Oscar question

[Tipwitchaboy]

i have two oscars that are both around 4 in. in length. I ran out of their pellet food and they finished off the minnows i had left. Is it safe to feed them hermit crab food that i found? On the back it says that its mainly crude protein, fat, and fiber.

 

[FishDogg]

Here, try this instead of live fish or the hermit crab food.


Meaty Foods

Pellets
Shrimp
Krill (if freeze dry be sure to soak it in some tank water first to not cause swelling in the stomach)
Scallops
Clams
Squid
Crayfish
Crab & lobster
Fish - Cod, salmon, silver-sides, minnows, flounder. haddock, tuna just to name a few
Bloodworms
Brine shrimp
mysis shrimp
snails


Insects & Worms

Insect Larvae
Crickets
Meal Worms
Earthworms
Wax worms
(Always be careful they have not been exposed to any chemicals)

Veggies, Fruits & Nuts

Peas (frozen right out of the bag...no need to de-shell them)
Algae wafers
Bell Peppers
Zucchini
Squashes
Carrot's
Garlic
Mango's
Orange's
Pear's
Bananas
Blueberries
Papaya's
Peach's
Grapes
Spinach and leafy lettuce (not iceberg)
Peanuts
Pecan's

Feeding your fish many of these foods when they are younger will help not to have a picky eater when they are older.

 

[Tipwitchaboy]

but is the hermit crab food ok for the moment? i wont have access to any of those things listed till tomm.

 

[rba718]

You should check what's in the hermit crab meal, if it's anything on the list, which it probably is, I'd say go for it.

At worst, a day won't hurt.

 

[Tom LoFaro]

Don't worry if it's just one day, they will be fine without eating for a day.

 

[Sarah88]

yeah fish are fine with not eating for a couple days if need be but yeah i wouldnt see the hermit crab food hurting them, i feed mine some left over turtle pellets every once in a while as long as its only sporadically its no big deal