Raising my first Oscar Brick has been a blast and educational. I'd posted before about his growth pattern. He's currently holding at 11" length. Looking at him the other day I can see he's getting super bulky and kind of "high backed". I remember he had this shape as a teeny thing, kind of 'tall' for his size (some Os are more bullet shaped it seems). He's not the longest thing out there but has always been muscular. He's around a year old so I'm curious as to how he'll do in another year or two size wise. Best description I can come up with is stocky. I may measure him again at the end of the summer or around fall. He's definitely 2+ inches thick. But very active and always on the move, almost never stays still.
I've seen monstrous Os on U Tube, 3 inches thick. Most of them are around 5 years old though. My uncle had two oscars, one 13" and the other near 15" years ago. They were thick like that. Someone posted here that a 14" Oscar is twice the weight of an 11" one...I'd like to know where that data comes from...I'm assuming it accounts for bulk as well as length. For the record I did see a huge pair at the lfs I go to, both tigers. I was awed at the size, they looked like dinner plates. Manager said they were a mature pair that had been together for some time. They didn't appear to be for sale. I'd hate to keep a w/c schedule with those honkers!
I've seen monstrous Os on U Tube, 3 inches thick. Most of them are around 5 years old though. My uncle had two oscars, one 13" and the other near 15" years ago. They were thick like that. Someone posted here that a 14" Oscar is twice the weight of an 11" one...I'd like to know where that data comes from...I'm assuming it accounts for bulk as well as length. For the record I did see a huge pair at the lfs I go to, both tigers. I was awed at the size, they looked like dinner plates. Manager said they were a mature pair that had been together for some time. They didn't appear to be for sale. I'd hate to keep a w/c schedule with those honkers!
