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[Limes]

Meet Zeus.

Found this guy on gumtree sitting in a 70L tank his whole life.
Not usually a fan of buying fish big, usually like to watch them grow, you know play the whole dad thing.

Anyway couldn't pass this guy up, drove all the way down to rockingham to find a little old lady had been dumped with him by her son about 2 years ago, she had no idea how big he would grow or what he was. Continued to feed him and change the water. She said a year after she got him her son said he wasn't going to come back from his holiday overseas. So she was stuck with this oscar who didn't want to stop growing in his tiny tank.
The light bulb had blown 3 months ago and he had just been in a shed, fed once a day with what I'm guessing is light from the door so she could see and then that was all.

She seemed so happy that I was taking him off her hands, she actually felt for the fish and she kept telling me how sorry she was for the fish she just had no idea what to do with him.

So this is him now, in his new tank
Oscars so well known for sulking for weeks after a tank change. This guy hasn't stopped moving since he came in, constantly doing laps and exploring everything he can.

Even had a call from the lady asking how the fish was going and if I could send pictures so she could see him.


Just thought it was a nice story to share with everyone.

(Got the tank as well...thinking a decent setup for a good looking fighter :0?)

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[Mattymak]

Awesome work mate

[kane29]

Nice one. How does he go with the other Oscar in the tank? I can imagine he was happy with the change, now he can actually swim!

[Limes]

The little guy sticks to him like glue, until feeding time when he runs away with his food or else Zeus will steal it.

[ant86]

Good story mate I love my oscars.

His growth rate maybe abit stunned now from being in a small tank for so long,
I'm surprised he's not aggressive due to his conditions and benign alone for so long.

[Limes]

Yeah same, he's so passive. Actively swimming.
Have to see how he goes.

Measured today, 28cm

[malawiman85]

28cm In 70L   Poor thing! Good to see he is going so well. Good on you.