convicts? Oscars?

[FishBoy185]

Okay for my 75 gallon tank I have a pair of breeding black convicts. They havent had any eggs yet but they are breeding but heres the problem I have a tiger oscar with them. Will the oscar mess with the eggs or eat them? And will the tiger oscar eat them when they hatch?

Brian

 

[cbourg746]

okay for my 75 gallon tank i have a pair of breeding black convicts. They havent had any eggs yet but they are breeding but heres the problem i have a tiger oscar with them. Will the oscar mess with the eggs or eat them? And will the tiger oscar eat them when they hatch?

Brian

i would move the oscar to a different tank. 75g would be the bare minimum for a single oscar but wouldn't be ideal due to the fact they get huge. Water quality will be an issue probably more than aggression.

 

[cmbtengnr43]

IMO a 75 for a single Oscar is fine as lo f as your turning the water volume over 2-3 times an hour so u need a minimum of 300gph filtration however with a breeding pair of convicts the poor Oscar won't have room to swim I had a breeding pair of convicts section off half of my 75g tank and successfully chase everything off to one side pf the tank they are ferocious lil bastards lol

 

[Oscar_Lover5412]

i would move the oscar to a different tank. 75g would be the bare minimum for a single oscar but wouldn't be ideal due to the fact they get huge. Water quality will be an issue probably more than aggression.

Really 55 gallon is bare min for a oscar. 75g is pretty ideal for one oscar.

 

[cmbtengnr43]

Really 55 gallon is bare min for a oscar. 75g is pretty ideal for one oscar.

If you say so Oscars get up to 15" which means ideally they need 24" to turn around and a 55 is not 24" wide neither is a 75 but its wider then a 55

 

[bettaowner]

The convicts will probably try to defend the young but some might be lost.

 

[CalebZachary]

Most oscars cap off their size at about 12-13 inches. Rarely do they get bigger. Still, I'd move them Convicts to a smaller tank. A breeding pair could go in a 29 L.

 

[Oscar_Lover5412]

If you say so Oscars get up to 15" which means ideally they need 24" to turn around and a 55 is not 24" wide neither is a 75 but its wider then a 55

Most oscars will only grow 12 to 13 inches so you are correct about the 55 but a 75 will have enough turning space.

 

[PockX]

Really 55 gallon is bare min for a oscar. 75g is pretty ideal for one oscar.

I agree with you..it just depends on filtration and wc schedule..lot of people don't think it's ok though, and I get why too.

 

[cmbtengnr43]

To put a 13" fish in something as thin as a 55 is cruel sorry buy my opinion would you like have a 3' long bed to sleep in if you where 6' tall ? Or a room only 2' wide to try and walk around in ?

 

[Oscar_Lover5412]

To put a 13" fish in something as thin as a 55 is cruel sorry buy my opinion would you like have a 3' long bed to sleep in if you where 6' tall ? Or a room only 2' wide to try and walk around in ?

That is why most people go 75 I will.

 

[cmbtengnr43]

That is why most people go 75 I will.

Good and also while a gosh is going to grow to its full size no matter the size of its tank the bigger the tank the bigger he's more likely to be

 

[Oscar_Lover5412]

Good and also while a gosh is going to grow to its full size no matter the size of its tank the bigger the tank the bigger he's more likely to be

Yeah but I am on limited funds at the moment so will prob only go 75. My dad has kept a O in a 300 wif a Pleco it grew to be almost 16'

 

[cmbtengnr43]

Yeah but I am on limited funds at the moment so will prob only go 75. My dad has kept a O in a 300 wif a Pleco it grew to be almost 16'

In a 300 I would hope so ! Lol

 

[Oscar_Lover5412]

In a 300 I would hope so ! Lol

Lol. And every time he would wear a red tee shirt the O would go nuts!