8" Tiger Oscar

[EscVelocity]

This is the Oscar that came with the 30g tank i aquired, w/ stand, heater, filter,power head...and the ugly blue gravel. It was all Just 45 bucks

Pic of the whole stand, and my 10g.

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

The tank is too small for that fish.. he will require a 55g... or he will start to have all kinda issues.... hith.. among other things.... pretty fish though

 

[EscVelocity]

yeah i know, he came with the tank. I'll be rehoming him soon.

 

[Aquarium1]

Even a 55g isn't such a good size since its only 13 in front to back. A 75g+ would be better as they can get up to 15 in.

 

[EscVelocity]

Yeah, they get massive and grow really fast. This fish i have is only 1 year 1/2 old.

 

[Aquarium1]

Ok, just making sure that you knew. Yours looks awesome. Have you kept Oscars before?

 

[EscVelocity]

Nope, but they seem pretty easy if you have the right size tank for them. They eat like pigs, and pretty much anything...even dog food.

 

[spoonman]

I used to feed mine hamburger and chicken. You are right, they will eat almost anything...

 

[EscVelocity]

He's really funny too, he tries to bury his power head, and i don't think my thermometer is gonna last very long.

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

mine was 15" before i got rid of him.. i miss him =( looking for a veil tail right now... =D

 

[Etunes]

My families got massive. My family had him so long he died of old age. Ours was about 13 inches i think when it died. I remember my dad couldn't fit the fish in a bucket when it died and had to use a garbage can. I remember feeding ours beef, my dad basically trained that fish. They are very smart. I basically stuck with aggressive fish my whole life.