my two socars just ate 16 gold fishes and he is only about 5.5 inches long and 4.5 inches long. are tehy gonna die?
2007-11-22 01:49:24 · 15 answers · asked by Tae 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
They probably won't die, but it is possible too that they could become constipated, I would not feed them for a day or two till their bellies go down to normal size. Now, feeders are really not good for Oscars, for one they carry a lot of diseases that you could transfer to you Oscars. Also they lack the nutrients needed for Oscars, which in-turn leads to hole in the head. Also feeders contain an enzyme that breaks down in the Oscars and depletes a certain vitamin that they need, so this will lead to a deficiency. All in all, feeders are a very bad thing for your fish. I have Oscars, and for live food i feed them crickets and worms, but mainly stay on a good pellet diet.
2007-11-22 04:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by Goober 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not from eating the goldfish, but he WILL grow rather large.
I had an Oscar a few years back; got him when he was about the size of a goldfish, fed him pellets until he grew a little bit, then dumped a bag of feeder fish into the tank.within the span of about five minutes he had DEVOURED nearly fifteen of them, and the others were gone within the hour. The little bugger grew so fast and so big we had to get rid of him about six months later.
Hope you have a BIG tank...
2007-11-22 01:54:05 · answer #2 · answered by THE_Sparkchaser ATL 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I highly doubt it, they grind thier food so alot of the goldfish are at the bottom of the tank now. I use to feed my Oscars snails and all of the shell would be crushed and end up as new bottom material.
2007-11-22 01:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by stvn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your oscars won't die. Goldfish can carry diseases and they give hole in the head disease to oscars. Not many people know this but this is a true fact. Instead feed your oscar oscar/cichlid pellets, frozen/fresh shrimp.
2007-11-22 03:03:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Never put anything in with oscars. They should be in a tank with their own species.
They maybe constipated for a while, dont feed them for a few days.
2007-11-22 02:17:22 · answer #5 · answered by catgurlsusie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oscars are very aggressive fish. They will likely eat all other fish that is smaller than them. You can't have anything else with them. Oscars will also get very big and will need enough room to swim about.
2007-11-22 01:52:53 · answer #6 · answered by blueeyes 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
what size tank r they in? it wasnt a good idea to feed 1 goldfish, much less 16
2007-11-22 03:26:05 · answer #7 · answered by FishRfine 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ya no, that could be a sign of malnourishment, you should feed them properly, well, the REAL question is, DO YOU FEED THEM? im not accusing you of anything but you really need to feed your fish properly. or they WILL die
2007-11-22 02:24:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's gonna be ok.Just feed them more food so they are not hungrey when the little fish swim by.
2007-11-22 02:15:24 · answer #9 · answered by Abby D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tell him I said happy Thanksgiving...he'll be fine. Feed him more often with less.(I lived)
2007-11-23 11:53:18 · answer #10 · answered by stvc1961 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋