Oscar Sexing

[Scott MacAdam]

how exactly do you sex oscars at a young age...
I would simply buy a group and let them pair off, then return the rest, but all I have for fish is a walmart and they do not buy back, or even take back fish.....

Thus, I am wondering how to tell the males from the females at the juvenile stage and hopefully if I end up getting a male and female they will pair off... If not I could always take one to a fish shop in the next major city(4 hours away) next time I'm headed there.....

Can anyone help me out here!!?

Thanks A lot!

 

[thegnu]

i think its hard to tell the sexes apart even when full grown. and oscars can kill their mate so if you are really serious i would get at least four juveniles and let them sort it out

 

[helterskelter]

I've ogt a breeding pair on one of my work tanks and their breeding every 2 weeks if i'm lucky, but as yet i still do not now the male and female, and the only time u can truly tell is from the ovepositer (not sure of spelling) or u see the egg's being layed.

So with young it's impossible and a small group will be needed.

Have fun

 

[Scott MacAdam]

Thanks a lot everyone, thats what I thought already but I was hoping someone on here would have a better idea.....

I'll probably just get a single oscar for now anyway and we will see what happens in the future as far as pairs goes....

 

[OscarMan33]

There is no way of sexing Oscar unless you see it lay eggs you can't tell the differance.. If you want a mating pair look on line at some dealers RAPPS is a good one they sell mating pairs

 

[Mystix212]

I have a mating pair of 12" oscars for sale at a lfs for $250 AUD. Thing is they seem like normal tankm ates as I visit there quite often. Could be a scam.

But the only way to get a good pair would be to buy 4-6 juvinile oscars and place them in a large (200 Gallon) tank and wait a year.

 

[Scott MacAdam]

If I had the resources to get a tank that size and those oscars I would in a second.... hahahaha... I think if I end up getting any set up for oscars soon, I'll get just the one then.... does anyone have any preferences as to which types of oscars to keep?

 

[OscarMan33]

like the Albino Red (real color red not the organe looking they call red)..

 

[Nevergone815]

I'm a fan of the albino tigers myself! Though I currently own only a regular tiger oscar right now!