A few years ago I bought an oscar cichlid for my 55 gallon tank.  I believe the scientific name is Astronotus Ocellatus, but I could be mistaken.  The coloration was that of the typical oscar cichlid.  I bought it when it was very young, only about 3 inches in length.  He grew to about 8 or 9 inches before he died.  I tried to teach him tricks but he never learned any.  He did, however, recognize me because he would always swim around exitedly when I entered the room.  I fed him fish flakes, but he always ate the algae wafers I fed my pleco instead.  I ended up naming him Larry because the name Larry totally owns.  He was somewhat aggressive, and sometimes mess with my other fish.  There were no real aggression problems though.  Larry was definitely a cool and fun fish to have, and I've considered getting another oscar cichlid, but instead I got a red bellied pacu so right now my tank is kind of full.  I would recommend oscars to anyone who has a big enough tank and wants a cool fish.

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? chad (Unregistered) 2008-09-21 03:37:32 I was thinking of geting oscars but im not sure . I've been asking alot of pet stores how many i could have in a 65 gallon tank but no one can give me a straight answer can any one help? Reply 3   2

Anonymous (Unregistered) 2008-09-24 12:45:16 1 gallon per inch of fish Reply 1   3

Anonymous (Unregistered) 2008-10-03 13:16:51 with how big oscars get you would only want one in a 65g you might get away with two but it would be really cramped Reply 2   2

Anonymous (Unregistered) 2009-05-09 17:12:51 two in my 55 gallon was too much. also.. when they got a bit bigger than my hand they started fighing. constantly. i had to give one away to my LFS so the larger one wouldnt kill it. Reply 1   0

Kim (Unregistered) 2009-10-13 10:05:50 It is recommended that you have just 1 or at least six. They will fight or chase each other. Only 1 in a 65 gallon. Reply 0   0

Mrs. krakinup (Registered) 2008-10-16 20:59:25 I have a Cichlid that is about 7 inches long and 5 inches tall. She has a strange hump on her head and is orange. I am looking for a male, but don';t know what kind to get for her. She lays eggs and becomes very agressive. she has really become part of this family, but I don't know what kind she is. Please help. Reply 3   2

Kalei (Unregistered) 2009-01-11 00:15:11 I too have a large orange cichlid with a hump on her head, around the same size.. i later found out that she is a Amphilophus labiatus (Red Devil cichlid). Reply 1   1

to mrs. red devil girl (Unregistered) 2009-06-06 10:00:04 if you guys do have red devil cichlids and they have a large hump on their forehead they are males i was recently given a red devil and found out that he was male because of the hump. but if anyone has a red devil female and lives in calgary alberta please let me know. Reply 0   0

Midas Cichlid Natalie (Unregistered) 2009-02-12 14:25:01 Hey I believe what you have is a "midas" Cichlid. Reply 1   0

mr Sam mcgillivray (Unregistered) 2009-02-01 14:07:42 a 65 gallon you could fit about 5 just oscars no other fish expect a plecostomas to help clean up only 5 while they were small and young and then when they get bigger take the others back exepect 2 keep the 2 who get along with eack other the best then with 2 oscars and a plec you should add a jack dempsey cichlid,2 blood parrot cichlids,1 severum,and 2-4 firemouth cichlids i found that these fish get along brillantly with oscars as long as they hsve space and a hiding place each to call their own they should all get along except from the odd cichlid tussles as cichlid do. good luck mate Reply 1   0

dempseydude (Registered) 2009-11-30 13:34:56 I had a two year old oscar And a 1 year old pacu and introduced a 3in jack {dont know age} and he almost killed the oscar i was pissed the jack is pretty but oscar is family be carfull Reply 0   0

Oscar to water ratio Sue Philadelphia PA usa (Unregistered) 2009-02-18 12:35:56 Oscar to water ratio I had a 135 gal tank it contained two oscars and two manganese cichlids... That was a nice ratio... Oscars need lots of room and lots of water changes...I used a fluval system and it worked great considering the ammonia build up from the oscars chomping food and throwing it around the tank... I switched to africans...not quite as smart, but more colorful and there is a bigger latitude when it comes to fish per water..... There are eating my poor pleco to death though.....but...I was told I know... He's getting big despite the "snacking" of his fins by his tank mates. Hes the ugliest fish I have ever seen in my entire life.... Reply 0   0

Oscar to water ratio Sue Philadelphia PA usa (Unregistered) 2009-02-18 12:37:41 BTW My Oscars were approaching 9-10 inches and about 3-4 lbs each when I had to give them away....12 years later..One is still alive..... Reply 0   0

ponte vedra fl randy (Unregistered) 2009-03-18 12:09:04 you could keep 2 oscars in a 65. its not ideal. but they'd be ok Reply 0   0

jay (Unregistered) 2009-04-11 23:56:58 i introduced my albino oscar (5 inches) to my red tiger oscar (6 inches) and the next morning my albino was sitting on the bottom de-scaled and missing half it's tail. i''ve seperated them and will re-introduce them now the albino has had time to claim territory of the tank. In the tank also is a JD, a geophagus brazilien (eartheater) a pearl cichlid, a jewel cichlid, a bristlenose, 4 small angels, a choc catfish, and a silver shark. All get on pretty good, they have their space and their pecking order. There's a bit of chasing around dinner time and just after but they settle down before sleeping Reply 0   0

to sam jordan (Unregistered) 2009-08-27 00:40:42 that rule is a load of s%^&t you could fit just one oscar in a 65gallon tank and that would be pushing it, and thats with no other fish. if go with 5 oscars in a 65 they won't even have enough space to turn around. just get 1 oscar or get some other cichlids but pls don't put more than 2 in there. Reply 0   0

breeding cichlids for? Dorothy Fisher (Unregistered) 2009-09-03 02:52:45 Is your fish dead already or you wanted somebody to get your Oscar? Why not get another tank for it and try breeding cichlids for money? You'll enjoy that! http://fishy-whisperer.com/CichlidFishSecretsReview.html Reply 0   0

Shut Up!!!! Doug (Unregistered) 2009-11-07 07:32:04 You guys are too rediculous. Look Oscars are aggressive but not as agressive as African cichlids. Don't listen to these paranoid freaks. Get one of these Oscars or two or three and if they have problems get a bigger tank. One, are you serious? Go shove it up your fish store profit making ***? Any fish is going to grow but you only need a tank that is relative to their size. Yes, you may need a bigger tank if you want to keep more fish, but at their size just keep what you can, if they get too big get a bigger tank. It will take a long time to have these fish get bigger then what a 65 gallon can contain. Reply 0   0

Bad News Tyler (Unregistered) 2009-12-30 16:29:18 Yes oscars are pretty fish and are fun to have. I've had many over the years but they just a pain. They gat way big to fast. My third one grew from 3 inches to over a foot iin 10-12 months. He didnt pick on any body but he had his faults tho. He would eat almost all the food so my others did'nt grow hardly at all. He ate so much that his poo was still almost all pellets. He would eat that and yhen thats the biggest issue. They start eatin poo and thats where hole in head starts. Oscars can get it without even eatin poo. If u keep them u need to treat for hole in head wether they have it or not. Mine got it bad and i dumped it at the local fish store to deal with. Be careful and to ur reasearch before u just go get one. To many people buy them and just dont know what they are gettin themselves into. Same with jaguars and pacus. Reply 0   0

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