Crickets as oscar food ?

[tcarswell]

I got an albino tiger oscar lately that seems to only want to eat live food. The only exception of which being that he eats silversides. I was curious if he eats crickets does he run the risk of catching diseases like when you feed live feeder goldfish. If it is a good idea what should I gut load the crickets with ?


Thanks guys

 

[haynchinook334]

I fed my "O's" crickets with no probs.

 

[Noto]

It's very unlikely that a cricket would have anything your oscar could catch. I would guess any standard gut-loading formula would work, or else you can use an enriched cereal like Total or Special K.

 

[sour_girl]

We feed our fish crickets all the time and they love it! Its only as a treat though not a staple..

 

[snailmaster]

i hear that black crickets can constipate your fish. and have had a guy in a myspace group post that his oscar stopped eating and died a few days later after he feed his oscar a black cricket.

 

[tcarswell]

Sounds good. Ill try it as my O will only eat silversides he has no interest in flakes whatsoever. Damn store kept him loaded on feeders what a bunch of idiots.

 

[invisyblegypsey]

oh yeah they love emthe larger ones you mite have to pull it kikers off

 

[tcarswell]

Im buying some crickets today and I am gonna gutload em up Can't wait.

 

[TheFishJunky]

I feed my crickets-fish.

 

[invisyblegypsey]

he all here is where i get my worms crickets ect. from if you dont have a
steady suply
http://www.nyworms.com/