Oscars or Severums and Angels...

[Fishkeeper]

2 Questions....

1 - on the top floor of an older apartment building, wood frame, what would people say is the max size of tank I can get...I am thinking 90 gallon...or can I go 110...?

2 - I am wanting a showy fish for the living room, so do I go with a tank of Oscars or a mixed tank with severums, angels, rams, ect...?

Any one have any comments......

[Fish Whisper]

Severums are really nice!

Be sure to have Insurance, as there is a potential to cause extensive damage if that tank Burst.

structurally i am not sure..

[AWW]

It all depends on the tank you want. If you are looking for lots of smaller-ish fish i would go for a mix of rams and angels, But if you want just a few, go for oscars and sevs. Keep in mind, that rams only live two years. Severums live 10+.

I would stay away from oscars if i were you.

If you are looking for more south american larger cichlids, look at one of the many types of geos,

Alex

[Fishkeeper]

Thanks guys, I have insurance....so that is good...I think I am safe....with the size of tank, just wondering about people's experiences with Oscars...they seem nice, but maybe a head ache I don't need...

[AWW]

The thing with oscars is, if you don't raise them together, they can't go together. They will likely fight.

[Death's Sting]

2 Questions....

1 - on the top floor of an older apartment building, wood frame, what would people say is the max size of tank I can get...I am thinking 90 gallon...or can I go 110...?

2 - I am wanting a showy fish for the living room, so do I go with a tank of Oscars or a mixed tank with severums, angels, rams, ect...?

Any one have any comments......

1 - Put the tank perpendicular to the floor joists and you should be fine. My 120 is on the 2nd floor of my house.

2 - Oscar ssssss???? I don't think so... maybe 2-3... No more, unless you got massive filtration and a very large tank.

3 - My option!!! Get a 150+ and get a single Jaguar Cichlid. Very nice show fish!

[josephl]

2 Questions....

1 - on the top floor of an older apartment building, wood frame, what would people say is the max size of tank I can get...I am thinking 90 gallon...or can I go 110...?

2 - I am wanting a showy fish for the living room, so do I go with a tank of Oscars or a mixed tank with severums, angels, rams, ect...?

Any one have any comments......

Try a school of Festivums. Charles has a bunch of wild ones that are coloring up nicely and you could probably keep 10 in a 90 gallon. I had one with my Discus for awhile and it was just fine

[Fishkeeper]

A lot of really good ideas....I do love severums, so maybe severums...but are they hard to look after....I thought Oscars would have been everyone's favorite because of size and personality....but I will rethink them....

If I did 110 gallon, and 4 to 5 oscars with good filtration...would that work....mix up the variety....etc....I heard Oscars are easy to look after....

[Immus21]

Oscars are my favorite for sure! They aren't demanding to care for as long as you are a water changing guru. Imo you could keep 3 full sized oscars in a 90g setup if you're able to do large water changes at least once a week. You should be able to keep a catfish or two with them as long as they are not small enough to be considered food. I currently have 2 juvie oscars and 4 adult featherfin cats in a 75g. I over filter with 2 x rena xp3s as well as doing large weekly water changes.

Good luck with your new setup.

Cheers,

Calvin

[Fishkeeper]

Thanks....I will keep everyone posted....I have kept the water changes on my current tanks going weekly with no problem....so I think I will do it with the larger tank as well...I like the Fluval Filters, very quiet...inside no hoses, etc....If I put a couple big ones in the tank I hope they will work....?