new black fin shark

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ratedBforBeau said:
Eerrrgg I feel like I let the little guy down though, he's so pretty. But I'd rather him be better cared for than for him to be struggling. So I shall take him back tomorrow


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Ya I made the mistake of buying one of these guys too not knowing what to expect and I never returned him. I sold him though and I got him to be very fat and he was attacking any sort of thing that hit the water. Definetly a cool fish but some odd requirements compared to what you would expect
 
I love these cats. I will be buying one here soon to live with my Cuban and Mayan cichlids and freshwater lionfish in my 125 gallon. Personally,I think brackish fish ate much easier to care for. I find that water parameter shifts don't bother them quite like a true freshwater or saltwater fish. These fish that live in mangroves can experience shifts in Ph by a few tenths and changes in specific gravity up to nearly 0.010 with the changing of the tides. Most migratory species move from fresh to salt as they age. But if your Oscar is your centerpiece and you aren't going to get two separate tanks I would try to return it.

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Yes my O is what got me Into fish keeping and I love him like a underwater dog:)
I really like this little cat he is very active but I just don't think a 20 galling is a very suiting home so I will be taking him back, I will try to get a small school for the 20 gallon though, maybe some neon tetras


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I've never kept Oscars but everyone that I know who has kept them says it's rewarding to keep such an intelligent and personable fish. Good luck with it.

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WinterAlloy said:
I love these cats. I will be buying one here soon to live with my Cuban and Mayan cichlids and freshwater lionfish in my 125 gallon. Personally,I think brackish fish ate much easier to care for. I find that water parameter shifts don't bother them quite like a true freshwater or saltwater fish. These fish that live in mangroves can experience shifts in Ph by a few tenths and changes in specific gravity up to nearly 0.010 with the changing of the tides. Most migratory species move from fresh to salt as they age. But if your Oscar is your centerpiece and you aren't going to get two separate tanks I would try to return it.

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+1 I would recommend keeping him and setting up a brackish tank it isn't hard at all that is if you have space for the extra tank.
 
Definitely. The catfish won't be as large as your Oscar, but it'll still reach 10" to 13". It will need a large tank by itself. I wouldn't keep one in my 60 gallon.

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