Oscar Cichlids - Astronotus ocellatus • what to feed LARGE oscar's...

[Rob1984]

what kinda stuff do you guys feed to your large oscars that are 10" and larger ?? i mea throwing in cichlid sticks for mine i have to throw prolly 10 sticks in for her to not be hungry 10 mins after lol .... is there something larger i can put in that will fill em quicker without having to drop a stick in one after the other kinda thing ???

[zquattrucci]

earth worms wash them off drop in watch go nuts!!!!!!!!!!

[Rob1984]

Ya I've dropped some in for my other fish and they go crazy for them lol don't seem like it be enough to "fill" the large oscar I have here now....is there any vitamins in worms ?

[zquattrucci]

I am sure there is given what worms eat, I mean they are great for soil for us to grow our veggies in! We have also used feeder goldfish but you have to be careful because the goldfish can carry diseases. If you choose to go this route it is best to raise your own or quarantine before feeding. This is also a messy feed because of scales.

[Rob1984]

Ya I have used feeders before that I bred of my own, just the one oscar I adopted has a bit of HITH and she is fairly large so she needs like 6 carnivore sticks just trying to think of other larger sized food that is healthy and has vitemins in that's good for her is all

[zquattrucci]

make a home made resipe im sure you can find one on the internet

[Rob1984]

make a home made resipe im sure you can find one on the internet

Have heard of people do this but have never really looked stuff up or know how to do it....

[zquattrucci]

i have for my mubana they enjoyed

[Rob1984]

hmmmm, i'll have to look and see what i can find ...

[ilroost]

greenbeans, right out of the can are good for them and cheap. of course use as a treat. also a mealworm or 2

[Rob1984]

I member reading about someone giivng there oscar pea's ans other fruits and veggies....

I tried a pea one time my littlw guy didn't touch it the time no one did but I didn't unwrap it for him like some do or have said they do (pull the skin off)

[mok3t]

Pellets, ghost shrimps, pellets, mussels, pellets, earthworms, pellets, dried river shrimp, veggie pellets, other pellets, pellets, more pellets.

So many mentions of pellets cos i have LOADS that i use, new era, NLS, hikari, Evo aqua. Variety is the way.

and never animal flesh or fish. had a guy in the shop saying he fed his oscar corned beef and cat food. its a fish, feed it fish food...

[dsouthworth]

If you decide to go with earth worms be careful. Since we don't know what they have in their digestive track, you can't be sure what you're putting into the tank.
however, you can leave them in a container with a moist towel for a day or so to "clear" their bodies. then throw them into the tank.

[CjCichlid]

what kinda stuff do you guys feed to your large oscars that are 10" and larger ?? i mea throwing in cichlid sticks for mine i have to throw prolly 10 sticks in for her to not be hungry 10 mins after lol .... is there something larger i can put in that will fill em quicker without having to drop a stick in one after the other kinda thing ???

Oscars, and most cichlids in general will allways "act" hungry regardless of how much you feed them. With that said, what kind/size of pellet are you currently feeding?

[Rob1984]

I'm currently feeding tetra chilid carnivore sticks bout 5mm .... I have ordered some NLS 4.5mm floating pellets

what kinda stuff do you guys feed to your large oscars that are 10" and larger ?? i mea throwing in cichlid sticks for mine i have to throw prolly 10 sticks in for her to not be hungry 10 mins after lol .... is there something larger i can put in that will fill em quicker without having to drop a stick in one after the other kinda thing ???

Oscars, and most cichlids in general will allways "act" hungry regardless of how much you feed them. With that said, what kind/size of pellet are you currently feeding?