The oscar Astronotus ocellatus is a species of fish from the cichlid family known under a variety of common names including tiger oscar velvet cichlid and marble cichlid. ocellatus specimens are often found for sale as a food fish in the local markets. Oscar has a strong oval shaped body with bid head and thick large lips.

In tropical south america where the species naturally resides a.

Oscar fish The fish has been introduced to other areas including india china In the wild max size can be about 45 cm 18 in but in a tank the fish is smaller about 20-25 cm 10-12 in . Does the oscar fish make a good pet. Yes this species makes a good pet. These fish are large and attractive looking. However you should always purchase captive-bred pets. Wild-caught animals can spread disease to your other fish and deplete native populations. These fish grow quite large and thus need plenty of space in In the wild they usually grow slightly larger and there have been reports of these fish growing up to 18 inches. What do oscar fish eat They are omnivorous so they ll eat a wide variety of foods.

In the wild they mostly live off a diet of small insects and crustaceans supplemented by some live fish and dead plant matter. Oscar cichlids grow up to 16 inches in the wild but most likely will only reach between 10-14 inches in the home aquarium tank. Not only is the oscar fish a very long fish it is a thick specimen also. This fish will grow to be big Many grow over 2 lbs in weight. The wild oscar is the original species of astronotus ocellatus all other oscar variants in the hobby were derived through selective breeding from the wild oscar. Wild oscars will grow out to be larger than the selectively bred oscar variants as they are the original species collected directly from the amazon basin. For a full grown oscar a minimum tank size of 55 gallon is required. However a 75 gallon tank or larger tank is recommended. If you wish to keep multiple oscars in one tank you should add a minimum of 20-30 gallons to the tank size per fish. If you wish to house multiple full grown oscars a 125 gallon tank or larger would be ideal.

Oscar fish are best kept with similarly-sized species such as larger characins some of the more robust cichlids as well as larger cyprinids clown loaches eels and catfish. Oscar tank mates what other fish can live with oscar 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. In the wild oscars eat a varied diet which consists of a variety of insects and crustaceans. While oscars eat many types of live foods not all live foods are good for them. Just as pellets come in different sizes the size of the live food fed to your pet should be appropriate for the size of the fish eating it.

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