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stones 2 years, 3 months ago #80420

  • jones
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I got a 8month old Oscar, but during the past few weeks now he has been busy carrying stones from one end to another , does anyone know why is that?, also just got another osgar today and i split the fish tank or awhile so the other one doesn't pick on him

Re:stones 2 years, 3 months ago #80424

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This is very common O's love to move there tank around. You should remove the divider and see what happens just keep an eye on them for a couple hours. How large is your tank?

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Re:stones 2 years, 3 months ago #80429

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hi , tank is 4foot and 2 foot high, I got rid of the old 5ft tank moved house.by the way thank you,

Re:stones 2 years, 3 months ago #80430

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how big is your tank, and filters? This is common behaviour for Oscars. They will decorate the way they see fit. lol

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Re:stones 2 years, 3 months ago #80432

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mine do it all the time dont worry about it, welcome to ofl

Re:stones 2 years, 3 months ago #80452

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thanks for the comments. i got 2 ,2inch osgars and 5-6 inch osgar that why i thought i better put i divider just in case or should i just leasve them and see what happens, they do say 3 osgars are better than 2

Re:stones 2 years, 3 months ago #80482

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That is normal. My O's take all the rocks and pile them up on one side of the tank. I purposey bought real heavy decor for my tank so they would not push and bust glass. Enjoy your O's and your tank. Have a great day!

Re:stones 2 years, 3 months ago #80507

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jones wrote:
they do say 3 osgars are better than 2


im not sure who they are but 3 is not a good number for oscars. if by chance you happen to get a pair then they will make life very difficult for the third one.

also for a tank that is 4x2 anything more than 2 oscars will be overcrowding and make keeping your water in good condition very difficult when they reach full size.


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Re:stones 2 years, 3 months ago #80694

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Oscars will rearrange the tank how they want it. This moving of gravel is why you should push any rocks deep into the gravel.

3 oscars can lead to trouble, if you get a breeding pair the third will get battered, if you get 2 males leads to fighting
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Re:stones 2 years, 3 months ago #80728

  • PAUL
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normal thing for oscars to move substrate... and when you do have
a decent size rocks, lifted by the fish, and drop it...can break the
bottom plate of your tank...it happened to me twice....
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