55 gallon tank??
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I would not do one oscar in a standard 55. Upon reaching full size, they will have very little room from front to back of the aquarium.
in my opinion, a single oscar needs at least 75 gallons and even that will be a squeeze. remember that oscars grow to 13 inches or so. two oscars and you're looking at 120 gallons.
oscars are pretty quick growers, but still, you may stunt them if they are not in a big enough tank, and then still its easier to start out with the tank that they are going to need when they are adults because then you wont have to keep buying new ones.
But you want to be ready in case your oscar does reach 14 inches. Its better to have too much tank space than not enough with oscars. Especially with the bioload they create!
get some discus fish or a bunch of africian cichlids... maybe some yellow labs, something not too big.
some of the more aggressive cichlids tend to get a bit large for a 55 gallon. I only have 1 convict in my 55 gallon. When I got him... he was an 1inch and half, now he's like 4 inches in only a few months.
some cichlids grow very fast. do your research
some of the more aggressive cichlids tend to get a bit large for a 55 gallon. I only have 1 convict in my 55 gallon. When I got him... he was an 1inch and half, now he's like 4 inches in only a few months.
some cichlids grow very fast. do your research
Pallen81 said:
Unless I mis-understand the question(s), the OP is asking (1) if it would be okay to keep 2 Oscars in a 55 and (2) if not, what other fish could go with a single Oscar.
Are you really suggesting to put discus or African cichlids with a single Oscar?