Tiger Oscar...

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I just purchased a 55g tank for $175 canadian.It's in great condition.
It came with all the necessary accessaries. I need to know what kind of plants n' stuff I should put in it to make an oscar feel comfortable. It'd be great if you guys could fill me in.

thnx
 
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55 g's each (90 should be ok for 2 I hear, but I havnt done it)
10x gallonage filtration most people say, I have 2 ac 300's on my 55, thats 600 gph and its fine. I dont think you need 10x an hour but as close as you can get.

I feed mine twice a day, once Hikari cich gold pellets and the other a cube of frozen hikari blood worms. Its good to mix up the food for these guys. I also give him the occasional feeder, from a location I can trust. If you know a good lfs you can throw em right in but if you are unsure of the health throw em in quarentine.

People have told me to feed 3 times a day but he wont eat 3 times. The pellets just soak up water and get sucked into the filter and I cant waste too much food cuz im poor.

Fresh Wata.

Definatly get an oscar I say, if you have the tank room for it. Mine dances around when he sees me wanting food. its really fun.
 
55g's for a full grown specimen right? 55g tanks are a lot of money, I don't think I can afford one right now. How much does a baby need?
 
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They grow about an inch a month, and cichlids should generally have at least around 5 gallons to the inch. (Generalization, but works often.)
 
oscars can be alot of work, and require alot of attention, when they get older there isnt much you can do to keep your tank looking nice, except syphon every few days. if you dont have a big tank, or dont plan on getting one, there are many other cichlids that seem like lots of fun. i personally feel that petshops push oscars onto people without giving them full knowledge of the species. i had a single oscar in a 75 gallon, and he was only 9 inches or so, and he would make a mess of it in less than a week. so unless you want to clean your tank a bunch, or plan on getting a bigger tank, i wouldnt recommend it :)
 
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