Two 5" albino Oscars for a 80 tall tank.

I have been undecided about what to stock in my empty established 80 tall tank with. I have considered a few different species I like but reminiscing about my teen years in the 70's and my common red Oscar in my then SS 25 show tank, Id like to have one again. I almost bought two beautiful 5 inch albino's for $7 each at my LFS but held off on it until I ask advice and sleep on it.

Any differences in albino's and would an 80 tank be a good size for two 5" juvenile fish? Back in the 70's gold fish feeding was discouraged due to poor nutrition. I used to feed mine beef-hart and he grew so large (14") he had trouble turning around in a show 25 tanks, is beef hart still OK?. I expect if just 2 outgrow the 80 tank Ill probubly trade them for something smaller. 80 tall tank should be good for two 5" Oscars for quite a while right?

The tank is 37x16x31 tall 79.45. I remember Oscars being bullet proof. We didn't know much back then but if anything went wrong with the tank chemically, mechanically or disease wise they were always the last fish left standing. Taking the methylene blue, tolerating the tank and gravel being scrubbed with dish washing detergent and fresh water with just the chlorine tablets added, then apparently going through the then unknown cycle no worse for ware.

Im wondering if hybrid albino's Oscars are more susceptible then their red counterparts as I have found so many hybrids and fancy bread fish to be. The are defiantly paired it seems as they school together in the LFS display tank and even look identical almost related and matched in size.

Guess I better think about it more. Maybe Ill turn it into a crustacean tank with a big custom made glass or acrylic dry diving bell on the bottom where the crabs can lounge around, and maybe some small slider turtles and a floating raft.

Supposedly designed for large disk shaped fish. If only I had a huge 7" glass drill, I could drill the ends and join the twin 80's together into one big six foot 160 tank. No structural concerns over glass thickness as the joined ends would act like a huge brace.

No I guess I better come up with a better idea. Perhaps this would be good tank to finally take the leap and buy 2 Discus fish if I find them on sale. Supposedly this style tank was made for them and angels.

Well it appears that a housing need has presented itself with my own fish. I recently introduced two 4.5" male and female Blue peacock Ciclids into my 244 community tank of assorted A-Cichlids and discovered that they are not Blue Peacock but rather the much more aggressive Electric Blues who have been trying desperately to eat my two little beautiful Blue Johanni Cichlids.

So I had to remove them from the 244 tank, not an easy task I assure you but possible in the dark with a flash light which blinds them some making them easier to spot and distract catch. They are now the new tenants of my 80 tall tank which I have set up with clumped corner hides and local lava rocks stacked which they really seem to really enjoy playing in.

So I diden't get the pair of albino Oscars but pretty close considering the Electric blue gets to 8 inches and has the strongest grabbing bite I have seen able to bit a feeder almost in half already, 2 eight inch fish should have plenty of room in an 80 tank unless they breed. The rest of the community in the 244 are so much more at ease now and my pair of brilliant Blue Johanni Cichlids are once again able to swim in open water.