2 Oscars

[paranoid1123]

I have 2 oscars that are both about 6-7" both are healthy and happy the problem is it looks like it will take longer than expected to get a bigger tank, so I have to let them go for their well being. If anyone wants them pm me. I will try to get pictures to all pm'rs.

[lilmissruffcountry]

Dude..where were you this weekend....I might have gotten these verses the chicken fish.

[paranoid1123]

sorry had to take the wify to the zoo

[paranoid1123]

i really dont want to get rid of them i'l had them since 1" but my $$$ for my new tank wont come untill the Feb. and at the rate they are growing ( 1"/ month) they will be way too big for my 55 gal.

[mark razmandi]

dude just leave them there....they will be fine...just dont feed them much

[newb]

I think you will be fine keeping them as long as your definately getting a bigger tank come Feb.

[stevenallenbarnard]

they will be fine till feb if you keep doing large, frequent water changes. I say if you wanna keep them, keep them

[paranoid1123]

its funny when people say do large frequent water changes, but they dont define what large or frequent is.. some may say 50% bi-weekly is large & frequent, I degress. I do 80% weekly I think that is not very frequent, large but not frequent.

If you guys think they will be ok untill Feb. I will keep them. unless someone with a bigger tank wants them. I would rather them be happy. thank you all

[Rico]

its funny when people say do large frequent water changes, but they dont define what large or frequent is.. some may say 50% bi-weekly is large & frequent, I degress. I do 80% weekly I think that is not very frequent, large but not frequent.

If you guys think they will be ok untill Feb. I will keep them. unless someone with a bigger tank wants them. I would rather them be happy. thank you all

80% weekly is good enough. i do 50% 2-3 times a week on all my tanks.

[paranoid1123]

see large and frequent mean different thing to diffrent people i think we should define this.

[stevenallenbarnard]

80% weekly is more than adequate. I've kept oscars before (truthfully, who here hasn't?) and I can tell you from experience that they will be just fine. that's one of the things that people like about O's, they are adaptable. but it's really up to you, if you're looking to get rid of them to take your tank a different direction (the reason most of us got rid of our oscars), then I'm sure you will find them a good home.

[newb]

as an option...Aquarium World has a really big pond thing in the store that is strictly for overgrown oscars. it is like a refuge for Oscars once their owners cant keep them anymore. Last time I was there, they all looked really healthy and happy in that pond. There are some really big ones in there though.

[TaTeR ToT]

i drove by aquarium world last week on the way to houston aquatics, and their parking lot was emty and they were boarded up????
i wonder if they closed down?

[newb]

do what??? I wonder what they did with all their tanks and stuff...