Oscar growth picture diary

[woofy]

dont know if this has been done yet, i tried searching, couldnt find it. but i thought it would be cool to make a picture diary of my albino oscars growth rate. may not very interesting for some members here but for newbies and people searching for info on their growth rates i thought it might be helpful.

So to start i got this oscar November 7th 2009 at 2-3"

day i got him/her

two weeks later

I guess ill do this on a monthly or bi monthly schedule.

stay tuned

 

[zpetrichko]

i think this is a great idea!

 

[OVRNINETHOUSAND]

I love watching fish grow. Looks well fed in the last picture.

 

[koldsoup]

Yeah its stomach looks really filled. What do you feed it?

 

[woofy]

Yeah its stomach looks really filled. What do you feed it?

well lucky for him hes in a tank with a two small cichla so he gets the scraps the cichla refuse to eat and he sneeks in one of the cichlas guppies now and then.

 

[woofy]

this guy is growing rediculously fast imo. I got him nov 7th at 2 1/2" it is now less than a month later and he was just measured today...


4 1/2"

 

[woofy]

 

[woofy]

is this the normal expected growth rate?

 

[knifegill]

If fed well, yes. After the 7" mark they tend to slow down to around one inch per month, until about 12". It's very slow after that.

 

[woofy]

well this guy (all my fish) gets krill, mysis, bloodworms, silver sides, shrimp and special pellets with growth formula and special flakes. ........daily .............. 3 times a day .........and lots of water changes.....so yeah i can see why he might grow fast, hes leaving everyone else in the dust though.