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rebel
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posted 01-07-2004 08:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for rebel     Edit/Delete Message
Hello i have a question on oscars how do you know when you have a breeding pair and how do you tell a male from a female oscar and how big will they be to tell can some one explain it to me

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!fuzzypeach!
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posted 02-05-2004 09:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for !fuzzypeach!     Edit/Delete Message
hey, ive asked this question too and ppl have said you can only tell when they lay ages and stuff. but i know about a breeding pair, they will grab each others jaws and tail whap and stuff lots.

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cichlids small Jaws
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posted 02-05-2004 09:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cichlids small Jaws     Edit/Delete Message
a full grown Oscar get about 14 inches long a ok web site is liveaquaria.com. it is hard to see witch 1 is female and witch is male. i hear that you get a bunch and see witch 1's pair off. lol some 1 more knolegable will reply dont give up oh ya they need huge tanks 80+ for 1 or 2

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t_chelle16
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posted 02-05-2004 10:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for t_chelle16     Edit/Delete Message
There is no way of telling the sex of an oscar just by looking at it. The only ways are to disect it (not recommended), look at the vent (involves handling the fish and it takes a lot of experience to be able to consistently tell the differnce), and actually observe a successful spawning (ie the eggs actually get fertilized) and see which one layed the eggs.

And yes, the best way to get a pair is to buy about 6 juveniles and as they mature pairs should form. Then you just keep the pair and get return/find new homes for the rest.

Also, the BARE MINIMUM for 2 oscars is a 75 gallon tank. But that will ONLY work if the osars actually like eachother.

-Chelle

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