So its finally come down to m e knowing im going to rehome some fish either my oscar or my ob and bp if i rehome the oscar i can add more fish making my tank look buitful, but i love myy oscar like my dog. Im know for a fact fish are going to be gone by the end of a week or two what should i do also if i give my friends dad my oscar his oscar is like 14 inches in a 75 and he would probly get eatn up and theres not enough room i jsut need help making my decision and fast cause poops hit the fan and its getting dangerous real quick i dont want to see any of my fish go to like petco or anything either, and i dont wana see my poor blood parrot die slowly.

Rehome your Oscar.

than would i have room for other african cichilds?

Matt, I am pleased to see that everyone has resisted the temptation to say, "I told you so." Congratulations on finally stepping up to address the problem.

Your options seem limited. You certainly can't give your O to someone who has a 14 inch O in a 75 gallon tank.

Good luck.

>>than would i have room for other african cichilds?<<

Perhaps you have learned to RESEARCH this time before you buy.

Ya i have to make it official i have to talk to the dad see if theres room if not ill try askn the people at pets mart then ill try online but in a week or two the other two fish will be gone. I cant let go of oscar he is like my baby.

Matt, for the last time.... YOUR tank is NOT big enough for your Oscar!!!

Matt E. fish lover wrote:


Damn Matt. I had so much hope that you were finally going to do the right thing. I should have known better. My bad.

woah dawg its better than doin nothing i have a fifty gallon tank! five gallons less it dosent make much of a difference

Can you partition the tank? Or get a small tank to house the non-oscar fish? I'm not sure what size tank you are working with now. I've learned years ago that every tank has a certain amount of fish you can put and that's it. I have a 125 and after 15 there was always problems. : ) I have 10 or 12 now and they are the same 10 or 12 for the past 3 or 4 years. : )

matt... the 50 gallon and 55 gallon have different dimensions. One is 3 feet long and one is 4 feet. What are the dimensions of your tank??

Matt E. fish lover wrote:


So 5 gallons less doesn't make a difference? How about 10 gallons less? 20 gallons less? 40 gallons less? How much DOES make a difference to you, Matt?

I would say ten is where it starts to make a difference also i have a 50 gallon and the deimensionars are like 36 length and 16 wide height is i dnt no its the same height as most 55's. Also my uncle used to have a 75 tank with like four oscars before there was internet and he never had problems, ever till they died of old age. And when i told him about what everyone else said he was shocked.