Karatepig
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hello everyone! I've juggled many different tank ideas, including planted communities and even an mbuna setup, but now I've found that I don't have as much money as I wanted to for this project and now I have decided that I want to get an oscar for my 55g. I know many people say that 75g is the minimum for oscars but I can upgrade in the future. So, I've got some questions.
1.) Something that I'm worried about is how to aquascape the tank. I have a lot of flat rock (almost like slate) and a big ol' piece of driftwood that is 20"-22" long. I was thinking about putting some of both in the tank but I was also considering just putting just the rock in there because the driftwood looks pretty snazzy in my 20g.
2a.) I was thinking about what fish I could put with the oscar before he hits the 5"-6" mark. I don't know what I could keep with him but I was thinking some sort of synodontis or pictus cat. I really like the synodontis eupterus cat. I have a 15x water turnover (850 gph - is this too high? I can always drop 400 gph and leave myself with around 8x water turnover).
2b.) I have a common pleco (yes I know, he will outgrow my tank) that will probably be going in there. Again, I have a 15x water turnover (850 gph) and I was thinking that that should work out fine.
3.) My final question is, will my 5mm gravel work in the tank? I know most cichlids prefer sand but I already have 50 lbs of awesome looking gravel and I spent $35 on it. I don't want to not use it.
Thanks in advance! -Karate
1.) Something that I'm worried about is how to aquascape the tank. I have a lot of flat rock (almost like slate) and a big ol' piece of driftwood that is 20"-22" long. I was thinking about putting some of both in the tank but I was also considering just putting just the rock in there because the driftwood looks pretty snazzy in my 20g.
2a.) I was thinking about what fish I could put with the oscar before he hits the 5"-6" mark. I don't know what I could keep with him but I was thinking some sort of synodontis or pictus cat. I really like the synodontis eupterus cat. I have a 15x water turnover (850 gph - is this too high? I can always drop 400 gph and leave myself with around 8x water turnover).
2b.) I have a common pleco (yes I know, he will outgrow my tank) that will probably be going in there. Again, I have a 15x water turnover (850 gph) and I was thinking that that should work out fine.
3.) My final question is, will my 5mm gravel work in the tank? I know most cichlids prefer sand but I already have 50 lbs of awesome looking gravel and I spent $35 on it. I don't want to not use it.
Thanks in advance! -Karate