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August 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| lol they will get over it | 
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August 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| We'll see. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| well atleast there is good news for the oscars | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Yeah, but I need to get a large tank ASAP for them temporarily. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| your not keeping them for good? | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| If I cana get the 90 gal. within a reasonable time, I will. But unless I get at least a 55 gal. to house them for now, I can't humanely keep them. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| bought my 55 for 50 bucks filter and all thanks to crigslist | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Well, Joe just left to go pick them up. And I'm off to work. I'll let you guys know how it goes when I get home. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| ok let us know how it goes amanda 
good luck, and i really hope everything works out | |
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August 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Well, here's the update:
Yesterday, Joe went to pick up the fish. He said that the tank was so cloudy & dirty that he couldn't see the two 6" Oscars that were contained in it. He siphoned the water from the tank into my bucket, as to avoid Old Tank Syndrome. As he was emptying the rest of the tank out, he found a live pleco in the gravel - the woman said she forgot that it was in there. The pleco is around 5".
When he got them home, neither was swimming, both were laying on their sides in the bottom of the bucket. My mom acclimated them, but made the decision that they needed to be put in clean water immediatly.
The woman also gave my boyfriend one of those really TALL bubbling tubes that glow many different colors - you're supposed to put FAKE floating fish in them. Well, she put LIVE comets in it. Needless to say they all died.
I am happy to report that there is a Common pleco, an Albino Red Oscar & a Tiger Oscar swimming in my 29 gal. tank. As of tight now they will not come to the surface to eat, and are very shy. They are eating sinking pellets.
I have many pics, I will upload ASAP. | |
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August 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
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August 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Gosh! You've got some good looking rescue Oscars! Congrats on saving them, and the pleco. I hope they get to their traditional oscar ways soon  | 
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August 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Thanks Emily....I just hope that I can get a large tank soon.  | |
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August 6th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Omg, Amanda. I know this put you in a bad position, but bless you for saving these babies. They're gorgeous. Poor things look scared.
I hope you get the 90g soon. If not perhaps your LFS would take them? | |
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August 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Yeah, my LFS is great about taking fish. They would always take them if I needed to re-home them. I just really, really hope & pray that I get a 90 gal. soon. | |
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August 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| OH!
And just to ADD -
She DIDN'T FEED THEM FOR A WEEK. | |
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August 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Wow....some people.... 
Those are some great looking oscars though, I hope you get your 90 real soon! Those poor things look terrified. | |
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August 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Amanda  Thanks Emily....I just hope that I can get a large tank soon. | Yeah, but right now they're probably happy for anything, even though they really need a big tank, yours must be paradise compared to their old home. Like moving out of a mud puddle into a crystal clear swimming pool
Good luck Amanda!  | |
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