How much should I feed my baby Tiger Oscar?

Question

I just bought a baby Tiger Oscar 4 weeks ago - and he seems to want to continually feed - he gets a diet that my husband made up of fish, prawns, beef heart, spinach & peas - I think he would eat 24 hrs a day if we let him - so is there any rule of thumb to feed him - do we feed him till he doesn't want anymore - or should we limit his intake - he has grown dramtaically from the little finger size oscar he was when we bought him! lol

Answer 1

you keep feeding like that, hes gonna get huge....i like to think of myself as an oscar expert....i do the hikari pellets.i dont even feed live anymore.....i had four in a 75 gallon for 7 years....each one was awsome.....in total , i have had them 25 years. email if you have any questions..

Answer 2

No more than a small teaspoon full of food each day is plenty for your little dude...enjoy your Oscar they are great fish...mine is nearly 4 now and a good 10 inches long...they have a great personality...Its so cute when they sulk or trash their tank because they dont like how you have decorated it...lol...

Answer 3

Oscars will eat absolutely anything and everything you put in the tank. Some ever try to eat the gravel. Feed him about once a day (maybe twice tops). The next few times you feed him watch him eat. What ever he eats before it hits the ground is about the amount you want to try to give him. Maybe just a smidge more.

Also, they are very messy eaters. you should get a sucker fish immediately so it can grow with it.

Step1

Choose the right food. Oscars are most closely related to piranhas. These aggressive fish love their live food, but should not eat these treats every day. The food you choose for your Oscar will depend on the size of your fish. Baby Oscars will be happy consuming large flakes and small pellets. Once they grow larger, choosing a larger pellet is the best decision.

Step2

Remember memory loss. Oscars are truly gluttonous fish that have a 13 second memory. That means to the owner, the fish do not remember ever having eaten. It is in an Oscar's nature to make their owner feel as though they are starving and can be seen hovering around the top of the tank nearly all day. Oscars should only be fed once a day or once every two days.

Step3

Never feed too much. Oscars are one of the dirtiest fish you could have in an aquarium. Over feeding the Oscar will only contribute to the build up of waste in the tank. Oscars will eat all they need to eat in two to three minutes. The best way to feed an Oscar is to drop small amounts of food into the tank and watch them eat it all before dropping in more. After two to three minutes, the Oscar has eaten enough to remain healthy.

Answer 4

thats an oscar and he will eat every chance he gets but you only need to feed him 2 to 3 times a day as much as he can eat in about 3 mins

live food like feeder fish a couple times a week would also be good I like feeding them night crawlers by hand they are a great fish for hand feeding

with heavy feeding and weelky water changes I have been able to get oscars to grow at a rate of an inch a month up untill they got about 10 inches then they slowed their growth