Jack Dempsey VS Albino Tiger Oscar? (moving around my fish)
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Man, ya'll need to take a bloody chill-pill. The guy or gal put a small JD into a 29g for a short while, I'm sure he or she knows it will need an upgrade. Good lord. Now I remember why I left.
not true at all...plenty of cichlids will be well kept in smaller tanks...apistogrammas, rams, shell dwellers & other tanganyikans, kribensis, convicts...I've seen nice 40 gallon mbuna tanks...you will not get chewed up and spit out for posting about cichlids in a smaller tank than a 55, there are plenty in this diverse family of fish that will be happy in a smaller tank.
hope you didn't leave - certainly hope you didn't leave because of the responses to your thread
No, I was here a while back. I left because people were becoming too pushy and intolerant of anyone who didn't go along with their beliefs. That thread was a test to see if people were still acting in such a way. I have a very healthy O in a 75g by himself 
No, I was here a while back. I left because people were becoming too pushy and intolerant of anyone who didn't go along with their beliefs. That thread was a test to see if people were still acting in such a way. I have a very healthy O in a 75g by himself
75G is a decent sized home for even an adult Oscar. Its always preferable to have as much space as possible, and I'm sure the Oscar wouldn't dislike say a 500g tank, but that would be excessive. Unfortunately, a lot of people fall into a category of fish keepers who really don't have the room for a huge tank (say 100g+) and end up getting a 55g instead. The 55g tank is kinda in the grey zone of aquariums... its huge among small tanks, yet it is tiny among giant tanks. I myself own a 55g tank, as I haven't the ability to get the 125+ I'd like to own. (money isn't an issue, but I still live with my folks, and they'd prefer that I not have anything larger than I currently have.) Properly cared for, a 55g tank can be a great home for juvenile fish of most sizes, and some of us forget to consider the current size and predicament of the fish and tank in question. I myself have 3 clown loaches in my 55g tank. I've been flamed for it in the past, but people seem more cool about it nowadays. They're each 3.5-4" and to my best knowledge, are happy and healthy. I don't plan to keep them into adulthood in that aquarium... if I can't provide them with a larger environment by the time they get to be 6" each, I'll likely give them to someone I know who has a very large freshwater tank, and either get more baby clowns, or get a few more cories for my existing 5. Granted, 2 loaches, a discus, and 9 neons seems a little much for a 15g (65 liters, yes?) tank, but who's to say the poster won't take good care of them, or upgrade their tank? Yes, we've all seen the people who keep 3 baby oscars in a 10g tank and think its ok. Some of those people, when they are informed of what's going on, either sell the oscars or get a much larger tank. Some don't. Everyone wants to see the best for the fish, but lets try not to be too quick to judge?
No, I was here a while back. I left because people were becoming too pushy and intolerant of anyone who didn't go along with their beliefs. That thread was a test to see if people were still acting in such a way. I have a very healthy O in a 75g by himself
oh.
I took your thread seriously and replied to it...a number of times. (edit: and not in a pushy or intolerant way)
I'm glad your Oscar is in a nice set-up. If I'd known that I wouldn't have bothered attempting to help a new fish owner in trouble.
No, I was here a while back. I left because people were becoming too pushy and intolerant of anyone who didn't go along with their beliefs. That thread was a test to see if people were still acting in such a way. I have a very healthy O in a 75g by himself
I'm not trying to start a fight here, but I read through that thread about the 2 oscars in a 25g tank which you wrote a few days ago. I don't think anyone was being intolerant or pushy at all. Everyone was offering their honest opinions and trying to aid an all too familiar situation: someone's first experience with fishkeeping potentially going wrong. It is seen daily on this forum, and to my experience, everyone on this thread makes an honest effort to be very polite and helpful. (I believe Coler's responses were very well thought out and informative, as well as the advice offered by others) I'm glad to hear that you don't actually have 2 oscars in a 25g tank, but you may want to re-read what was actually said if you think people were being pushy or rude about the proper care of 2 oscars in a 25g tank that are apparently ill.
i did not take the JD back to the store. i am going to keep it in my 29 gal until it gets too big and then i will take it back to the store.
