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Oscars are one of the greatest fish-pets you can have! I lived with one for years before I got my own place (Oscar was my roomate's pet). It would do tricks, eat from your hand, play peek-a-boo. It was the best tank pet!
Most people know they need large tanks and strong filtration. But, another problem is how they love to rearrange the tank. You have to be careful of heavy rock crashing into glass, and you have to be careful of the fish messing with equipment in the tank (hoses, heaters, etc).
I remember my roomate's Oscar once messed with something to do with the air pump. I'm not clear on the details as I'm not a fish person. But I can tell you that thanks to the Oscar the apartment was flooded. The entire floor of the apartment was ruined and if my roomie hadn't come home in time the Oscar would have been dead as most of the water had been sucked out of the tank because the Oscar messed with the pump!
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Kerry
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