Welp, look what I came home with!

[rallysman]

So you can't put an Oscar in a 55G for life?

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You can, but they'll be cramped. My 15" beast oscar would not appreciate a 12" wide tank.



great O lady G!!! Awesome to see one for sale without HITH

 

[rickson]

looks great

 

[Lady G]

You can, but they'll be cramped. My 15" beast oscar would not appreciate a 12" wide tank.



great O lady G!!! Awesome to see one for sale without HITH

HITH, is something I do worry about. I have read that many O's get this, if I understand correctly though..with WC and a good diet, they can avoid that. I do regular WCs, and right now he is eating the frozen Krill, Beefheart and silversides. Trying to get him to eat pellets...he's not liking the idea though, I had the sinking kind, Ewurm suggested getting the floating ones...which I did, but right now he is still refusing them also.

Is there anything else I should be doing??

 

[ewurm]

HITH, is something I do worry about. I have read that many O's get this, if I understand correctly though..with WC and a good diet, they can avoid that. I do regular WCs, and right now he is eating the frozen Krill, Beefheart and silversides. Trying to get him to eat pellets...he's not liking the idea though, I had the sinking kind, Ewurm suggested getting the floating ones...which I did, but right now he is still refusing them also.

Is there anything else I should be doing??

Forget the krill and beefheart, keep offering pellets until it gives in. It will eat them. I have never seen an Oscar starve to death.

 

[ewurm]

Actually, I think they can...but I could be wrong. He just looks a little cramped IMO, and I planned on getting a bigger tank anyway

The Oscar will need a tank 18" deep, that's a 75.

 

[jackel]

great lookn fish, the color is outstanding.

 

[Lady G]

Forget the krill and beefheart, keep offering pellets until it gives in. It will eat them. I have never seen an Oscar starve to death.

Ok, man that's going to be hard...I kinda like hand feeding him the silversides...not to sure about trying it with a pellet though

great lookn fish, the color is outstanding.

Thank you!!!!

 

[rallysman]

omega1 pellets will help him keep the HITH away. Starve him for a day or 2 and he'll give in
after he's eating pellets, you can still sneak a silverside and some krill in with it lol

 

[Lady G]

Ok, thanks guy's!!! I'm going to feel really bad not feeding him you know, but I guess I'd feel worse loosing him!!

 

[TheMightyOscar]

oscars are big cats are awesome to handfeed, my oscars wait right at the surface when they see me with the shrimp bowl..i wouldn't trade them for anything.

that should read "AND big cats"..durr.