Hi guys i bought a Oscar about a month ago he was only 2 1/2 inchs long when i got him. i know everyone says they grow fast but wow i never whould of known he would grow this fast. He swims right by the glass so i messured him hes alittle over 4 inchs know. Hes in a 120 gallon tank. 4 foot long 2 feet deep and 2 feet high.
He eats a different things pellets (grow Oscar) Beef Heart, blood worms,shrimp and i gave him a couple gold fish. He really likes Roast Beef its his favorite i can hand feed him that, already only after a month. The fish has a alsome personality.

That's the one thing we try and get across to people, Oscars grow at an alarming rate

yes I totally agree to that one.. I think initially they do grow fast comparatively but later i guess that slows down.. I have 4 oscars in my tank and they are about 6.5 inchs long.. and yes I love them
I give them
Atlas fast red
Freeze dry red shrimps
Freeze dry yellow worms
sometimes Chicken bits

yep with good regular diet they grow like jacks beanstalk!!!!!!!!!!

i say so lol its all good though just suprising my tank should be plenty right? I have one oscar, 2 clown loaches, Chinese algae eater, and a pahrana
Im thinking on makeing a sump tank do u think a 10 gallon one would be ok?
the only reason is so i can have plants i know oscars would tear them up so with the plants in the sump it should help with keeping the Nitrate down.

yuor tank can house them fish easily ...no need for a sump if you already got decent filtration but a sump of 10 gallon would be GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!

Well like i said i want a sump for the Nitrate's because sometimes for work i leave and will be gone for over aweek at a time and my gf would be out of the picture on water changes. and it could be something i can build during my off time. I have to be doing something at all times my gf gets so mad about me moving around all the time owell

a ten gallon sump is too small for a 120. if you really want to go with a wsump you should look for something in the 30-35 gallon range for your tank. the general rule of thumb is about 1/4 the tank size or there abouts.

i must have a new species of dwarf oscar. i have had my tiger for about 2.5 months and he's only grown about an inch. though he just got over being sick... and his owner is still learning...
actually, now that i think about it, it is a small acclomplishment he is still alive... (that was a joke... sorta)

im new to oscars i did have fish growing up. My gf is so sick and tired of me buying new stuff for the tank or better stuff. i cant go into town knw with out stopping by the fish store and buying something. She about killed me when i used are blender to blend up stuff for the fish lol owell she told me to get a hobbie so i did. Im always looking stuff up to expand my knowledge on my fish and i=his tank mates

Dalton wrote:


Having a sump filter is going to make no difference to your nitrate levels. Nitrate is a byproduct of ammonia and nitrite. A sump filter is one of the most efficient filtration systems you can have because of the amount of media you can pack into it, plus you can add extra water to your system. So if you've got a top-notch biological filter, you're not going to have any ammonia or nitrite present, but you will have nitrate which is normally removed/reduced by water changes.

My advice to anyone who doesn't want to be constantly carrying out maintenance is to get a large aquarium and don't overstock. Also get plenty of filtration so you are not having to clean the filters all the time. If you do this, the chances are all you will need to do is a water change a quick vacuum once a week, the rest of the time you can just enjoy your fish.

i thought plants will help on Nitrate levels? And i know Oscars would love to chew them up so i was thinking on planting some in the Sump along with a heater in the last chamber of the sump but i dont know if that would work or not.