Wow

[chrisrm]

i jus went to my local MA and they had a large tank with oscars in, three of which were fully grown.

I have never seen a fully grown oscar in the flesh.... they are HUGE! what magnificent animals!

how long do they take to get to that size?

 

[Carlovel1]

how long do they take to get to that size?

A long time

 

[kizno1]

I think they get to near fully grown quite quick but take a while to grow that last few ". When young they can grow over 1" per month but once they get 8-10 they slow down.

 

[star4]

My oscar Rusty has gone from 1 1/2" - 6" in 5 months, from what I gather once they get 6" they slow a little till around 8-9" then slow down again from 9"+. Growth rate all depends on water and food quality I believe.

 

[snowflake311]

I saw an OLD oscar at my crappy LFS in a 30gal tall. Poor guy could not turn around he had to be 13-14" a good size meal that would have served 2 people maybe 3.

Not all get that big it depends on the fish genetics and how well they were kept. But it does take them a fwe years to get fully grown.

 

[mattlee]

couldnt resist. look below in my sig and you will see Keith my oscar. he is currently about 12 inches so about fully grown now, maybe another inch or so