Well I was at my LFS and I seen baby red devil and tiger oscar. The person at the store said they can live in a 55 gal for life. I wanted to get your opinion and advice. There will be only one in the tank either tiger oscar or red devil.
Ryan aka fish guy said:Red terror in a 55 gal? Is that possible? I thought they grow out to be 18 inches.... again i may be wrong.
Red terror in a 55 gal? Is that possible? I thought they grow out to be 18 inches.... again i may be wrong.
No your right festae have no business in a 55g, I would keep a female in a 75g and a male in a 125g minimum. If I were you between those choices I'd lean towards the oscar. It's a tough road in a 55g due to deteriorating water quality so 1-2 50% weekly water changes will be mandatory. Oscars are prone to Head and Lateral Line Errosion(HLLE) which is caused by prolonged exposure to high nitrates and poor quality diet. Feed New Life Spectrum or Hikari Bio-Gold with load of water changes and your Oscar will live a long and happy life.
There are other fish in that size range as well if your interested in other options.
I'm always open to different stocking ideas. It's not like the tank is going anywhere soon.
Aski247 said:And shocker... I'm one for the RD. not only do they grow smaller. As a Oscar kept In good conditions can reach the size a 55 is deep in roughly a year.
My RD has so much more personality then any Oscar I have kept in the past. Although the hyper aggression is what drew me to the RD but his other parts of his personality has absolutely blown my mind. My fish is like a small child. My tank is in my room, so he can often see me. If extended period of time goes by he will splash and smack the top of the tank as to say.. "come play with me!!!" he does this not only at feeding time but so often I truly believe he enjoys "playing" ie- finger chasing, playing with his golf ball. Or floating ping pong balls.
With all that said, water changes are always risky as he goes crazy when the water lv is lower biting the syphon as well as my hands. I never see this in any of my oscars. It truly is the most fun fish I have kept. I often wish I had done a breeding pair because my male would be pure evil then. Not that he's far off now.
Check my profile for some adult pics of a RD.
Don't get me wrong I like both fish and I know you will enjoy either decision.
And you O lovers I know they are chalked full of personality as well. was simply sharing my exp. with them.
And shocker... I'm one for the RD. not only do they grow smaller.