How fast does an oscar fish grow?

Question

How fast does an oscar fish grow?

Answer 1

Between the first 2 and 8 months of its life an Oscar fish will grow ~ 1inch per month! After this it really depends of the size of the tank you are keeping the Oscar in and the quality of the food you are feeding.

Answer 2

pretty darn fast. don't keep it in anything less than 40 gallons, even if it's temporarily. you could preobably keep it in a 40g tank for about 3 years, max. it depends on how big it is when you get it. i reccomend you get a 55-60+ gallon tank so you don't have to worry about upgrading later on.

good luck :)

Answer 3

FAST

can go from 2 to 8 inches in about 6 months

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a 55 isn't even really big enough, you're dealing with a fish that can get 14-16 inches and you want to house it in a 12'' wide tank? they wouldn't even be able to turn around

but.. i did make the mistake of putting my first oscar directly into a 75.. just hid in the corner and couldn't seem to find the food

starting them in something like a 29-30 would be good untill they are 4-5 inches then locating them into a 75+

you could use the smaller tank for breeding guppies or as a community tank

Answer 4

i feed mine twice a day and he grows a lil more every week.lol hes the size of my hand now ive had him since may when he was only a 2incher i'd recommend a 75gallon tank because its gonna get big .lol