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tank77 Hobbyist Posts: 59 Votes: 5 Registered: 11-Feb-2005   | I just got a 3 inch oscar and what should I feed him. What should I feed him as he gets better? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03 |     |
greenmonkey51    Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | You should feed him some pellets, maybe some flakes, frozen bloodworms & brineshrimp, mysis shrimp. Also by the way what size tank is he in. |
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| tank77 Hobbyist Posts: 59 Votes: 5 Registered: 11-Feb-2005 | He is in a 55gal right now but I will be upgrading to a 75 in the future. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03 | |
| greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | Sounds good, but try to get that 75g setup asap. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03 | |
| jester_fu Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 522 Votes: 12 Registered: 26-Jan-2004  | A varied diet is good with Oscars. I feed my guys peas, bloodworms (very messy!!), Hikari pellets (very good!), Nutrafin Cichlid sticks, some times frozen fish dinner's (it's got bloodworm and beefheart and fish and other things Oscars love). And some times, if i come across them, a couple of tetra's or a nice fresh cricket. Live food is only a treat, though, and i like to make my guys work for it by jumping out of the tank for the food. Especially crickets, it's great watching them chace them around the glass while i've got the water low from a vacuum! |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03 | |
tobiey1 Fingerling Posts: 27 Kudos: 25 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-Mar-2005 | how much does an 10 inch osar eat?? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03 | |
| jester_fu Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 522 Votes: 12 Registered: 26-Jan-2004 | A 10" Oscar will eat as much as you feed him... but you're best off restricting the amount they get to eat so you're tank stays clean. I suggest (and use) about 8-10 large Hikari pellets twice a day, maybe 5 pea's each every so often, a couple of earth worms or a teaspoon of Neutrafin for each fish. Don't feed them all of that at once... only one thing at a time. |
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| tobiey1 Fingerling Posts: 27 Kudos: 25 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-Mar-2005 | thank you |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03 | |
| tobiey1 Fingerling Posts: 27 Kudos: 25 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-Mar-2005 | how big does an oscar get avg full growth? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03 | |
| cichlidiot Hobbyist Posts: 142 Registered: 14-Apr-2004 | I have seen full grown healthy oscars from 10" up to as big as 16". The 16 inchers I saw are at the alien invaders exhibit at the Cincinnati zoo. They also have some nice 12" sevs. Last edited by cichlidiot at 16-Mar-2005 06:10 |
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| tobiey1 Fingerling Posts: 27 Kudos: 25 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-Mar-2005 | thanks |
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