How Big Do Oscars Get?

[azulfire24]

just wondering, how big? are they ok in pairs? what do they eat? water temp? if my daughters remaining angelfish kicks the bucket i thought of getting some.

 

[Tolak]

http/www.fishforums.net/content/Cichlids...n/47035/Oscars/

 

[shelaghfishface]

read that thers tonnes of information in there

they get big and in some cases very aggressive towards other oscars-other fish for that matter, its hard work to get a "pair" i had 4 at one point and jambo ( in my sig) ended up beating all 3 of the others to a pulp-it was totally out of the blue,if you can buy an already formed pair then thats ok, they would need a very large tank,and places where they could take cover should they have a fight,

i feed jambo

*tetradoromin cichlid pellets every day
*prawns once a week
*freeze dried shrimp for a treat
*peas,uaually once a week

they are very messy fish, everything that they eat comes out of there gills, or gets spat out when they have stuffed too much in their mouths, what comes out the other end is pretty much the same size as what goes in the mouth!so for this reason they require excellent filtration, they wreck plants,dig up the substrate,and sulk if they cant have their own way..but they are the nicest ,biggest personalities in a fish tank, they will be hand fed from young,and recognise owners (im sure of that)temp is about 75 but will tolerate warmer, but if it gets a lot cooler such as during a water change you may find the oscar huddled under the heater for warmth, they are very very hardy fish, but if you slip on keeping the water quality in tip top condition they are prone to HTH ( hole in the head)

i cant recommend them to you as i dont know what tank you have etc, but they are an excellent choice, and also a very long term commitment as they can live for 10 yrs
hope this helps
shelagh xxxx

 

[england]

heres a little something i wrote
hope this helps you
http/aquariachat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=157

 

[shelaghfishface]

i enjoyed that nelly ( reading the link) loved the photos,

 

[peter22UK]

Shelagh,

how big is jambo now...

just measured Sushi and he is 7" not including fins

 

[shelaghfishface]

i dunno peter, ill edit this when i find a tape measure,dont think hes quite that big tho, i went to a pet shop today and they had some tiger and albino oscars ,about 1 inch long, my goodness i was soooo tempted, i would definatly get another if i could shift these big fish in the other tank
they also had a huge flowerhorn in a tiny tank with some wool for company, when i saw him i touched the tank and he came to see me, awww bless him he was so sweet, prob cost a fortune tho, so i didnt even ask

edit** to say that jambo is 6.5 inches HUH!! lol, you can see he isnt that big yet as his mouth is still not frowning ( i can see a diffrence lol)

 

[ox5477]

Yea I know what you mean shelag, the flowerhorns are brilliant and have awesome personalities. One in my local lfs is going for $259.99 US right now, and he is only 3"...... amazing the prices for these guys

Ox