get my oscar to grow !!

[rob1984]

so i have 2 oscars one albino 9" ad a tiger about 6ish inchs or so .... the albino seems to be getting thick but not long, tiger oscar seems to have hit a wall for growing ... what can i feed them to help and make em grow like a SOB !!

ive heard and seen guys able to grow there oscars 12-14" within a year, how do i do that ? all i have ever fed them are nutrafin flake food, then tetra carnivore stick they LOVE them ! then NLS 4.5mm floating pellets and now NLS 10mm sinking pellets and the occasional treat some bloodworms but there so tiny they dont really care for them that much, and have given them feeders as well the albino doesnt seem to have much intrest in feeder fish compared to my tiger he goes ape $h!t for them when there in the tank...

 

[PrymeTyme-716]

What size is your tank? Also what are the water parameters, temp & tank mates?
That will make everything a little easier


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[rob1984]

What size is your tank? Also what are the water parameters, temp & tank mates?
That will make everything a little easier


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tank is 72x19x24 temp is roughly 80-82 paremetres are normal not high at all.. entire tnk consits of 2 oscar the ones i listed above as well as one convict a cichalsome dimerus, black ghost knife, tailspot ctenopoma

 

[Chinggiz]

More food and massive water changes.

 

[rob1984]

More food and massive water changes.

i do MIN 85% water change... usually leave just enough water for em .... if i feed to much food tho they dont eat it, the 10mm pellets they usually only will eat one a day...anything more and they spit it out...

 

[PrymeTyme-716]

Try crayfish mine got huge off eating them


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[rob1984]

Try crayfish mine got huge off eating them


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Really ?? Just catch em at a creek and feed em ? Or what do ya do ya need to cut there pincher claws off or what ?

 

[fwprawn]

How long have you had them? Did you get them when they were small? Remember that size will vary from fish to fish.

 

[bassinmike85]

my albino tiger Oscar is 12" and got him at 2" not even a year ago

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[rob1984]

My tiger oscar I've had since he was like 2inchs, the albino I've had for few months as a rescue