LFS wants to unload 3 adult oscars

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I currently have 2 oscars both approx, 1 year old. so about 8 inches
each, and 1 pl*co @ 12". The LFS i just went to has 3 large oscars, he

didnt know much about them, but the ranged from about 6" to 10". From
other pics I've seen they seem to be a more wild breed. I have a 125
gallon tank, with 2 magnum 350 both with bio wheels. Any one have
experience with 5 or if its a good idea. He's offering me all 3 for
$40, only because he wants to free up his tank

[Beano]

I've only ever kept one oscar at a time due to the size of my tank
being too small for two. So the only thing I can suggest, is that you
need to remove your current two oscars from the tank, rearrange
everything, then introduce them all together, so that none of them have
established territory anymore.

You probably already knew this though. Good luck with your endeavour!

[bobc]

In my humble opinion, the 125 would be severely overcrowded, with 3
full grown oscars, let alone 5. Oscars get BIG and deserve room. And
good water quality.
"Just because we can do a thing doesn't mean we should."
Bob Campoli - Philadelphia, Pa.

[DanRad]

The suggestion above about rearranging the tank is a good one. The 125
might work if you arrange the decor cleverly. I'm not sure about the
number 5. O's tend to pair up. You might take all three with the
agreement that you can bring one or more back if it doesn't work out
with all of them in the 125. I might give it a shot -- I've done
stupider things.



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[Big Dummy]

Personally I think a 125 gallon tank is plenty big for 5 oscars, though you
can expect some mayhem if two of them pair up.

Unless you do end up with a mated pair though I wouldn't worry too much
about establishing territories since the oscars are riverine and don't
really worry that much about them. Might help to have enough driftwood or
rock piles that they don't have to all see each other constantly, but
chances are they will kind of run around in a gang in the top of the water
column most of the time anyway.

If you can afford it, some hardy dither fish are not a bad idea, including
some largish silver dollars, hardy small to medium sized bottom-dwelling
cichlids (big convicts aren't a bad choice, severums are pretty good, Texas
blues are good) and the like, to distract the oscars. Leporinus are also
good,

If you can't afford those kind of dithers, you can probably catch a few
catfish and sunfish at your nearest pond creek or lake, treat 'em for
parasites and such, and throw them in there, they make pretty good dithers.

DB


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> I currently have 2 oscars both approx, 1 year old. so about 8 inches
> each, and 1 pl*co @ 12". The LFS i just went to has 3 large oscars, he
>
> didnt know much about them, but the ranged from about 6" to 10". From
> other pics I've seen they seem to be a more wild breed. I have a 125
> gallon tank, with 2 magnum 350 both with bio wheels. Any one have
> experience with 5 or if its a good idea. He's offering me all 3 for
> $40, only because he wants to free up his tank
>
>