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Oscar fish eats cave cricket

Oscar fish Big tanks big fish and big rich - touring ohio fish rescue - duration 19 42. First time i gave him live crickets he is always hungry and he ate two crickets tonight by himself Not bad for only being a 3.5-4 inch oscar. This is once again my oscar except this time he s eating live food crickets Stay tuned to find out the fate of these unfortunate insects. Oscar fish eating mouse - duration 0 36. Oscars eat a lot of insects in the wild so feeding them on live food like crickets locusts grasshoppers mealworms and even garden worms is good because all these foods contain vitamins.

Seafood is also healthy and a great supplement for your oscars diet. What does a wild oscar fish eat The major portion of a wild oscar s diet consists of insects and crustaceans such as freshwater shrimp and crawfish. Oscars are not piscivores carnivorous animals which eat primarily fish. Fish actually comprise a minor portion of their diet. Oddly enough the primary fish prey of oscars in the wild are catfish. During the rainy season when fish are scattered throughout the flooded forest oscars tend to shift their diet toward insects and insect larvae. I have found insects like small crickets and mealworms to be fantastic foods for oscars.

Be careful not to use insects that have been exposed to chemicals like fertilizers or insecticides. Freeze dried insects such as crickets grasshoppers mealworms and bloodworms can be purchased as well. If the water condition is fine you ve tried different food and the oscar still won t eat stop feeding your fish for a few days. Usually a healthy fish will start eating again when food is reintroduced.

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