i have to clean out jerry the oscarfish's tank

**Ice Spiral** · 12-11-2006, 10:05 AM

its so cloudy and nasty in there, i have to buy new gravel and everything...

it will take me all afternoon, theres so much fish shit in there, last time i did it you couldnt even see the fish once the water was stirred up

jake didnt look too happy, but then again, what kinda mood would YOU be in if you were forced to swim in a tank full of your own shit and piss

Have a great day, It sucks ass its monday, i feel so god damn tired

Later

James

**Modulistic** · 12-11-2006, 10:11 AM

lol. oscars are about invincible.

i cant imagine how quickly a discus would go belly-up in a tank like you describe.

I remember one time 'bully' our oscar jumped out of the tank at night at some time, and I found him on his side, crispy and hard in the morning. the cat was batting at him

I thought I saw his gill cover flex just the tiniest little bit, so I plopped him back in there and hoped for the best. he lived for 2 more years.

**Trouble maker** · 12-11-2006, 10:20 AM

I had an old boss that had a huge ass oscar in a 55 gallon tank.You would come into the room and he would get him to dive out of the water for a treat!It was one of the funniest things,that damn fish would jump out of the water about six inches!

**Ice Spiral** · 12-11-2006, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Trouble maker

I had an old boss that had a huge ass oscar in a 55 gallon tank.You would come into the room and he would get him to dive out of the water for a treat!It was one of the funniest things,that damn fish would jump out of the water about six inches!

Mine does that every morning...

I accidently got bit once or twice.... he is a crackhead fish.....

he swims to the corner of the tank when I come home to greet me like a dog in water

**SSwt00SS** · 12-11-2006, 11:23 AM

**440 rwhp trans am** · 12-11-2006, 11:59 AM

dude dont change the gravel unless you want to just siphon the shit out. oh yeah if you want to spend a little money buy a diatom filter and put it on once a week. you tank will be spotless, trust me i was the manager for 3 different fish stores!

**Ice Spiral** · 12-11-2006, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by 440 rwhp trans am

dude dont change the gravel unless you want to just siphon the shit out. oh yeah if you want to spend a little money buy a diatom filter and put it on once a week. you tank will be spotless, trust me i was the manager for 3 different fish stores!

ive had the same gravel for over a year, its pretty nasty down there...

and i used to have one of those underwater filters... they DONT work.... and its A BITCH to clean out......

is a diatom filter an undergravel filter, or am i thinking of something else

**440 rwhp trans am** · 12-11-2006, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by Ice Spiral

ive had the same gravel for over a year, its pretty nasty down there...

and i used to have one of those underwater filters... they DONT work.... and its A BITCH to clean out......

is a diatom filter an under gravel filter, or am i thinking of something else

hell no an under gravel filter is a pointless. it pulls the shit down into the gravel. you need a canister filter like a fluval 304-404 depends on the size of your tank. by the way you got pics of jerry?

**Ice Spiral** · 12-11-2006, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by 440 rwhp trans am

hell no an under gravel filter is a pointless. it pulls the shit down into the gravel. you need a canister filter like a fluval 304-404 depends on the size of your tank. by the way you got pics of jerry?

i got a couple at home, ill snap a before and after picture later today

Thanks,
James

**Murder after Midnight** · 12-11-2006, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by Ice Spiral

its so cloudy and nasty in there, i have to buy new gravel and everything...

it will take me all afternoon, theres so much fish shit in there, last time i did it you couldnt even see the fish once the water was stirred up

jake didnt look too happy, but then again, what kinda mood would YOU be in if you were forced to swim in a tank full of your own shit and piss

Have a great day, It sucks ass its monday, i feel so god damn tired

Later

James

Just buy a gravel vac and you'll be good to go, I vac every 1-2 weeks my tank is spotless.

**FantaZGuy28** · 12-11-2006, 12:40 PM

I used to have a school of oscars, I loved putting gold fish in the tank and watching them tear the fish apart.

**TheKitchenSink** · 12-11-2006, 12:41 PM

Nothing buy gold flakes floating in the water haha Same thing happened w/ the bass we had. Feeding time was fun.

**Modulistic** · 12-11-2006, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by FantaZGuy28

I used to have a school of oscars, I loved putting gold fish in the tank and watching them tear the fish apart.

dude. throw a hot dog in there and watch them feeding frenzy.

its hilarious.

mine used to bat a ping pong ball around, they are fairly intelligent, and fearless.

**440 rwhp trans am** · 12-11-2006, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by FantaZGuy28

I used to have a school of oscars, I loved putting gold fish in the tank and watching them tear the fish apart.

thats a bad idea! they will get hole in the head and look like shit

**cujo** · 12-11-2006, 01:08 PM

Sorry for the off topic, but Modulistic, is that your cat? That thing is awesome looking. Anyways, my parents had an Oscar or 2 and they had other fish in there....Well I think you know what happened.

**bmyers** · 12-11-2006, 01:17 PM

I clean my tank about once a year its a 55 gallon with 1 oscar, because he kills everything. I do have an algae eater in there but he kills those too. I dont even change the filters on the back of the tank. My water is surprisingly clear and my fish is surprisingly healthy, had him about 5 years now, hes huge and his name is henry