Oscar diet

[nanoreefer22]

Hey All,

Just wondering besides pellets and feeders what else can I SAFELY feed my oscars?

Looking to mix up their diet and give them the best

 

[D1J8Z]

they will eat anything

IMO DO NOT FEED THEM LIVE FOOD.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Dave,
I stay away from live Easy to get them sick. Did it in the past and don't really mess with it any more.

By anything, do you really mean ANYTHING?

 

[D1J8Z]

you could feed them crickets.

when I mean anything I am leaning more towards goldfish.

 

[nanoreefer22]

I mean can they eat any veggies, fruits?? Anything thats not pellets, fish, or crickets?

 

[D1J8Z]

i would think they could eat some types but just remember there are no pesticides on fruit falling from the trees

 

[johnny roastbeef]

Try apples, squash, grapes, Zucchini but they go nuts for earthworms

 

[KathyC]

Didn't know you had Oscars Kris!
Johnny is correct, and they will also eat crickets as Dave mentions. Please do avoid other live fish.
The Earthworms - probably the yummiest thing you can give them (that is actually good for them), but don't be surprised if they refuse other food afterwards..just be sure they were not collected where there are any pesticides/chemicals used.

The best food is of course a 'staple' food - meaning the cichlid sticks since they do provide the vitamins they need - so that should always be part of their daily diet as well.

..they will also eat meat, cat food (dry)..but that stuff really messes up your water

 

[skene]

I actually feed mine market shrimp, flake, hikari cichlid pellets the occasional nightcrawlers.
Don't feed them too many nightcrawlers as they can have a protein attack from eating them.
But my fish go nuts over the market shrimp, just be sure to rinse them out before feeding them, as you do not want to introduce any of the protein slime from the shrimp into the tank.

 

[romain]

I have a friend who keeps feeding his oscars with mixed puppy biscuits...:shhh: and the oscars, I should say, are gorgeously colorful...

 

[skene]

oh and lettuce leaves are also something they will eat and will not cloud the water.

 

[KathyC]

oh and lettuce leaves are also something they will eat and will not cloud the water.

yeah but no nutritional value - better off with romain (the green stuff, not the MR member ..lol)

 

[WikedTechniQuezZ]

I dont know what to feed them buh the are really nice fishes very nice all of them hop they get (madd) really big lol

 

[skene]

yeah but no nutritional value - better off with romain (the green stuff, not the MR member ..lol)

It's ruffage (fiber)... makes them poop.

Then again all cichlids poop like crazy...

 

[skene]

I dont know what to feed them buh the are really nice fishes very nice all of them hop they get (madd) really big lol

I had a nice 13" one that I had given away to bikinisalt last year... beautiful albino... if it wasn't for the simple fact that he ate half of a tiger shovelnose catfish that I had just gotten, I would have kept him.

 

[Awibrandy]

Kris, how about some pics of your Oscars???? Love to see them. Oscars where the fish that brought me into the aquarium hobby some 37 years ago.:inlove:

 

[Quang]

i used to feed mine an assortment of pellets, freeze-dried krills and the occasional treat, hot dogs. thats right, wieners.

 

[bigyankfan]

If I remember correctly from the Odd Couple, Oscar's favorite meal was lasagna and french fries - HTH. :tongue1:

 

[MarineMarty]

Live food = Hole in the head disease.

 

[skene]

Live food = Hole in the head disease.

Can you prove that?
There is no exact cause on why fish get HITH. They just get it.