Oscar Fish Experiences

[Boose1357]

excellent fish for handfeeding.
Mine are very gentle and are cool with all the tankmates.

I just love them, they're the main stars of my tank.

Love that 3D bg

 

[vfrstephen]

Love my oscar grew him since very small now he is a giant (gentle giant) my oscar would be the last fish i would get rid of. Very tame tries to grab the food out of my hand before i can throw it in the tank, gets along well with my geos,catfish,silver dollars and others.

I highly recommend getting an oscar to anyone who has the space to keep one, beautiful looking fish too.

 

[snow]

I have owned my oscar for 7 years, he is around 8 years old though b/c he was already 1 year old when I got him. I think 8 years is old for an oscar. He was one of the first fish I ever owned. I just moved him back to his bigger tank so he is much happier now. Here is a pic taken about 5 months ago of him:

 

[Chicklette]

Very HUNGRY. Always looking for food, emotional. Moody when I clean the tank. I love oscars though.

 

[barracuda123]

messy but sweet

 

[Llb3519]

I thought oscars lived long lives....know someone who had an oscar live 15 years....

love oscars...can't wait to get mine. clowns in thier own right...lol

 

[Sab_Fan]

my advice would be that if you do put other fish in the tank, you do either:

a) fish that are too big to eat
b) fish that are too fast to eat

I have seen Oscars swallow slow-moving fish whole, especially catfish . . . it's not pretty, and it can be dangerous to the Oscar (and the catfish, too)

 

[Metalgearliquid2]

Extremely gentle giant he has never attacked my hand or his takemates(hes 7" one mate is 2")
if he had the option i think he would never stop eating tho haha
thankfully he knows whats food and whats not

love this fish - superb personality

 

[seashell2284]

Hello there, I am new to this site. I have an 8 inch orange and white oscar, he was a rescue fish. "Oscar" is about 4 years old, he has the best personality, he lolls from side to side as he swims, almost a rocking motion. He has a diviot of pebbles in his 150 gallon tank where he sleeps and rests. He had a mate that died, that is how I got him. I had my tank arranged a certain way when he came to live with us, he has cleaned house to his liking. He is like a bull dozer. But I love his very charming and gentle personality. I would say having an oscar is very easy. Oh yea, I do not feed him live food.

 

[scalesandfins]

ok guys yall drove me to gettin another oscar.
i also got a jag to go with him
they are both about 2 in now. goin to do all i can to beast these guys up fast so they can go in my main tank
got them in a thirty grow out for now