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butterflyfish
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Fingerling
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male australia
Just wondering if i could keep an oscar in a 55us gallon tank.
Probably stupid question but anyways, should i stick to one in the tank or could i have others.

Thx
Post InfoPosted 29-Oct-2006 14:31Profile Homepage PM Edit Report 
paul_219
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male lebanon
i guess u can just put 1 oscar in your 55 gal tank as they i checked on the website. Thyr prefer also bigger tank
Post InfoPosted 29-Oct-2006 15:59Profile PM Edit Delete Report 
WiseIves
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male usa
you can probably do a single guy although some might argue against it, however you will have to have really good filtrattion as they are messy fish.

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Post InfoPosted 29-Oct-2006 17:04Profile AIM PM Edit Delete Report 
jester_fu
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male australia
Long term, a 55G will NOT be suitable.

You'll need a tank that is a minimum of 4' long * 2' high * 2' deep. Thats approximately 70Gallons. The width/depth is VERY important as your Oscar can grow up to 15"s. Commonly, they hit 12-13" in about 2 years. Having a tank smaller than 2' wide will stunt the fish as it will not be able to turn properly.
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