it might setel down i hope

[cyberbeer65]

This is what I have with my oscar in my signature below.....

[comrvf]

thanks for your reply.the oscar in your pic is that a red oscar all i have seen are tigers and albino oscars how do you find your ocscars personality?

[jib]

i think when i get a big tank it might setel down i hope

Actually when I moved my tiger oscar into a bigger tank he became much more active, and moved all the tank decorations around even more. As for tankmates, he harassed anything that I put in there almost to the point of killing them, and thats in a 90 gal.

[comrvf]

cheers for the reply sounds like your oscar is a menace as well :) i guess thay are a fish you love or hate i love them gobbels is very entertaing 2 watch