IN MY OPINION OSCARS SHOULD
BE KEPT IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT MATCHES THAT FROM WHICH THE SPECIES ORIGINALLY
CAME FROM. SHOP BOUGHT OSCARS, OF COURSE, DON'T ORIGINATE FROM THE AMAZON
BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE CANNOT TRY TO REPLICATE THE AMAZON IN OUR TANKS.
IN MY OSCAR TANKS I USE TREE ROOTS AND BRANCHES THAT ARE IN THE TANK AND RISE
OUT ABOVE THE WATER, SUPPORTED BY THE BRANCHES ARE PLANTS THAT OVERHANG INTO
THE WATER PROVIDING MY OSCARS WITH AN AMAZON LIKE ENVIRONMENT. TO REPLICATE
THE RAINY SEASON I HAVE ADDED HOSEPIPE WITH SMALL HOLES ABOVE THE TANKS. AT
THE OPENING OF A VALVE WATER IS PUMPED INTO THE HOSEPIPES MIMICKING RAINFALL.
THIS 5 X 2 X 2 120 GALLON TANK HOUSES 6 OSCARS COMFORTABLY.
THE POSITIONING OF THE BRANCHES AND THE PLANTS GIVES THE FISH A BETTER PERSPECTIVE
OF WHERE THEY ARE IN THE TANK AND STOPS THEM FROM JUMPING OUT OF THE TANKS.
THIS IS A COMMON THING FOR OSCARS TO DO AND THEY CAN OFTEN END UP ON THE CARPET.
THE TANKS REQUIRE LARGE AND EFFICIENT FILTERS TO CLEAN THE MESS LEFT BY LARGE
MESSY FISH.
