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I have a 80 gal oscar tank, with two oscar occupants (Please don't tell me this is not big enough, they are about 4 and a half inches long) aside from that they also have a fat head minnow in there that was sapossed to be food. Well its now a few weeks later and the fish is still in there, the O's don't even chase him, they ate the other three I put in but not this guy.

This fish is starting to dart at other feeder fish and he swims with the O's

My thing is.... WHY the heck have they not even bit at this fish??

Maybe the tank is so big,at there size they don't see a point to chase it....

Maybe the fathead is sick and the O's know it and don't want to eat it....

Maybe he just does not want to leave the big tank so he has out smarted them....(didnt think that was possible my O's are smart as heck)

OR are they saving him for a good day lol

I dont know I'd like to know why they are doing this when everything else that goes into the tank gets chomped.

Hopes for help,
Angel Eel

Last edited by angeleel at 02-Apr-2005 11:47

well ive had my oscar ignore food (live food i mean) for awhile and eventually snap at it after sometime...maybe they are full? lol n/m they always go for a meal....

I thought they were full too until I remembered I own garbage disposal fish

Thats so weird how they won't touch it....
I guess I'll keep watching them see what happens.

If anyone else wants to give input, go ahead.


They are :%)
Angel Eel

why are you feeding them minnows. Especially when they're not even that big. Plain pellets and frozen food is fine for them

Every once in a blue moon feeders won't do bad.
I feed them a large mix of foods, as much as I can find out they eat.

Angel Eel

idk what to tell u. my formor 3 inch oscars ate anythingy that touched the tank. flakes,pellets,fish.

i agree with chris

I dont know what to think its so weird.



Angel Eel

I, on ocassion throw goldfish into my Oscar tank, though they typically just eat pellets and krill.

Theres been goldfish living with them for upwards of weeks before they eat them.

I wouldn't worry. One day you'll wake up and it will be gone.

I wont give them goldfish now, even later ewww...

The boyfriend takes care of it when he gets home haha with the minnows and such....


Thanks

Angel Eel

O's got him!!!!!!


It took 15 mins that I was watching to catch him!!


Angel Eel
Thanks everyone for your help

i have a gold fish (2" that my 10" oscar will not eat his been in there with him for 1 month now

tobiey1 attached this image:

Good pic!! nice O
Ive been trying to get good pics of mine, I cant till it gets real dark =p


Angel Eel