Firebelly Oscar fish in 10 gallon tank

Just got this guy, and he's doing great. Then again, they always do great in the beginning...so I guess only time will tell. Added some rocks and an air-stone to the tank. I had cichlids as a kid, and now am getting back into it. I'm picking up an electric blue Jack Dempsey to put with him at the end of the week. Then in the near future will be moving to an 35-45 gallon tank.

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• red
• belly
• oscar
• firebelly
• fish
• jack
• dempsey
• tiger
• cichlid

[xDAVMANx]

Kool oscar but if you going to get a J.D. Then invest in at least a 55g tank ,since the Oscar alone needs a 55g .. Good luck.

[MTX450]

@xDAVMANx Thanks for the advice. I just picked up a 55g tank and am now setting it up. This fish actually died. I constantly check the water and the ammonia was low (under .25). I was doing 15-20% WC's everyday to try and keep it down for him while the tank was cycling and he still wound up getting cloudy eye and then dying. Should I cycle the new tank with other fish first, or would a baby oscar be fine in a 55g to cycle it?

[Rbleeds]

What are u on about ? A bacterial cycle dies take weeks you div !

Go get your facts right

[fishesandsnakes]

@TheAdhd128

There is no beneficial bacteria in aquarium water.

The water will make no difference.

And you shouldnt cycle the fish tank with fish, you done this with your oscar and it died because of it but your going to do it again.

Fishless cycle it.

Takes about 6 weeks but its worth it.

[twototwo444]

NO such thing as a firebelly oscar. you know it.

[TheAdhd128]

@MTX450 you dont need to cycle a tank if you have water from a established tank already just pour a cup or 2 of the water into the new tank and it will be fine

[suckmycichlids]

you'd need atleast a 75 gal tank..

[MrCsnake13]

@MTX450 if you cant answer that question, you shouldnt be keeping fish.........

[endrasgarden]

FYI

1 oscars can get 12-15 inches in about 1 year.

2. a properly cycled tank should have 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite, and ideally <25ppm nitrate.

[MrIAN1077]

AWESOME....where's the video with the electric blue jack dempsey? I had 2 of them about 2 years ago. They were eaten by my little peacock bass.

[adamisabella1]

and by the way thats not a fire belly oscar thats a tiger oscar

[adamisabella1]

get a arawona a silver arawona those are the best fish i would say about 90 gallon tank or 185 gallon tank