need help changing oscar's diet to pellets.

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Jack Dempsey
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You definitely have to give it more than a couple days before giving in and feeding him live food. Like one of the other posters had said it could take a month...maybe more but probably less.
 

JRT8783

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Surprised nobody has asked yet, but how big is this oscar? the bigger your Oscar, the longer it can go without food....

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flowerhornfishman

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Surprised nobody has asked yet, but how big is this oscar? the bigger your Oscar, the longer it can go without food....

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well, nobody knows what to relate to its size. lol my oscar now is reaching 4". he was 3" last month when i first bought him.
 

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You definitely have to give it more than a couple days before giving in and feeding him live food. Like one of the other posters had said it could take a month...maybe more but probably less.
when i first bought him, i tried pellets but he didnt eat it, maybe becuz he was still stress. so, i tried worms and it works and since then he doesnt want to eat pellets. lol i think i shouldve tell what they feed him back in the lfs.
 

JRT8783

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well, nobody knows what to relate to its size. lol my oscar now is reaching 4". he was 3" last month when i first bought him.
At that size, I would wait til he grows a little more to really starve him. I wouldn't feed him or offer him any food for 3 days and then drop him a good pellet like NLS or Omega 1. If he doesn't take it the 1st time, which I'm sure he won't, give him some shrimp or krill just for that 1 day, then repeat... maybe even try stuffing some pellets in there and see if he'll take them that way. Once he gets to around 5-6", u could probably starve him a little longer

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