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Hi we have been trying to find some new occupants for our 55 gallon tank. It is currently empty. We have a good fish store here in town and they have both the Red and the Tiger Oscars. Are there any differences we should know about other than their coloring? They were about 2-3 inches. Any hints for getting started up would be appreciated as well.
Thanks,
Karla & Tristan

Hi Karla and Tristan,

Welcome to the oscar-addicts forum You can have two oscars for your 55gallon. Do you plan on trying to raise a breeding pair? If so you may want to start of with 6 or so of those 2-3" you wanted. Problem is though, 55gallon is still a tad bit crowded, 65gallon gives a bit better turning room. But anyway, hopefully you would have a "pair" form and you would keep the two and sell or trade back the rest for store credit etc...Where will you keep this tank? TRUTHFULLY, i don't recommend two oscars in your tank in your room unless you have money for POWERFULL filters and Vaccuming Gizmos etc... i mean like 2 350Magnum filters, oen of them run with the Micro-Filter, and the other run with the Carbon etc....it's a mess cleaning otherwise and you'll get water all over etc... and basically it is just a lot of work. You might want to just have a lot more smaller cichlids than just 2 big oscars in there. I don't keep ANYTHING in my oscar tanks except, airstone, heaters, and a piece of slate rock for the eggs. And it's still hard to keep clean etc...now, on the other hand OSCARs are the COOLEST fish!

There's albino oscars, red oscars, tiger oscars, and more. Stay away form long-finned ones, otherwise whatever color you like. Don't get all red though and one albino, the kinds usually stick together and stress out the oddball...

Joe
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Very seldom are REAL albinos sold!The "albinos" in pet stores are not true albinos. Sorry just a pet peeve of mine about correct terminalology, I love my white oscar very much.

Ok, ok....here take a valium j/k I'll try to remember next time and make sure to make a point that albino's are NOT albinos I'm sure many people can't get any sleep at night over this injustice

Joe
www.cichlidfish.com

Hey Hip,

We were just on the BBS at the same time, I had replied to another post of yours minutes ago to join me in the chat room but guess just missed you, I don't see you in the "Online Users" on the BBS anymore. Anyway don't forget Oct 6,7, and 8

Joe
www.cichlidfish.com

Hi Hip,

I forgot, OscarCranky on here(he's a moderator here) posted his Red Oscar on his website. You can see the pics heree cichlid_talk.homestead.com/Gallery_AJ.html His does have the "eyespot" on tail.

Joe
www.cichlidfish.com

One thing I have noticed from my oscar, they have a lot of personality! Mine does this thing before I feed him. I make him dance! LOL People say you can teach them to eat out of your hands, but that size hungry mouth is coming no where near these fingers! LOL
Jen

cool, I got mine to jump up and grab the food out of my hand

Hehe, yea but watch out one of these days they may take the hand along with the food
I used to like to dangle goldfish for them to jump up for. Got them to jump almost all the way out of the water

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Joe
www.cichlidfish.com

Plus don't forget how much water is thrown on to the bed and floor. Goofy fish! Diazepam = valium. Just FYI. no green monster this time. ahaha
Chuck

Jack grabbed my finger once...It didn't hurt, but I don't feed him that way anymore, especially since he's now twice the size!!

Jen

Don't worry! When they bite you, feeding them from hand, it means they love you, or it could be..hey turkey, next time more food or you loose the finger!
Chuck

Yea that's why I let unsuspecting visitor hand-feed my oscars, makes for good entertainment

Joe
www.cichlidfish.com

Till they whine and bang the glass...Whaaa Whaa...like it took there finger off.

Well, they should of read the disclaimer, it's written at the bottom of the tank in fine-print.....

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Joe
www.cichlidfish.com