![]() There are five diseases that can affect them with a certain regularity. Oscars are sturdy fish, and they rarely get sick. ![]() They will interact with their owners even to the point of watching them in the room where the aquarium is located. Oscars are one of the most intelligent fish in the hobby. I wouldn’t put any fish in with an Oscar. What about community fish? Fish that will fit in their huge mouth will be food. Be aware of this in choosing the tank size and tank mates.Ĭonsidering this, and their large size, you should only pick tank mates if you have enough room to host them comfortably. Oscars are a rather aggressive and territorial species. Interaction with other fish and potential tank mates. Go with strong plastic plants and decorations (big fish, remember?) Forget live plants. Moving the decorations around is of their favorite things to do. They’re known for their playful behavior, which makes Oscars popular in aquariums. Then put an Oscar in each and see how they do. I don’t think I would have gravel in my Oscar tank because that’s where parasites live.Ī good experiment if you’re rich. Important: I use 2 UV sterilizers on my 30 gallon to keep diseases and parasites at bay. I have two large cannister filters on my 30 gallon (no Oscars) and consider that to be just enough. Oscars provide the fish owner with big poops, so besides vacuuming the tank frequently, you will also want massive filtration. They have black and orange as their prominent colors. Tiger Oscars are the most common Oscar that can be found for sale to hobbyists. Photo provided courtesy of Daniella Vereeken Photo has been edited for size. Who can blame them? Just a few days ago they had a whole river to swim in. Of note, the wild Oscar is a bit more aggressive and unruly in an aquarium. No, by wild Oscars we mean Oscars caught in the wild and then shipped to other countries for the aquarium trade. No, not a party animal staying up all night, cruising around and littering the streets with Landshark Lager beer cans. Oscars eat every organic item they can fit in their huge mouths fish, insects, plants and small animals they can catch in the water. ![]() I’m talking about what Oscars eat in the wild. (Oscar: “It’s just water weight.”) (Thanks Jim Gaffigan!) Then looking guilty cause they gained a pound. I’m not talking about “Oscar” getting fat and having to go to Weight Watchers and weigh in every week. In case you really have never seen an Oscar, here’s one (below). The teeth they have are used for holding onto prey they’ve gotten in their mouths. Big eyes, big body (12″ to 18″), big mouth, and big poops.įYI: Oscars have teeth, but not for biting off chunks of other fish. They are oval fish shaped and usually have orange and black scales. If you don’t know what an Oscar fish looks like, I’m not sure you’re on the right page. You can leave your pocket protector on your desk while you read that article. If you really, really want scientific information on Oscars Go Here (Wikipedia). Yea!! (Arms going up and down like an excited Kermit The Frog.) I know you really don’t care about this, so I’m leaving it out. Scientific Information…notĬue boring scientific detail about the Oscar fish. Still interested? Here’s how to raise these bad boys. They’ll just rearrange the decor to suit them. Oscars are big, hard-headed (strong willed) fish.
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