Baby Oscar only eats pellets

[32Bit_Fish]

Here are some pics of the baby Oscar. I'm concerned about the fish get stunted in growth if missed a meal or two. LOL

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The above pics were taken on 2/8/16 when I first bought this guy. Now the guy is almost 4". He/she really has grown since Feb.

I gone back to the same fish store where I bought this guy and they still have his/her siblings in the store. They are skinny and some of them much smaller than my fish.

I am guessing mine is a female because lack of bright red pattern on the body compare to her siblings that has bright red body patterns.

 

[jwh]

Will be 10" by year end. You can't sex them by looking at them, especially a juvie, post some update pics.

 

[32Bit_Fish]

Here are some pics that I took today. The fish seems hit close to 4" been in my tank for two month. I bought the fish on 2/8/16 at 1 or 1.25".

 

[xraycer]

Looks good!

Did you ever ended up buying the NLS pellets?

 

[32Bit_Fish]

Looks good!

Did you ever ended up buying the NLS pellets?

I have a lot of pellet food home. So I haven't rushed to buy the NLS. This guy doesn't like the Omega pellet. So I'm hesitant to try the NLS. But it loves colorbits and cichlids gold. I want to feed him mealworms and cricket. But I think he won't be able to swallow them. So I have to wait for him to grow bigger.

 

[32Bit_Fish]

He/she ate a 2" super worm and took almost 10 mins to get it down.

 

[tlindsey]

He/she ate a 2" super worm and took almost 10 mins to get it down.

Personally I would have fed smaller worm, especially if you are referring to large mealworms their outer body is very tough.

 

[pops]

cute little blondie,

 

[32Bit_Fish]

Personally I would have fed smaller worm, especially if you are referring to large mealworms their outer body is very tough.

Ha... you are right.

I just found partial worm that were not digested by the fish in the water this morning. I think he/she is too small to consume the super worm at this point.

What am I going to do with the rest of worm? I'm glad that I only bought 12 of them.

I did not find any mealworms in my LFS.

 

[tlindsey]

Ha... you are right.

I just found partial worm that were not digested by the fish in the water this morning. I think he/she is too small to consume the super worm at this point.

What am I going to do with the rest of worm? I'm glad that I only bought 12 of them.

I did not find any mealworms in my LFS.

Only thing I can think of is cutting worm before feeding , and freeze part you don't use. Or just take the rest back to lfs and offer them the worms, I am quite sure they will find something that will consume the super worms.