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2wheelsx2
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Location: Burnaby, Canada
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 Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:20 pm Post subject: Think this will work? |
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That's a 8" Oscar in there. This is the overall tank:
The inhabitants are:
4x 6" silver dollars
Various small plecos
2x 9" Chocolate Cichlids
20+ 2" Cories (mostly Agassisiz)
3x SAE's 3 - 4"
6" Regular JD
and the 8" O"
Tank is CO2 injected and dosed DI style, hence the heavy planting.
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TheFishGuy
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Joined: 20 Apr 2005
Location: Orwell, Ohio
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Anything is possible. I've had plenty of oscars that never looked twice at bite sized fish... 
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twohuskies
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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How big is the tank? Those EBJD's look very small, compared to your O. How big are they? Those ARE EBJD's I see in the first photo, aren't they?
Lovely tank, BTW!  |
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2wheelsx2
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Location: Burnaby, Canada
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, they're EBJD's. They're 2 inches. The Oscar isn't interested in them at all. Iwas mostly worried about the O and the regular, but so far everything has been great, but it's been only 24 hours. |
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Soadown
Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Modesto, California
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:45 am Post subject: |
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bum, bum, bum... man do I hate that waiting period. Every so often, hmm wonder if the fish are still alive lol. Good times.
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2wheelsx2
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Location: Burnaby, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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I am 99% sure the waiting period is over. They all had a nice meal of Hikari bloodworms and the little EBJD's were so full, I thought they were going to explode! They remind so much of little Oscars and how much character they have.
Next up, I am going to the LFS to look for a small Lutino or Albino to keep them company.  |
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HONDO
Joined: 03 May 2008
Location: VA
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| just so you know, your tank is really one of my favorites i have seen on the forum. i love the scape and you have a great stock list. any more pics would be awesome! |
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2wheelsx2
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Location: Burnaby, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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| HONDO wrote: | | just so you know, your tank is really one of my favorites i have seen on the forum. i love the scape and you have a great stock list. any more pics would be awesome! |
Thanks. This tank really started out as a lightly planted SA biotope where the technology when out of control. I am now injecting CO2 at each end of the tank and regularly have to prune out 1/2 lb or more of plants per week.
Here are some pics of when I started vs. recent:
Beginning:
Injecting CO2:
Oscar, Chocolate and JD:
Another overall shot:
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~Pandora~
Joined: 03 Nov 2009
Location: Brisbane
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:09 am Post subject: |
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I have a mixture of different sized fish in my Oscar tank. The only ones that they attack are the feeder fish. I have 8 Oscars ranging in size from 13 inches down to 4 inches, 4 corydoras, 1 cichlid and 4 red devils ranging in size as well.
They all live happily and comfortably together with no issues as yet - touch wood! |
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HONDO
Joined: 03 May 2008
Location: VA
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:51 am Post subject: |
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| jeez, how big is your tank? |
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2wheelsx2
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Location: Burnaby, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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| 125 gallon. It's actually not that big. I'm wanting a 210. |
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Strohs58
Joined: 02 Aug 2009
Location: Castle Rock, CO
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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I think he was asking Pandora how big her tank is. 
Because it would have to be huge with that number of large fish to not be overcrowded.
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2wheelsx2
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Location: Burnaby, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Strohs58 wrote: | I think he was asking Pandora how big her tank is.
Because it would have to be huge with that number of large fish to not be overcrowded. |
True that. 8 O's would be very crowded in a 125. Hopefully Pandora has a 240 or 300. |
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gage
Joined: 06 Feb 2007
Location: canada
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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| 2wheelsx2 wrote: | | Strohs58 wrote: | I think he was asking Pandora how big her tank is.
Because it would have to be huge with that number of large fish to not be overcrowded. |
True that. 8 O's would be very crowded in a 125. Hopefully Pandora has a 240 or 300. |
more like 1000 when you factor in the 4 red devils...
Awesome tank! love the stock list to, overall great! |
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2wheelsx2
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Location: Burnaby, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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The little guys are doing well and the O has not bothered them at all. I am thinking it has to do with the planted setup giving everyone lots of hiding places and territories. Plus having 2 shoals of Cories and the Silver Dollars and other plecos spreads out the aggression quite a bit. Here are some pics from 3 days ago:
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