12inc Oscar

[hittingropes]

ok here we go im getting a 12inch O and a 65gal corner tank from my friend that is moveing.he had his O in a 75gal tank that he sold he could not sell the corner tank so he is giveing it to me here is my ? I know you guys say smallest tank for a O is 55gal is that a rectangle tank or it does not matter what shape the tank is as long as its 55 or more?

[whitedevil]

the corner tank will give it more swimming room but less distance swimming room.

more surface area.

for a foot long fish id be looking at longer tank then taller. The LFS by me that has 12" O's has them in a 1k gallon pond and they do just fine(indoor pond) but a foot long fish is huge man. best thing to do is take a tape measure, set it at exactly the length of the fish(measure him too, you can lip him just be careful, its jaw is as fragile as a bluegills not as strong as a bass) then test his length on the tape inside the tank he is giving you. go at different angles and such.

decor is gonna be a minimum, and I dont think you will have any other fish in the tank with him.

is it a pentagon corner or a euro corner tank?  euro would be much much better because the angles are curves and add a little more room inside then a angles corner hex/pentagon tank does.

[Stormbringer]

gallon wise 65 is ok but as stated above  how much room will it actually give the O to swim about in ?  , is the tank bow fronted ie like a quarter circle ?

[Dale]

Longer is always better than higher, although O's will use all levels. Just try to imagine a fish that large in the tank, or like said measure it up. Does he have room to turn with space to spare? Could he go flat out speed without smacking into glass with in a second? 

[hittingropes]

thats what i thought longer the better choce. LOL dont matter now a local fish store is haveing a sale on 75gal tanks for $125 dont think i can beet that. so this O will be in a good home. the 65gal he is giveing me is going on ebay lol now i just have to deal with my wife 

[Stormbringer]

ahh now so the tricky bit begins 

[whitedevil]

If you think about it long and hard enough you will find a way to even it up so you can get the tank, sometime she did something that deserves an unspoken payback.


i forgot another lfs way south of me has an O tank, its literally like maybe 15" deep but its 4' front to back and about 8' long.

[Antonia]

Congrats on your new Oscar,and I hope all goes well with the 75.

[Gerry]

Good luck with the upgrade 

[Dale]

thats what i thought longer the better choce. LOL dont matter now a local fish store is haveing a sale on 75gal tanks for $125 dont think i can beet that. so this O will be in a good home. the 65gal he is giveing me is going on ebay lol now i just have to deal with my wife 

   You say "hey sweet heart I'm getting this great new tank that's on sale for a great price, but before you congratulate me on such a fantastic find, the best bit is the money that I've saved on buying this tank means that I can take you out for dinner!" Worth a shot.  Well done. And GOOD LUCK!

[hittingropes]

LOL so here is the funny part of this i had 2 55gal one in the shed that i use for live bait for fishing and one in the house the one in the shed has a stand for a 75 gal and the one in the house has a 55gal stand i switched stands and put the new 75 on the stand from the shed. now here is the funny part of this wear the 55gal was in the house at the bottom of the stairs when you walk into my house. My wife comes home and asked me did you chang stands for the tank Why yes i did hunny dont it look better LOL she said it makes the tank look bigger and better I LIKE IT  she didnt even notice that i got a new tank WELL untill she goes into the shed and see it in the corner standing up LOL anyone need a 55gal tank

[Stormbringer]

congrats mate  , but you better get rid of that 55 pdq otherwise you may get this from her 

[Dale]

   That's brilliant mate. Sort of thing my other half would fall for. Ah, the small victory's. 

[Gerry]

Your a dead man if she finds out you conned here 

[Stormbringer]

death will be the last thing she does if she finds out