What can I feed my 2in oscar

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theexoticbichir

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I was wondering what live foods I can feed my 2in oscar? I also wanted to know what is a healthy live food that he can eat. I recently got him and so far I only give him cichlid super color pellets and feeze dried bloodworms, and I think he wants something that he can hunt. Any suggestions?
 
well stay away from those feeder goldfish, but other than that you can pretty much feed him anything thats small enough for him to swallow lol, he should definitely be on a staple diet of a good pellet thats small enough for him, but as for treats you can do worms (just cut up into pieces since he is small) or small crickets/grasshoppers, krill, shrimp etc. just make sure these are only treats and hes getting a balanced pellet as his main food, also keep in mind if this is your first oscar, that he is ALWAYS going to look like hes searching for food and starving to death, its just how they are and part of their charm lol, its very easy to overfeed these guys because they are always begging for food
 
If you want a live food he can "hunt", try ghost shrimp. Its best to "gut load" the shrimp before feeding them to your fish. HTH
 
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