Keeping a solo Oscar. Will he be happy?
- Thread starter Lynsey
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Yeah, I had a firemouth when I first set up the tank about a year and a half ago. It was fighting with my BP too much. I had my BP for longer and had transfered it into this tank, so I didn't want to get rid of him at the time (which I eventually had to do a year later ).
My experiences.....
If the Oscar is in a sufficient sized tank for it's growth and health.....and in a room with activity....YOU are it's tankmates!
Try to place the tank in a room with a lot of activity, or where it can see into another room. It will be happy as heck....and you will be the tankmate!
How big is your tank, anyway?
Mine also fights the reflections in the tank side......as well as pictures of fish you hold up to the aquarium!
If the Oscar is in a sufficient sized tank for it's growth and health.....and in a room with activity....YOU are it's tankmates!
Try to place the tank in a room with a lot of activity, or where it can see into another room. It will be happy as heck....and you will be the tankmate!
How big is your tank, anyway?
Mine also fights the reflections in the tank side......as well as pictures of fish you hold up to the aquarium!
My tank is 5 feet long by 18" wide by 16" tall (75 gallon long). I special ordered the tank because it fit perfectly into a nook in my house in the living room. Also, I figured that my Oscar would appreciate the extra foot in length, rather than having it be a little taller. I also thought that having it be longer and not taller is better for my floor since it is on the second story. He seems to only attack the glass at night, so it must be that he can see his reflection. At least he can have fun chasing the silver dollars once in a while. He never even gets close to them though.........they are too fast and he is too lazy.
I figured out the 'reflection' problem with mine after I noticed an increase in attacking the glass after I cleaned the algae from the sides....and if I turned off the room lights at night when the tank light was on. Instant oscar frontal assault! I solved the night time thing by leaving a small 15 watt light on in the living room. My oscar tank is in the living room a couple of feet from the tv. sometimes the oscar likes to watch tv!
