how long will it take my oscar to grow to full length

[sandj]

the title says it all. he is about 1 1/2 to maybe 2 inches right now foods are live feeders, pellets,flakes anything else i should be feeding him? i have a jd in there we have had him/her for over a year and he is probably 6 or 7 inches

 

[fishy12]

Ive had min a little over a year n hes 6in. Got him at about 1 1/2 or 2 inch

 

[knifegill]

My first Oscar was 2" when I bought him. After one year in a 75g with pellets, guppies and other non-cyprinid feeders he reached 13". But even with 50% water changes twice a week the 75g was too small and nitrates were always a battle. Eventually he got HITH and I could not make it go away.

Now my new Oscar took a year to only reach 11", but he's wild caught and I didn't feed him as heavily as I did my first O.

 

[impala]

With two 33% water changes per week, variety of dry foods, hikari food sticks, cichlid gold, carnivore/massivore, talapia, raw shrimp, and NO feederfish, 12" in the first year should be no problem, providing your tank is at the very least 90g imo.

Also with oscars feeder fish = HITH, imo.

 

[12 Volt Man]

he should grow an inch per month if fed/cared for properly

so he should reach 12" in a year.

 

[joecoulson]

Please breed fish to feed him, not purchase feeder fish. Research Hole In The Head disease.

 

[blacktarotannis]

I got mine about an inch and I've had him maybe 4 months.... He is about 6 inches now....

 

[Yanbbrox]

Ours took about 2 years to get fully grown, no feeders lots of frozen food

 

[Larz]

I agree!! Goldfish will shorten an Oscar's life!

 

[nes999]

sorry to hi jack but is 12" full size?