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Fish talk => Freshwater Species Forum => Topic started by: nick on June 07, 2006, 06:56:11 PM

Title: OSCARS
Post by: nick on June 07, 2006, 06:56:11 PM
hey guys, i was just wondering what live foods are good for oscars and what live foods not to feed them, any info would be great....thnx
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Post by: T-TIME on June 07, 2006, 08:54:09 PM
HAY MATE i have had my oscar for a little over 2 and a half years now and he just loves live prawns and every once in a while a goldy and some guppys, blood worms also.
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Post by: wonna on June 07, 2006, 09:46:41 PM
feeders arent that good for oscars, they contain little to no nutrients.  when i had my oscar i fed it crickets ( witht he legs removed ) beefheart ( home made stuff that they go crazy over) and a good quality pellet
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Post by: nick on June 08, 2006, 05:18:38 PM
thnx guys, where can i find live prawns but, ive never seen them in a shop before...and also, my oscar is sick, he wont eat or swim around he is just lying on the bottom, ive done waterchanges and the ph and temp is all ok, i dont know what to do, pls tell me if i can fix it, thnx everyone
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Post by: T-TIME on June 08, 2006, 05:44:04 PM
thats no good about ur oscar i have no idea wat could b wrong with him sorry mate. and about the prawns my LFS has them but im not to sure u would want to drive to the coast just for some prawns. (i only feed the feeder fish for a bit of fun for my oscar wonna :-) )
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Post by: wonna on June 08, 2006, 10:53:27 PM
[quote:432c07390f="nick"]my oscar is sick, he wont eat or swim around he is just lying on the bottom, ive done waterchanges and the ph and temp is all ok, i dont know what to do[/quote:432c07390f]

what are your other parameters ( ammonia nitrIte and nitrAte )

also are his poops white and stringy?
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Post by: nick on June 09, 2006, 04:59:53 PM
yes his poops were white.....but its too late now, he has gone to fishy heavan :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
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Post by: wonna on June 09, 2006, 05:03:45 PM
[quote:5f656de767="nick"]yes his poops were white.....but its too late now, he has gone to fishy heavan :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:([/quote:5f656de767]

sorry to hear  :cry:  

what your oscar had was most likely Hexamita,its usualy caused by bad water and poor diet
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Post by: T-TIME on June 09, 2006, 05:49:21 PM
sorry to hear mate  :(  :(  :(  :(  :(  :(