oscar is only about 3 years old. he gets fed NLS pellets like the rest of my fish once a day, at night before the night lights come on. like i said, i started with giant danios and he was unable to catch them. after about 6 months in the tank together, it appears he has given up on trying to catch smaller fish altogether.
Who Said Impossible? Planted Oscar "Community" Tank Video
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oscar is only about 3 years old. he gets fed NLS pellets like the rest of my fish once a day, at night before the night lights come on. like i said, i started with giant danios and he was unable to catch them. after about 6 months in the tank together, it appears he has given up on trying to catch smaller fish altogether.
Not possible to train an Oscar not to eat a fish smaller than itself. They'll be eaten eventually. IMO. Your Oscar must be slow or lazy if he can't catch GD. My O dropped them guys like breakfast burritos and I had to move my entire school to another tank. :/
Oh, and that's a very nice looking tank setup, O, and Bolivians.
Oh, and that's a very nice looking tank setup, O, and Bolivians.
Sorry, I don't mean to be rude but which one is it? Did you have a long process of training? Or can you not explain? Or is the NLS? I call BullSh*
Why would you say you 'trained' your Oscar when you know that it's impossible?
Just be strait up with us bro, you don't have to try and look 'cool' by making up stories.
the reason the word "trained" is in quotation marks is because i know i didn't actually train a fish to do anything. and no, i can't completely explain why all of a sudden he isn't ripping up plants or eating smaller fish he should be eating. i presented a couple of my theories i think might be plausible as to the explanations. if you hold on a minute i'll go ask the oscar what the real reason is and get right back to you.
exactly what story am i making up? the fake video i posted showing a 13" oscar living peacefully in an aquarium with 50 smaller fish he should be eating? get a life, i hardly find the need to look cool on a fish forum, just thought some people might find my setup interesting since people like you have been unable to pull off similar combinations and claim that anyone who has must be lying about it.
It is an interesting setup but don't get mad at me, you're the one who said you "claim success in training your Oscar" not to eat plants and small fish, and that it was a "long process" to train him. Sorry if you're offended by my doubt.
i'm not offended, i don't understand what you are doubting. are you looking for a solid concrete definitive explanation? sorry, i can't give one. all i've stated is the process i've been through over the last 6-7 months and even including some of the last 3 years of owning this particular oscar. what you see in the video is the end result. i'm not claiming to be a "fish whisperer" or anything like that, all i've stated is that i have successfully had an oscar living with edible tank mates and plants since february with very few losses.
i wish you success in your oscar planted tank. 
you can actually train or condition fish. although i'm not sure if you actually did and just got really lucky. fish can be trained to go through a maze, even play soccer, and play basketball. they can also precieve time, understand scheldules, understand different color cues and recognize their owner. so why can't the impossible be possible?
you can actually train or condition fish. although i'm not sure if you actually did and just got really lucky. fish can be trained to go through a maze, even play soccer, and play basketball. they can also precieve time, understand scheldules, understand different color cues and recognize their owner. so why can't the impossible be possible?Well I still apologize just in case. To explain, my doubt was with your opening post where you stated that after a long process of training your cichlid, you taught him not to eat tiny fish or dig up the sand, thereby messing up your plants. I didn't realize you were joking. Sometimes we get some pretty silly stuff posted on MFK and I'll admit I'm probably the first to call BS. For example, the other day someone claimed they taught their Oscar to communicate with hand gestures.
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