sinibotia
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So, my fiance and I have fallen in love with a poor neglected male oscar that came with a tank that was donated to the university. Because he's not a research animal, a teaching animal or a display animal, he's sort of fallen through the cracks and doesn't get enough attention (although now I take care of him myself when I can). We've got permission to take him home.
My professor offered me what I believe is a 50 gallon tank- about 37*19*20 (rough estimate). I know the general consensus is a 55 gallon/4 foot tank for an oscar, but a 50 gallon tank has a larger footprint. That said, the maximum distance between walls of the tank is still about 8 inches shorter in the 50 gallon (42 inches from corner to corner vs 50 inches in the 55 gallon).
I'm wondering what you all think about if this would be an acceptable tank or not. Personally I'm really on the fence about it, especially since I've never kept an oscar before so have no experience to go on.
Obviously this tank will be ridiculously overfiltered, scarcely decorated or barebottom, and the oscar will be kept by himself. He's already about 10 inches long and has been for the past 6 months or so, so I imagine he won't grow much more.
My professor offered me what I believe is a 50 gallon tank- about 37*19*20 (rough estimate). I know the general consensus is a 55 gallon/4 foot tank for an oscar, but a 50 gallon tank has a larger footprint. That said, the maximum distance between walls of the tank is still about 8 inches shorter in the 50 gallon (42 inches from corner to corner vs 50 inches in the 55 gallon).
I'm wondering what you all think about if this would be an acceptable tank or not. Personally I'm really on the fence about it, especially since I've never kept an oscar before so have no experience to go on.
Obviously this tank will be ridiculously overfiltered, scarcely decorated or barebottom, and the oscar will be kept by himself. He's already about 10 inches long and has been for the past 6 months or so, so I imagine he won't grow much more.