stimulating appetite in oscars

[Peanut_Power]

STARVE HIM AND EAT THE FOOD INFRONT OF HIM! AH HAHAHAHA!!

 

[Mourinho18]

STARVE HIM AND EAT THE FOOD INFRONT OF HIM! AH HAHAHAHA!!

 

[snogard]

on the aggression, how long have they been together? i went through the same thing when i introduced my albino to my tiger on my old 55 (tiger @6" and albino @5") (now both reaching 9)". i kept an eye on 'em for the first couple of days, and oscars can be conditioned. when my tiger would charge the albino i gently tap on the glass, just to discourage the behavior. im not saying it'll work all the time but it worked for me. i stayed away from feeders, for some reason when the tiger got hungry, it was looking for live fish, and big target was my albino i have to echo on what everyone is saying though, more room for the O's, more room to swim away. both my oscars are now in a 125.

they still square off here and there

 

[Peanut_Power]

Great photo.......awesome aquascaping...i think i am gonna take my black sand out...lol...my tank is SOOO freakin dark...with the black back and sides as well....oy!

 

[snogard]

thx peanut.. make sure you post some pics.

 

[maynard1981]

i would bring the temp. up thats what i did and the also stared mating.

 

[DeLgAdO]

oscars (quickly) grow too large for 55g tanks. A 75g can hold 1 grown oscar, though I would recommend at least a 125g.

your only solution is to remove the bully, take him back to the LFS or euthanize him. There is a high chance that a new bully will arise from the remaining oscars, though. So you may end up removing a lot of fish. Oscars are big fish that need their space.

actually an oscar in a 55 will do good if you keep it buy itself, but bigger is always better.

 

[gomezladdams]

Ive never seen an oscar stop eating,except if he had so much in his mouth he coulnt fit anymore.If a partial water change doesnt perk up his appetite its got to be a tankmate stress issue.Oscars do "pout" when theyre stressed or upset.