I am planning on keeping my oscar in a 30 gallon untill I can upgrade to a 75 gallon. The oscar is with 2 blood parrots, he is about 2 inches right now and the parrots are about 3.5 to 4 inches, they get along pretty well. My question is how long can I keep him in the 30 untill I get the 75. I'll probally get the 75 in about 7-8 months. Is this too long? Also can I keep him in the 75 with the 2 parrots?
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I agree with rbishop. You need that 75 asap.
Oscars grow at an incredible rate and are reasonably dirty fish as well. If you HAD to keep them in that 30 gallon for a time to save money for the 75 I wouldn't keep them in there for more than a month tops!
As that oscar grows (and the parrots as well) and the longer you have them all in that 30, the more likely you're going to end up with territorial issues and aggression.
The parrots aren't built very well to protect themselves against beatings from other fish...especially a growing oscar.
I really hope you can get that 75 here very soon....for the sake of your fish
Good Luck
Oscars grow at an incredible rate and are reasonably dirty fish as well. If you HAD to keep them in that 30 gallon for a time to save money for the 75 I wouldn't keep them in there for more than a month tops!
As that oscar grows (and the parrots as well) and the longer you have them all in that 30, the more likely you're going to end up with territorial issues and aggression.
The parrots aren't built very well to protect themselves against beatings from other fish...especially a growing oscar.
I really hope you can get that 75 here very soon....for the sake of your fish
Good Luck
same thing as they said...
the longer u keep ur oscar there the more that u'll stunt its growth..
ull also have bioload issues in there...
try to get the 75 asap
the longer u keep ur oscar there the more that u'll stunt its growth..
ull also have bioload issues in there...
try to get the 75 asap
Agree w/ all the above. They might be getting along NOW but the 'O' is gonna want to 'stretch' out both physically & territorially! You' ll probably need MORE than a 75gl to keep all of them together or put the 'O' in the 75gl & keep the 'parrots' in the 30gl. Good Luck