Newbie here!!!

[ozzy20]

Hey everyone i have two oscars and i have had them for a while but i dont really know a whole lot about them. Like i heard there are different kinds of oscars and if there are how do i find out about them. Any info would be nice if you could help that would be cool i know a little about them but i dont think thats anothe i want to know all about them!!! :)

[WhiteAngel]

Information on what they look like?????
Size?

[ozzy20]

I just like to learn more about my oscars i feel like a dork but i dont really know alot about them so pretty much i would like to know everything about them!

[daveedka]

They are big messy fish that eat everything they can get in their mouth :laugh:
They are also IMO the most awesome fish you can put in a tank. There is a huge amount of information all over the net, at the library, and in the book department at the pet store. The basics are this. They grow to somewhere around 12 " (give or take 2") they create a huge amont of waste, they are nearly impossible to sex, and difficult to pair up for breeding. They are very smart (relative term ) fish, that are fun to watch, they will learn to recognise their owners, they can be taught tricks and will play games with you. If you manage to get a pair, they are good parents. They are commonly considered aggressive (I disagree). Given a decent size tank and good water they will usually get along with most fish that are too big to eat. They are curious and playfull so anything that isn't glued down, or too heavy may get moved around, broken, or torn up. There are several varieties, Common Oscar, red tiger, black Tiger, albino, etc. There are also long finned versions of most of these. IMHO 2 oscars need 90 gallons or more, people keep them in 55's but I would never do it.
Baby Oscars are really cool and available everywhere but remember thy grow about 1" per month so even though they are small when you get them they will outgrow a small tank quickly.

[Lila]

I don't find them to be very aggressive as they will be territorial with other fish. Then they can become aggressive.

But, they are awesome fish. Quite a personality.

[ozzy20]

Thank you for the info, I have a female and a male oscar and they are a really cool fish and boy are they are pigs lol, A couple of days ago my female oscar had a hole in the head so i went and got some stuff to treat her with, they told me to treat her for seven days and if she wasent better to go back and talk to them. so im pretty worried about her she still seams not to want to eat latly she isent swimming arould a whole lot either but still i got four more days of treating her so hopefully she gets better but i kind of got a feeling it might not work. I dont know what eles i could do for her. Sorry dident mean to go on about her i just really love my fish!!!