HI all i was just wondering if i could clear up a few things with fellow oscar keepers. I have two oscars at about 3' each.How old would this size be??? One slightly bigger than the other. They get along really well so i have no problems there but my questions are........how many times a day should i be feeding them. Oscars are pigs and always want food but at the moment its near enough impossible to tell if they are really hungry or just being pure and utter pigs. Plus one of them (tonight) has been lying up against the power head??? Is she cold or what. I live in australia and its summer here so its pretty warm. Some days the tank heats up to almost 30 degrees celcius.
Plus one is smaller than the other and doesnt appear to get to eat half as much as the other. Is there any way i can insure her ( i call it a her cause she is smaller) getting equal quantities???
And if i have a male and female at what size and what age will they start to want to spawn???
Another question is if anyone can tell me when they change their colours its to do with moods. What equals happiness and what equals the rest of their changes.
By the way i have just found out as to why she is on top of the power head. The bigger oscar appears to chase her up there. mmmmmmm what to do??? Is he going to kill her or are they just having a lovers tiff??? When she comes down sometimes he is ok but then he appears to be mouthing her. He is being mean if you ask me.She is constantly darting out of the way before she cops a chasing. I dont wanna have to split these two up.. I have no extra tanks as the red devil had to be removed from the big tank cause she was nailing the oscars and the RD is living in a small tank at the moment till the new one arrives.. HELP!!!! I love my babies.
Thanks heaps.
Plus one is smaller than the other and doesnt appear to get to eat half as much as the other. Is there any way i can insure her ( i call it a her cause she is smaller) getting equal quantities???
And if i have a male and female at what size and what age will they start to want to spawn???
Another question is if anyone can tell me when they change their colours its to do with moods. What equals happiness and what equals the rest of their changes.
By the way i have just found out as to why she is on top of the power head. The bigger oscar appears to chase her up there. mmmmmmm what to do??? Is he going to kill her or are they just having a lovers tiff??? When she comes down sometimes he is ok but then he appears to be mouthing her. He is being mean if you ask me.She is constantly darting out of the way before she cops a chasing. I dont wanna have to split these two up.. I have no extra tanks as the red devil had to be removed from the big tank cause she was nailing the oscars and the RD is living in a small tank at the moment till the new one arrives.. HELP!!!! I love my babies.
Thanks heaps.
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