New Oscar Tank

**Ocellatus** · 12-11-2011, 04:19 AM

Upgrade on the filtration and some more photos.

**ldoerr** · 12-14-2011, 04:00 AM

I want my oscar tank to look just like yours. Absolutly stunning!!!! How many gallons is it btw?

**oscarkid36** · 12-14-2011, 11:47 AM

great looking fish and i realy like the driftwood,

**gadget228** · 12-14-2011, 11:52 AM

Nice looking tank...

**fishguy66** · 12-14-2011, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by MCHRKiller

I must agree with Hobbs on the fish being a bit on the thin side. I am also concerned about the size of the tank for 2 Os. The fish do have nice color and the tank is beautifully scaped.

+1 to the above. Tank is too small for Oscars(although it is awesome looking!!). How often are you doing partials?

**imma24** · 12-14-2011, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by ldoerr

I want my oscar tank to look just like yours. Absolutly stunning!!!! How many gallons is it btw?

It's mentioned in the 1st post - 80gal

**Ocellatus** · 12-17-2011, 08:57 AM

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Originally Posted by ldoerr

I want my oscar tank to look just like yours. Absolutly stunning!!!! How many gallons is it btw?

Like Andreah said, it is a 80g and I also mentioned the dimensions in last post of previous page. it is not ideal for 2 oscars.
About the landscape, I think the major elements which make it look good (if so) are the contrast between the sand and background color, and the vibrant color of those few plants among the black/white surrounding. also, good shaped driftwoods are always attractive.

Originally Posted by fishguy66

+1 to the above. Tank is too small for Oscars(although it is awesome looking!!). How often are you doing partials?

Not "too small" IMO, but I agree that something like a 120g would be a lot better.
I do a +50% water change every other week.

**openbook** · 12-18-2011, 02:59 AM

Not sure what other filtration you have besides the canister but I would get a couple hob's as well. Nice fish, I like the gold one! The tiger was playing his crazy oscar game where they try to fight their reflection. Mine would do that and then scoop up a bunch of gravel and spit it everywhere.

**fishguy66** · 12-22-2011, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by Ocellatus

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Like Andreah said, it is a 80g and I also mentioned the dimensions in last post of previous page. it is not ideal for 2 oscars.
About the landscape, I think the major elements which make it look good (if so) are the contrast between the sand and background color, and the vibrant color of those few plants among the black/white surrounding. also, good shaped driftwoods are always attractive.

Not "too small" IMO, but I agree that something like a 120g would be a lot better.
I do a +50% water change every other week.

An 80 g tank is really not sufficient for 1 oscar, let alone 2, but if you're going to keep them in that tank, might I suggest that you speed up your water changes to @ least 75% 1X per week, as this will greatly benefit them? I used to breed them, & the waste load they put out is tremendous.