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posted 07-10-2003 02:07 AM         

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Don't think that you made me mad redtailcat. I've had fish for 32 years. I only offer advice. It's yours to take or not. It won't affect me either way. It's just your statements about your tank didn't add up to the normal. That was my question. I have had a tank setup similar to yours. The 3 Marble Angels were in first then two tinfoils and then a Pacu. Never a problem. Later on I set up a tank similar and the Angels went in last and didn't last two days. Several years after that I set up a third tank like that with the Angels going in first since it had worked before. The Angels were killed the third week.
Angels are not aggressive or mid-aggressive, they are dominators. Here is my distinction: Aggressive kill either for food or for the hunt. Dominators stake out their territory and are only aggressive to the point of chaseing fish from their territory.
I always purchased Angels in groups of three due to their dominating tactics. I found that if I only purchased two, one would dominate the other to the point that it would not get enough to eat and would either dwarf or litarally starve itself. By buying three I would end up with a fullsized pair.
In regard to Oscar size I would expect them to be 8" to 10" by now given your information (tank size + number of fish). I would also expect 10 feeders to be gone in 2 days given his/her size and knowing their apatite. That's my opinion. You can take it for what it's worth or leave it. It won't bother me.

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From:Clintwood
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posted 07-10-2003 06:35 PM            

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No kidding,

So my oscar aint eatin enough is what you would say. Wonder why?

What else is good to feeder oscars and I will try a diff. food?
Dont kno wif it will do any good but my fish should be growing then I want it to grow.

Thanks

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posted 07-10-2003 07:02 PM            

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another food id try is shrimp pellets

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posted 07-10-2003 08:02 PM            

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Ill do that.
I gotta go to pet store in the morning Ill pick some up then.

Thanks alot man.

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posted 07-11-2003 04:45 AM         

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I usually started my Oscars out with flake and shrimp pellets. When they got to the size yours are now I went to feeder Goldfish, shelled shrimp like you buy at the grocery and lean beef heart. Also if you have a feed store in the area you can probably pick up a very inexpensive processed pellet food called trout chow, fisherman use it to bait a lake before fishing. It is a high protien food (as I remember about 58%) but it does have fillers like corn meal in it. You will hear all kind of pros and cons to feeders on this website but in 32 years I've only had a problem a couple of times (both times it was with flukes).

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posted 07-15-2003 10:12 PM            

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well said buddy, and its the bad boys not big but nice point thanks

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posted 07-16-2003 09:07 AM         

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(please refrain from telling people they are doing things wrong you are only giving your own opinion) first off u shouls be feeding it oscar pellets or oscar grow in it early mounths because that will expand his growing a little larger than feeding it feeders its whole life. u should feed it feeders as a treat like once a week and feed it oscar grow for the rest. u can get oscar grow at petsmart. ---red tailed catfish are the coolest---- bye

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