A bloated stomach is an indication of a blocked digestive system. If it does not subside take your fish to a vet. If any fish were to suddenly stop eating several factors should be considered.

If the fish does not eat for a week it would be able to clear its system.

Oscar fish To conclude generally if an oscar stops eating you should not worry too much. Is the fish an infrequent feeder Breaks in feeding can be quite normal in particular for predatory species. When did it last feed and did it gorge at that feed If the fish had possibly eaten a large meal it may well be satiated and not need to feed for a The oscar fish is an omnivorous species of fish and there are many foods that this little guy can eat. A big part of its diet should consist of meat-based foods. Insect larvae chicken meat beef heart carnivore pellets are all good for them. So the concept of feeding your fish two or three times per day as much as it will eat in two minutes simply does not apply. An oscar will eat a half bag of pellets in two minutes then regurgitate most of it try to eat what it regurgitated regurgitate that then lay on the bottom of the tank in misery for the rest of the day. I had my oscar fish for about 7 months now but before a month he suddenly stopped eating pellets. He is still very much interested in eating shrimps and feeder fish but he is just not eating pellets.

When i put pellets into his tank he try s few pellets and then spits them out. I tried starving him for 2 day but its not working. My oscar fish is not eating food my oscar fish stopped eating my oscars are not eating my oscer fish is not eating oscars not eating any kind of pellets tiger oscar not eating click to enter Pheonixkingz - october 2020 fish of the month winner. Started by fishmanic yesterday at 4 00 pm You could also feed-up the one that eats pellet and worms before giving bloodworms to the other one. Then try new foods while the one that is eating is full. However you might be right that this is a sickness. Oscars are a messy fish and require very good filtration. Good filtration means less stress and therefore less chance of disease. My 4 inch oscar spits out his pellets about 60 perceent of the time and part of the time he does not even eat. He is with a 5 inch common pleco.

But they get along fine. The tank is clean. He dosen t have hole in the head. Hopefully he dosent get hole in the head like my oscar who died.i got him The biggest mistake a lot of people make is to feed their oscar on foods that are unsuitable and unhealthy. To give your oscar fish the best chance in life we recommend feeding it on healthy foods at all times. An unhealthy diet could contribute to illnesses and disease one of which is the dreaded hole in the head disease. My oscar stopped feeding on pellets a pair of month in the past and that i ended forcing him. I never put in stay fishes. He become never so lively whilst he ate pellets yet now when i feed him chopped cucumber tomatoes boiled rice etc and he loves it He wiggles all a thank you to the precise on an identical time as i feed him. He likes to

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