Full grown Oscar at Petco..

konstargirl

konstargirl

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I know this post might get deleted, but I though I wanted to share this. Yesterday at petco after I saw my therapist, I saw this full grown Oscar that Petco was selling it as an "Adoption"and they put that he was free!! >< Poor thing couldn't turn around..


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I love oscars! Personally i would remove the unwanted fish out of one of my 40 breeders into the small pond in the backyard and put that oscar in by himself. Then when the temperture starts changing again there is this one guy im my area on CL who also loves oscars and would be willing to put him in one of his 2 massive cichlid tanks. But none the less an oscar that is for "free" must have an issue or they just cant get rid of him because his massive size. Crazy how a petstore would put an oscar in such a teeny tank

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For the short term..no big deal. Happens all the time at most fish shows...fish in display tanks for pics, viewing and judging.
 
Judging by the second picture, it's not stunted, so I doubt it grew up in a tank that size. It's probably something that someone brought in, for any of a number of reasons (moving, tank got broken, whatever), and they're just trying to find a home for it.
 
I know this gets kicked around often, but what would a minimum tank size required be for this guy? 75g??
 
Generally people say 75g if its a long term thing. But many people keep them in smaller tanks for only a given amount if they intend on rehoming in the future

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I would say a 100 at least. An Oscar is a very big fish, when full grown.
 
They CAN grow up too 15inches long. So yeah its a darn big fish. The biggest i saw was at a petstore that was roughly 13inches. It was in their display tank along with a few other large fish.

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Quick googling says 75-100, for one, depending on the site. As big as they get, bigger is better. Plus, they're smart, and would probably need some tankmates to keep them engaged, so that would need to be factored in.
 
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