feeding oscars

[urboyjay682]

well i just finished doing my weekly water change on my 55 gallon and i just started to think about feeding my fish...(2X 7' oscars) and thought about how i usually feed them...on one hand i give them mixed foods on different days only once a day.....then it occured to me what if.....i give them food several times aday just very very little portions???

good or bad idea???????? sorry if this is obvious to some of you but it just crossed my mind and i would like to know eryones opinion on this matter....thanx

 

[urboyjay682]

bump

 

[haynchinook334]

bump

It's only been 3 minutes!!!!!


I like to feed my bigger fish every other day.

 

[urboyjay682]

do they seem depressed those days they dont get food...because i tried that one week and i just couldnt do it...i gave them theor food everyother day and the days they would eat....they barely went crazy like they usually do feeding time....idk i guess ill stick to my normal routine then ...ty

 

[haynchinook334]

ok...

 

[knifegill]

I wouldn't feed them at all in that little tank. My Oscar is about to go into a 125g all by himself. Nitrates get too high in the 75. Do you do daily water changes or something? How do you keep your nitrates below the toxicity threshold?

 

[knifegill]

Bump.

 

[Warborg]

In normal suitable conditions it has always been adviced to feed small amounts several times a day.

With some exceptions, such as my tank... I have slow eaters and fast eaters. If I feed every day in small amounts, only the fast eaters will get the food. So I feed large amounts every 2-3 days and all the fish get food.

Basically use your own judgement as to what would seem right

 

[R2 Ranch]

You guys sure are quick to bump the post. I do agree your poor fish really need to be placed in a much much bigger tank.

 

[urboyjay682]

well i do about 25% every other day.....the nitrates have never been a problem for me...i have 3 hob's and one canister going....just try to keep it as clean as possible....in regards of putting them in a bigger tank im planning on building a 500 gallon ply wood tank....so they wont be in there too much longer as they are growing rapidly.....thanx