Oscars Species > Quick Stats Food: These fish love to eat live feeders. They should be conditioned to take pellets. Breeding: It is Possible. Breeding requires a very large tank and fully adult fishes. Tank Conditions: Just about anything. Oscars are very hardy fish.

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Compatibility:
Oscars have been known to eat anything that fits in their mouths. Potential tank mates include Large Plecostomus and other large Neotropical Cichlids such as Texas Cichlids, Jack Dempseys, and Salvini. White Tip Sharks, Tinfoil Barbs, Black Barred Tiger Fish, Large Clown Loaches, and some large Eels. With some Oscars its best to them only with other Oscars, and put the other fish somewhere else.

Oscars Species: Key Points, Tips & Tricks - Oscar Cichlids Q/A

1. Oscars do well in large groups in large aquariums, but they'll quarrel if there are just a few of them. Keep 1 or keep 6 or more.
2. Oscars grow very fast to large sizes. (14" adult full size)
3. Can live more than 20 years old.
4. Oscars love to dig.
5. Oscars will eat anything. Just because they can, don't mean you should. People often feed their oscars things such as crickets, table scraps, lizards caught around the house. It is recommend that you condition your fish to eat pellets, there better nutritionally, don't create that much waste and are cheaper to buy.
6. Oscars dig and play around with stuff they are widely known for breaking aquarium heaters.

Oscars Species: DO'S - Oscar Cichlids Q/A

1. Make sure your tank is big enough. I recommend at the very least 20 gallons for each juvenile fish growing up. At adulthood (14" fish) you should have at least 50 gallons per adult oscar.
2. For Oscars, plastic plants or no plants at all is best. Make sure to epoxy them to the floor of your tank. Before you fill it.

Oscars Species: DONT'S - Oscar Cichlids Q/A

1. Tank live plants don't stand a chance, so don't even try.
2. Oscars can be aggressive towards other fishes.

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