2007-03-26 15:15:03 · 5 answers · asked by MICHAEL S 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Oscars are voracious eaters. They will accept pretty much anything, but the majority of their diet should be a good cichlid pellet. I use Hikari Cichlid Gold, and Hikari Cichlid Staple. Treats, such as live foods, blood worms, crayfish, feeder fish, etc. can be fed, but should be kept to a minimum.
Oscars are very fast growers as well. A small juvenile of 2 inches will hit the 8 inch mark in less than a year, and will eventually approach 13-14 inch mark as an adult! Recommended minimum size tank for these beasts is 55 gallons.
2007-03-27 04:18:09 · answer #1 · answered by ~Rush~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several foods can be fed to cichlids, since you bought a small one, im guesing its a plain oscar or maybe a tiger oscar. Anyways, this is what you feed it till it grows bigger. one of the following 3 times a day in small portions, shrimp, blood worms, pellets, or goldfish (not recomended too many times a month)
2007-03-26 15:19:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They can eat many different types of foods. They are not really picky eaters. Try feeding your fish a variety of foods such as mixing live food with dry foods. There are many cichlid specific pellet foods available, especially ones that would enhance the coloration of your fish.
2007-03-26 17:08:38 · answer #3 · answered by flipnotik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oscars are carnivore/omivores ... they need real food such as frozen blood worms and some fresh floating vegetables such as cut zuchinni and leaf lettuce.
2007-03-26 15:21:02 · answer #4 · answered by bertie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not........chopped chicken liver.....boiled or raw and earthworms.
2007-03-26 17:00:36 · answer #5 · answered by reggaekid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋