My First Lil Oscar

[Calpat]

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[fluttermoth]

Aww, they're so cute at that age, aren't they!
 
I just hope you're prepared for two years time, when he's a fat, grumpy 15" monster!

 

[Calpat]

Yeah can't stop watching him love they way he changes colour at his reflection can't wait for him to get bigger we can be fat and grumpy together XD

 

[fluttermoth]

lol!
 
Mine's driving me mad today; I moved the catfish's logs yesterday to vacuum under them and, even though I put them all back in the same places, the oscar's in a right mood about it and has spent all last night and today shoving them round 

 
He's in a tank in my bedroom and woke me up three times, chucking stuff about and upsetting the cats, who had to dig themselves back under with great sprays of gravel against the glass 

 

[Mamashack]

They sound like fun fish to have - not! lol

 

[fluttermoth]

Oh, they are fun too
 
I'm trying to teach mine to fetch a ring

 

[Calpat]

Awesome, luckily mines downstairs. what cats do u keep with your as I may get one once lil ozzy's settled in??

 

[fluttermoth]

I've got a spotted and a striped talking catfish and an unknown synodontis; not a good mix, tbh, but they're all rescues.

 

[Calpat]

Have u got any pics of ur oscars I'd like to see them if u don't mind??

 

[fluttermoth]

I only have the one, Gormok;
 

 
This is him, as he was last summer; he must have been about a year old then. I don't have a camera atm, I'm afraid!
 
He's doing his 'stroppy' face, even in that pic, I notice!
 
His story is the usual sad, "I bought this fish for my three foot community and it's eaten everything, if you don't have it, I'm flushing it down the toilet" 

  I did mean to rehome him, but then my son named him, and he ended up in our bedroom tanks, and we got fond of him, so I think he'll be staying He'll be going into a 5'x2'x2' this summer.

 

[Calpat]

He looks amazing cant wait till mine gets that big it looks a bit lost ATM but only having a 60gal I don't want to get anything else love his name too XD

 

[TheStretchedElf]

A friend of mine bought an Oscar yesterday. They really are beautiful fish.