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. The one live food I do not recommend feeding Oscars primarily because of the hazards it presents are live fish. One of the biggest issues regarding the feeding of live fishes to any fish oscars included is the potential for disease transmission.

Seafood is also healthy and a great supplement for your oscars diet.

Oscar fish We ve already been through the goldfish discussion so we know that is a no-no but nutritionally speaking other warm water fish such as guppies mollies platys sword tails convict fry and danios are perfectly acceptable and Since many feeder fishes especially goldfish are raised in huge numbers by fish farmers the risk of disease transmission is high. However such a problem is less likely to occur these days compared to years Oscar fish is one of my favourite fishes. They are good predators in the water. Catching molly fishes or small fishes is their most powerful skill. Feeding an oscar isn t as difficult as it may seem. The main thing to remember is that oscars are carnivorous and require a diet with proteins such as shrimp insects and smaller fish. The diet for oscar fish in their natural environment consists primarily of larvae insects fish crustaceans and plant debris.

Remember to keep all these Oscar fish aggressive nature can cause tank mates to live in fear so choose passive fish. A few good examples include arowanas bichirs convict cichlids firemouth cichlids green terrors jack dempseys jaguar cichlids sailfin plecos severum cichlids and silver dollars. The oscar fish is one of the most intriguing tropical freshwater fish in the entire hobby. Here is everything you need to know to start raising oscars in your home aquarium including their tank conditions their preferred diet and all the information you need to breed them successfully. Should i feed live foods. Feeding live foods increases growth rate the but also causes disease like endoparasites. Do not feed your fish mammalian flesh as they cause fatty liver disease. Also avoid feeding it with small live fish like the goldfish.

Instead feed them with insects or processed food. How to cure oscar constipation When feeding the fish live food make sure to feed them according to their sizes. Not all kinds of live food are suitable for them. Live food comprises of crickets shrimps prawns mealworms beetles glass worms plankton and small fish. Drawbacks of feeding live food excessively There s nothing wrong with feeding the smaller worms to oscars however a large lob worm is a really great meal so don t harvest your worms by digging. If you have a garden then go out when it s dark try and choose a damp night preferably after it s been raining.

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