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Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114361

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Hi Everyone xx
Got my first Oscar today
Ionly went to the shop with my Sister to get locust for her bearded dragon and ended up falling in love with a Gold Albino Oscar that wouldnt stop following me and shaking his booty at me , I knew i had to have him lol

Im a Oscar Virgin so I hope all you lovely oscar lovers will help me xxx
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Re: Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114363

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Hi Darcie and Welcome...

I bet you love your Oscar friend already!

How big is his new home? Have you ever kept fish before??
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Re: Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114366

Darcie wrote:
ended up falling in love with a Gold Albino Oscar that wouldnt stop following me and shaking his booty at me , I knew i had to have him lol
Im a Oscar Virgin so I hope all you lovely oscar lovers will help me xxx


Welcome Darcie,

So I'm assuming this was an 'impulse' buy? What did you put him in when you got home?

www.oscarfishlover.com/tank-setup

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Last Edit: 1 year, 8 months ago by johnnyphoenix.
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Re: Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114367

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Re: Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114372

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Hallo and welcome to OFL!

You came to the right place.
I wondered too, if this was an impulse buy...?
For getting an oscar that way is done quite a lot, but needs some special extra daily care ,as in waterchanges, in the first 6 weeks, while you cycle the tank.
But all the info you need is on the site, and if you have any questions, just fire away.
we'll be happy to try and answer them for you.

but you may be into fishkeeping allready, so please let us know!
Our fish don't grow too big, our tank becomes too small!
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Re: Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114375

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Welcome to our little community

Did the shop tell you that these fish can reach in excess of 12 inches?
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Re: Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114402

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Re: Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114485

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Re: Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114496

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Hi
Sorry didn't explain very well must be the excitement

It was over 2 weeks ago when I first saw him and paid for him there n then so he couldn't be sold , brought him home yesterday after all the water tests gave great readings

I have been reading the forum since and the Aquatics shop owner has given me some tips
so although im a novice to fish keeping I have done my homework


I have a Jewul Trigon tank which was told it was ample for an Oscar

Awww sorry to cause a panic
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Re: Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114497

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Sorry,
Whats a jewul trigon Tank? I am not familiar with that one.
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Re: Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114499

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Darcie wrote:

It was over 2 weeks ago when I first saw him and paid for him there n then so he couldn't be sold , brought him home yesterday after all the water tests gave great readings

Awww sorry to cause a panic


No panic, just curiosity!
did you have any fish in the tank, while you were waiting to take him home?
That wouldt be nescesary, to get your cycle complete.
another thing is, that cycling the tank may take upto 6 weeks.
was your tank allready running before those 2 weeks?
Our fish don't grow too big, our tank becomes too small!
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Re: Virgin Oscar Owner 1 year, 8 months ago #114546

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Hi Again

Now I feel like a complete novice and idiot

I was advised by the aquatics shop owner that it once my tank was up n running for a week or so , and I took a water sample in to be tested and all the reading were fine that is was ok to bring him home , I took a water sample in after 2 weeks and he said its great, home time for Oscar

Please tell me my Oscar is going to be OK , Ive tested the water since and still great readings , he is very happy swimming about n giving me them baby eyes for more food that he is not gonna get lol

Any advice will be very much welcomed xx
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