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justin pilon Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 61 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Oct-2005	how many times should i feed my oscars live fish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Donkynutz Enthusiast Posts: 225 Kudos: 225 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-May-2005	Well it is kinda pending if it is live fish you raised urself or live fish u have bought, if it is live fish u have bought bring them back. oscars get hole in the head way too quick when u feed them feeder fish chances are if u feed them feeders from the store at some point they are getting hole in head, put the feeders into another tank and see if they breed, then if they do feed the fry. try other live foods like brine shrimp or even night crawlers.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I wouldn't risk live fish & there are frozen foods that are good as live ones. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Mike R Fish Addict Posts: 593 Kudos: 830 Votes: 322 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	I don't feed live fish at all. Cichlild pellets and crickets. Mike
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jester_fu Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 522 Votes: 12 Registered: 26-Jan-2004	All live foods are a treat - as are frozen foods. To keep your tank environment healthy, i strongly recommend a varied pellet diet as the staple, with occasional pea's (once/week) and then crickets or moths or frozen food blocks once per month as a treat. Feeders are a poor choice... but sometimes a small gold fish or comet isn't a bad choice. They really need to chase those fish down, which is good exercise for them. My two main pellets foods are Hikari Gold and Nutrafin Cichlid sticks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
justin pilon Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 61 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Oct-2005	ya i got a new male sword fish and two females, so if they get babies and grow up, would it be safe to feed them to my oscars?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
justin pilon Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 61 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Oct-2005	I feed them shrimp pellits, is that good?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	as long as the babies, u know are healthy, generally u dont want to get feeder fish b/c math: expensive large oscar + cheap sick goldfish = dead oscar= only a few cents killed an expensive oscars. so really fishes that are being mass produced, like goldfish, and neons and rosys are not the best to feed ur fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
justin pilon Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 61 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Oct-2005	are crickets like 100% safe or cen they still kill my oscars if there sick ?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
lazylizardlady Fingerling Posts: 33 Kudos: 21 Votes: 1 Registered: 29-Sep-2005	Crickets are a great choice if you gut load them first - otherwise store bought crickets have very little nutritional value. To gut load the crickets simply put them in a container for at least 24 hours with some high vitamin veggies and let them feast. That way your fish will reap the benefits. My Oscars used to LOVE crickets and grasshoppers as well as earthworms.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
HOKESE Mega Fish Posts: 1105 Kudos: 478 Votes: 271 Registered: 22-Feb-2003	i only give my oscars live feeders like twice a month,and i wont feed them the feeders untill ive put them in my qt tank for a couple of weeks to clean them out and get them in good water
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bostonjon Fingerling Posts: 35 Kudos: 13 Votes: 1 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	earthworms....yummm
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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