How often should I feed my oscar?

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JamesBenjamin

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Hello all!

I have a fairly small oscar, still about 3, maybe 4 inches long, and I was under the impression that he should be eating about one feeder a day. My room mates, however, are torn between feeding him for entertainment, and the old 'he looks so hungry' excuse, so some days he gets 2 or 3 feeders a day.
How much is too much?

Thanks!
 
Once a day while he's growing is good, but you should really try and veer away from the feeders. If he won't eat pellets, he may still eat bloodworms and other frozen foods. I'd feed him once a day though until he gets larger. He probably only has to eat then every 3 days or so.
 
first of all, they shouldnt be feed feeder fish as a staple diet. feed them pellet food, insects(no insecticides), raw meat (no seasoning), shrimp, etc instead of store bought feeders. if you breed them yourself, its safer but still lacks nutrients.

anyways, feed it twice a day, about as much as it could eat in 3 minutes.
 
well, we do feed him pellets too, but he eats them untill we stop putting them in... 3 minutes? thats ALOT of pellets.

also: while this thread was sinking earlier i read up a bit and a website i found said adult oscars should eat 2-3 feeders a day?

this is all too confusing. everything contradicts each other. i think i will get some crickets next time instead of feeders though.
 
i would slowly wein him off the feeders and more on frozen foods (beef heart (for fast growth), bloodworms, krill, brine shrimp, etc) and pellets, the feeders are not necessaryu to the fishes health and are actually worse to feed feeders than pellets, since the pellets are a specialized type of food in that it is specially formulated for fish, particulary cichlids. sure feeders every now and then are ok, i would just say quarrantine them for about a month b4 you feed them or raise your own feeders as i do (guppies and red platys & sometimes convict fry).

BTW what size tank is he in and whats in there with him?
 
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