lid (lnm130) wrote in
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a 25 (do they even sell 25's? is this tank custom made? you may have a
29 or 30. what are the dimensions) is way too small for 2 full grown
oscars. be prepared to move them out soon. they grow VERY quickly.

it's 25'ish. they're babybaby's. 2" long each. lots of room yet. I have
other tanks to put them into when they do grow. a 66 and a 160 cubish
thing (if I ever get a lid to hold the top together).

i give this advice as i prepare to move my 2 4"oscars out of my 30
into my 125. One oscar alone needs around 55. you may be okay with
two in a 70.

i believe the temperature needs to be 76, so this may be a factor.

I lowered the temperature to 78'ish.

although its fun to watch the oscars hunt and play with their food,
feeder fish are known to carry diseases and cause a disease in oscars
known as "Hole in the head" real descriptive, but thats what it is.
also, ive been told that feeding the o's feeders will promote
aggressiveness.

I've been basically trying to vary their diet as much as possible.
Everything I've read tells me this is good. I've also read that feeders
are the best source of nutrients, which is why I've been making an effort
to get them.

Is there one kind of feeder that's less potentially harmful than another?

if you HAVE to feed your oscars feeders, keep the food in a tank of
its own for a week or two, and medicate. just be careful.

Hm. I'll take that into consideration.
I recently also did about a 20% water change (though I'm not sure really
if there's any point, it's perfect quality as far as my tests can tell).

The only other thing worth mentioning is that he (the unhappy one) seems
to be gulping -lots- of water. I'm not sure how the water can be low on
O2, since i've got a very active bubble filter going.

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