Oscar question

[GSXKod]

what is the best thing to feed an oscar at about 6-7 inches? thanks

 

[wwestar2000]

Um Cichlid staple is good. Hikari is the kind i've used. Its way better than feeders.

 

[juanveldez]

thats sortta like asking people what their favorite color is. I personally don't really care for hikari, though many people use it due to shear avalibility. I personally use 2 different types of pellets with my cichlids and a variety of frozen foods.

pellets:

Marinelands

cichlid Bio-Blend

Omega One

medium and small cichlid pellets


Frozen Foods:

Cooked and peeled shrimp tails
raw scallops
blood worm
plankton
mosquito larvae
beef heart

 

[freddyk]

The best fresh foods that most duplicate their natural diet are Krill, shrimp, prawns, crayfish, worms, insects, insect larva, and small fish. I can barely afford to eat scallops myself so I wouldn't feed them, but otherwise they sound like a nice gourmet meal for them.

Any meat from a mammal is not recommended, including chicken and beefheart.

 

[tenxiong]

Try live food, such as rosy reds or small gold fish. My Oscar could almost swallow a small goldfish and he's only about 3 inches at the biggest.

 

[juanveldez]

I can barely afford to eat scallops myself so I wouldn't feed them, but otherwise they sound like a nice gourmet meal for them.

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LOL yeah you would be surprised how far they can streach. 5.99/lbs and 1/2 a scallop will feed all of my fish and then some!!!!!