Some people say that oscar fish are ugly,my wife is one of those people she is always complaining how ugly she thinks my oscar fish is. I on the other hand think they are elegant,clever and very handsome fish,just like a pet dog my oscar fish knows who i am and always swims to the front of the tank when he sees me.

Anyway enough of that,here are a few tips on looking after oscar fish. When you first set up your tank wait at least 6 weeks before adding any oscar fish and regularly check the water quality until stable. Don’t add any more than one or two fish at a time and wait till the water stabilises again.

Set up a seperate quarantine tank to keep new oscar fish in before you put them into the tank. A diseased fish can infect the whole tank.

Keep up regular water changes about 10 – 15 percent is enough

When choosing tank companions, get fish of around the same size and temperament. Oscars prefer to live alone.

Even though plants look great Oscar fish always seem to dig them up. So i would suggest looking at plastic plants. An oscar fish tank should be between 20°C and 27°C although oscars will be able to cope with water up to 39°C.

Don’t light the tank to brightly.

Remember to make drip loops on any electrical equipment by creating a U with the wire

Oscar fish produce a lots and lots of waste as it is and adding excess food can cause problems related to pollution and disease. Only feed the Oscar fish as much as it can eat in about two or three minutes and one time a day.

Feed your Oscar fish a varied diet of pellet food,i use three or four brands just to give him a change . Also feed a combination of processed, freeze dried and frozen food. If you want to treat him now and again you can feed your oscar fish live bugs, earth worms, grasshoppers, beetles, chicken, or even a beefburger. There is so much to learn about these wonderful fish.

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