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oscarboi Member Posts: 24 |
posted 02-06-2004 08:46 PM
what is the ideal temperature for oscars? Is it ok to feed it meat and vegetables? IP: Logged |
t_chelle16 Member Posts: 501 |
posted 02-06-2004 09:02 PM
The ideal temp is between 78* and 80*. It is not a good idea to feed them meat like beef, chicken, or pork because those have a lot of fat which oscars really can't digest properly. It's also a good idea to avoid feeder fish for several reasons. Store bought feeders are the #1 way of introducing diseases into your tank becasue they are kept in very croweded, filthy conditions. They also have very little nutritional value. And oscars aren't really made to digest scales so they are either spit out and litter the tank (which can hurt your water parameters) or they are swallowed and can cause an intestinal blockage. For OCCASIONAL treats you can feed them a wide variety of incects (avoid poisonous ones like spiders), earthworms, mealworms, and shrimp. You can also give them veggies like peas, but these actually act as a diuretic so don't give them very often. But by far, the best diet for an oscar is a good quality pellet food such as Hikari Stapel or Gold, New Life Spectrum, or one of my oscars' favorites, HBH Oscar Show. -Chelle IP: Logged |
oscarboi Member Posts: 24 |
posted 02-06-2004 09:05 PM
how many degrees celcius is that? IP: Logged |
t_chelle16 Member Posts: 501 |
posted 02-06-2004 09:44 PM
Around 26* - 27*C -Chelle IP: Logged |
puff Member Posts: 98 |
posted 02-08-2004 12:42 PM
yah its okay to feed oscars meat but they probably wont eat the veggies. they are carnivores. mine loves ham lol IP: Logged |
red devil 2 Member Posts: 200 |
posted 02-08-2004 12:48 PM
mine eats anything he jumped a foot out of the tank and actually bit my finger a took of some flesh and then he gave me that look like what i was hungry mine espiecaly likes washed meat balls and sasuge and he always eats the aquarium salt when i put a tiny bit in every month IP: Logged |
JustSomeGuy Member Posts: 65 |
posted 02-08-2004 06:27 PM
They will eat veggies. They are not strictly carnavore. That is a misconception about Oscars. They eat both, meat and plant material. IP: Logged |
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