Maybe feed him some shrimp and crickets a couple times a week if possible?
Up those water changes and give the little guy something to play with and do
Oscar questions.
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Up those water changes and give the little guy something to play with and do
Agreed, give him some things to do, add in sand or gravel, toss in moss balls (he may shred them or just move them around, I've seen them do both), toss in some small pieces of driftwood for him to move, toss in an old sponge filter for him to tear apart or move around, I put my tank near a window so the oscar could look out at the passing cars and squirrels and birds. I fed my oscar everyday, I'd feed him a small handful of pellets one day, the next day I'd feed him something like silversides, shrimps, prawns, nightcrawlers, crickets, etc. Doing more water changes would be beneficial too.Maybe feed him some shrimp and crickets a couple times a week if possible?
Up those water changes and give the little guy something to play with and do
Oscars grow up different depending on how much attention they get.
Many fish will be fine if you change the water frequently and feed them. They don't need friends.
An Oscar wants to see you a lot. You can spot the ones who got attention and those who didn't, and their happiness is important to their health.
This is Felix at 2 years old, and 10" long. The angle of the photo makes his head look small, but you can really see the fine scale development in the full image.
He is over 11" now at 2.75 years and still growing.
I finally moved him from a 55 to a 75. He took it hard at first, but he's loving it now.
Many fish will be fine if you change the water frequently and feed them. They don't need friends.
An Oscar wants to see you a lot. You can spot the ones who got attention and those who didn't, and their happiness is important to their health.
This is Felix at 2 years old, and 10" long. The angle of the photo makes his head look small, but you can really see the fine scale development in the full image.
He is over 11" now at 2.75 years and still growing.
I finally moved him from a 55 to a 75. He took it hard at first, but he's loving it now.
mine EVERYTHING I put in with him, so needless to say, no friends for him.Mine need friends.
If I can't see a pbass shoo an oscar, an oscar flare gills at a pbass or another oscar or an oscar checking out what the pleco is eating, my tank wouldn't be fun at all!
Oh it's hilarious, I loved watching my multies fight over shells and my geophagus fight over piles of gravel, it was like watching little kids fight over toys when there's a whole toy bin in the corner with the EXACT same toy in it.
I can only go based off my small experience with my first Oscar. My intent was to give him the most fun and exciting environment possible. Was determined to do large w/cs. Got a 'lifetime' size tank to avoid the nonstop 'upgrade' cycle. Minimal stress with only 1 tankmate during his highest growing curve. Good pellets. He gets body tickles and head pats. And finally see whatever his maximum potential would be. So far, so good. Brick is like a big goofy kid that gets into things constantly: He pulls the heaters out of their suction cups, digs pits, shoves the corner filters sideways, pulls the filter pads from the overflows, does body rolls in the sand, hangs in the vines, and plays along the back wall next to the intakes and bubblers. He's scratched himself at times trying to squeeze into tight spots (if he can't fit he just rams through). I used to hear about adult Os becoming 'slow and lurching'. Not my O.
Maybe I made his world too interesting!
Maybe I made his world too interesting!
