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    Gravel Vac without water change?

    Ahhh gotcha. I have large Oscar's so that makes sense for me to vacuum them. Thank you for clearing that up
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    Gravel Vac without water change?

    So you're saying for my freshwater tank I dont even need to gravel vac? What about all of the waste that settles into it and begins to create toxic waste?
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    Gravel Vac without water change?

    I have also seen those before as well jeffruth. I always thought those were junk though? Tell me more about that product and you're experience with it if you could please?
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    Gravel Vac without water change?

    Very good point. Interesting thought. Thank you so much
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    Gravel Vac without water change?

    That's what I need![emoji29] I need to get the art of circulation down in my tank. I've been trying to master it but power heads are so expensive for nice ones that push water hard. I currently have one hydor koralia in the tank and just the FX6 heads pointing up to break surface tension to...
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    Gravel Vac without water change?

    Well it only takes about an hour to for the FX6 to clear up the water again after gravel vacuuming and disturbing the substrate. But while changing the water I typically do the substrate anyway quickly. Anyone else have ideas as to how this is effective or useful?
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    Gravel Vac without water change?

    Hey guys! I had a quick question in regards to gravel vacuuming freshwater tanks. I picked up a Fluval FX6 recently and found that there is actually a fluval made kit that can allow you to gravel vac your tank by just using the filter instead of using the buckets method or python method. MY...
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    Oscar tank mates

    Yea I decided my Oscar's also needed a new tankmate lately and I put in a gold severum. She's a pretty pink pearl color and she's seems to be doing great in the tank with them
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    Oscar tank mates

    Hey! I've had Oscar's for about 4 or 5 years now. I've kept a few different fish with my Oscar's. I've had success with the following tankmates: Jack Dempseys Silver dollars Jewel cichlids I've heard that bichirs can go with Oscar's so long as they're big enough I once had a flowerhorn cichlid...
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    Bichir and oscar?

    Hey guys I just wanted to spark a quick discussion of this question, What does everyone think of putting both a bichir and two Oscars in a tank? Has anyone had luck with bichir in oscar tanks? I didn't know if the aggression of either one would beat the other. I currently have two large Oscars...
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    Oscars activity

    Wow this was extremely helpful!! Thank you so much. Yea I truly believe it's mating. They've both been digging out the gravel in the same site. They're still tail slapping and gill flaring. They've been trying to lip lock quiet a bit lately as well. Here I have attached a picture of the gravel...
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    Oscars activity

    Hahahaha yea that's what I thought. Thanks man.
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    Oscars activity

    And now I just watched them both push their tail fins together and flick back and forth. This is obvious mating right?
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    Oscars activity

    this Is the one with weird activity. Very obvious flaring of the gills
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