I HAVE THREE OSCARS WHICH ARE BLACK IN COLOUR. THEY ARE SO ACTIVE THAT WHEN I CLAP IN EITHER SIDE OF TANK THEY RECOGNIZE ME AND SWIMS IN EITHER DIRECTION. MY OSCARS EAT BOILED EGGS, WORMS, AND FISH FOOD. I LOVE THEM.
Erin beattis - 2005-11-02 i have a 55 gal. tank with a wide variety of fish. when i first got the tank i bought two tiger oscars and two albino oscars. they paired off and were very happy. i had got a dragonfish from one of the pet stores and put him in the tank. by this time the oscars were 8in long and were very aggresive. i had been watching the tiger oscars out of the corner of my eye when all of a sudden one of the the oscars had gotten my dragon fish. the oscar had his head in his mouth and the rest of the dragon made an s shape over the oscars head.
Wilmington - 2005-10-21 Hi i had two red oscars and i bought them about a year and a half, they were like only 3 inches long and i feed them with blood worms. Now one of them is like 24 inches long and the smaller one is like 21.5 inches long. Boy i love feeding them, the bigger one can jump out of the water and eat the food. they had laid eggs before, usually when i feed them with fish(heavily), but i don't get it when the eggs dissapear.
Frank - 2005-08-15 My oscars were Red tiger oscars. they were going really well until i purchased some frozen beef hearts blocks from the fish shop(pet shop). now i haven't got any more oscars and don't really want to replace them, as i got really fond of the male and female i had. they were great eaters. they would eat about 6 guppies each. they also ate worms, pasta, and meal grubs. they were 10 inches long, lived in a 5 foot tank, and had a golden sucker for a tank buddy. boy he learned how to outrun them when they were chasing him. they tried to eat him a few times. hes still alive and well. anyway be careful what food u bye frozen. some batches can be bad and kill your fish.
-[?]- - 2005-07-26 A great fish. mine swallowed 3 rosey reds at a single feeding. me and my friend were betting on it and it swallowed 3 hole. very eager eater, eats almost all the flakes. I give mine other fish. the oscar usually fights with the convict cichlids in my tank, mostly because these cichlids were breeding and guarding their eggs.
Natalie - 2005-07-03 I have had Oscar's on and off for 10 years. A friend of mine normally takes the adults once they have outgrown a 50gallon tank. She owns a 150gallon tank and they love it. They are very intelligent fish, have a hearty appetite, and always seem to keep busy. Most people want fish to be lively colored and Oscar's are not the first on their list. I however think they are brilliantly marked, the albino's, the orange specks, all of them offer a variety of color. The best thing is the personality though. They always seem to "spring" clean, and when they are really hungy they pick up a mouthfull of gravel and throw it at the tank. Gee how appropriate. But I wouldn't trade them for the world. Make sure you read up on them before purchasing one, two, or a bunch. They do grow rapidly and quite big. So be prepared.
logan - 2005-06-30 i have had my oscar for almost a year now and he has such a personality, i now hand feed him chunks of squid and feeder fish, this fish is very hardy i'v never had a problem with him. i also have a bumblebee cichlid which i'm teaching to hand feed also. they are great tank mates.
A classic in every sense of the term, the Oscar Cichlid has long been heralded as one of the most spectactular and iconic of the aquarium fish!
I HAVE THREE OSCARS WHICH ARE BLACK IN COLOUR. THEY ARE SO ACTIVE THAT WHEN I CLAP IN EITHER SIDE OF TANK THEY RECOGNIZE ME AND SWIMS IN EITHER DIRECTION. MY OSCARS EAT BOILED EGGS, WORMS, AND FISH FOOD. I LOVE THEM.
i have a 55 gal. tank with a wide variety of fish. when i first got the tank i bought two tiger oscars and two albino oscars. they paired off and were very happy. i had got a dragonfish from one of the pet stores and put him in the tank. by this time the oscars were 8in long and were very aggresive. i had been watching the tiger oscars out of the corner of my eye when all of a sudden one of the the oscars had gotten my dragon fish. the oscar had his head in his mouth and the rest of the dragon made an s shape over the oscars head.
Hi i had two red oscars and i bought them about a year and a half, they were like only 3 inches long and i feed them with blood worms. Now one of them is like 24 inches long and the smaller one is like 21.5 inches long. Boy i love feeding them, the bigger one can jump out of the water and eat the food. they had laid eggs before, usually when i feed them with fish(heavily), but i don't get it when the eggs dissapear.
My oscars were Red tiger oscars. they were going really well until i purchased some frozen beef hearts blocks from the fish shop(pet shop). now i haven't got any more oscars and don't really want to replace them, as i got really fond of the male and female i had. they were great eaters. they would eat about 6 guppies each. they also ate worms, pasta, and meal grubs. they were 10 inches long, lived in a 5 foot tank, and had a golden sucker for a tank buddy. boy he learned how to outrun them when they were chasing him. they tried to eat him a few times. hes still alive and well. anyway be careful what food u bye frozen. some batches can be bad and kill your fish.
A great fish. mine swallowed 3 rosey reds at a single feeding. me and my friend were betting on it and it swallowed 3 hole.
very eager eater, eats almost all the flakes. I give mine other fish. the oscar usually fights with the convict cichlids in my tank, mostly because these cichlids were breeding and guarding their eggs.
I have had Oscar's on and off for 10 years. A friend of mine normally takes the adults once they have outgrown a 50gallon tank. She owns a 150gallon tank and they love it. They are very intelligent fish, have a hearty appetite, and always seem to keep busy. Most people want fish to be lively colored and Oscar's are not the first on their list. I however think they are brilliantly marked, the albino's, the orange specks, all of them offer a variety of color. The best thing is the personality though. They always seem to "spring" clean, and when they are really hungy they pick up a mouthfull of gravel and throw it at the tank. Gee how appropriate. But I wouldn't trade them for the world. Make sure you read up on them before purchasing one, two, or a bunch. They do grow rapidly and quite big. So be prepared.
i have had my oscar for almost a year now and he has such a personality, i now hand feed him chunks of squid and feeder fish, this fish is very hardy i'v never had a problem with him. i also have a bumblebee cichlid which i'm teaching to hand feed also. they are great tank mates.