posted 02-12-2004 06:52 PM         

As I've said about a million times already:
Feeder fish have very little nutritional value, are a great way to introduce diseases to your tank, cause your water to get dirty a lot faster, and can cause intestinal blockages which can kill the fish.

The best diet of an oscars is a good quality pellet food such as Hikari, New Life Spectrum, or HBH's oscar foods. As occasional treats you can give them a variety of insects (avoid things like spiders and anything that might have been exposed to pesticides), earthworms, mealworms, and shrimp.

posted 02-13-2004 01:49 PM         

That's what mine get too. I buy Wardley Cichlid Pellets, Tetra Cichlid Sticks, Hikari Staple & Golc, and HBH Oscar Show and mix it all up in a big container so each time I feed them, they get a nice variety. For occasional treats they get earthworms, frozen salad shrimp (from the sea food dept of Walmart - MUCH cheaper than freeze dried krill), meal worms, and triops (small crustaceans). I keep meaning to get some crickets from the LFS, but I always forget when I'm there.