ticking time bomb

[cocoa_pleco]

I just answered a question on allexperts.

someone wanted to know how many oscars they can put in a 10g, yes, 10g.
I was surprised to hear this and they wanted to breed the oscars they had in the 10g, then add tankmates in the 10g.

I gave the usual 55g for one, 75 for 2 with good filtration, 150 or 175 for 3 or four, or 2 in a 175g with a pleco

How many incidents like this that can be avoided by just asking

[Severus]

Yea, there are just a lot of uneducated people that dont reasearch anything before they try it. At least this person asked and got an honest answer.

[jweintraub]

The scary part is that there are a lot of people who just buy the tank and the fish and just assume it's ok without ever knowing or asking about what is "right"!

[Severus]

Yea, that person could have ended up with an Oscar in a 10 gallon. None of us would dream of that. lol. Just a little reasearch and you can learn alot!

[Incredulous_Ed]

All right cocoa pleco! You should helped someone avoid a major fish disaster! virtual high five!

[cocoa_pleco]

2 in a 10g, breeding, and tankmates.

Its like mixing rum, rye, wine, and beer driving. not gonna work

[Severus]

2 in a 10g, breeding, and tankmates.

Its like mixing rum, rye, wine, and beer driving. not gonna work

Sure it might work. But chances are your gonna be dead

[cocoa_pleco]

thanks for the high-five ed. Those oscars owe me one too