55 gallon stocking question
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Not permanently, it's not really big enough to house 1 full grown Oscar. I would try my best to go larger, but I believe you could "cram" an Oscar into a 75 gal as long as you took good care of the water. I am not advocating "cramming" fish into small tanks though. Get something that makes the fish thrive!
yea dont get like stuck with 5 blue acaras and 2 7" pacus in a 55g like i have, and have ur parents not let you get a bigger tank so u have this very overcrowded tank with crappy water and to make matters worse in the tank has a breeding pair of blue acaras.
You must be keepin' up with water changes, to say the least! Breeding pair must not be very picky, eh?
water changes every 5 days or so, it sux.
I guess the breeding pair isnt very pciky sincve they breed in there and also they have bred in my little 20g, but they like the 55g better.
I guess the breeding pair isnt very pciky sincve they breed in there and also they have bred in my little 20g, but they like the 55g better.
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I do 50% water changes every week, so it's not much more than I do. I am currently understocked but my fish will outgrow this tank one day.
my pacus outgrew my tank about 4months ago and im still trying to get rid of them. i do a 50% water change every 5 days or so as needed, clean filter every week, and replace carbon and the micron pads every other week.
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yes, it gets very expensive and tedious, especialy taking apart my fluval 304 every week, thats the worst part. besides the $$$.