Oscar Cichlid | Care Guide & Species Profile

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 169

  • @CichlidBros
    @CichlidBros  Рік тому +2

    Links to great food options for Oscars:
    - Xtreme Krill Flakes - geni.us/iTAWsN
    - Xtreme Big Fella Pellets - geni.us/9Cra

  • @amtravelsaus
    @amtravelsaus 3 роки тому +5

    Great Vid as Always!
    My Oscar Koda has grown & he has been jumping up and hitting the glass lid , so im having to make a custom acrylic lid now, with feeding doors to make it easier to feed him instead of lifting the entire lid 👍

  • @alexthegreat0234
    @alexthegreat0234 3 роки тому +42

    This is good info. I got my first oscar and had NO clue what I was doing and shoved that poor fish into a 10 gallon tank. No worries, when he outgrew it I moved him into a 75! This was before Google, cut me some slack.

    • @BONP1E
      @BONP1E 2 роки тому

      Not all of dem 😳

    • @alexthegreat0234
      @alexthegreat0234 2 роки тому

      @@BONP1E all of what?

    • @BONP1E
      @BONP1E 2 роки тому

      @@alexthegreat0234 sorry wrong channel comment...my bad

  • @audreydaedal
    @audreydaedal 3 роки тому +2

    I love oscars!!! Especially when they are babies with their big eyes 💕

  • @antisocialguy8069
    @antisocialguy8069 3 роки тому +2

    Love u and yer fish

  • @mauricecushinberry8090
    @mauricecushinberry8090 3 роки тому

    You’re right I got my first Oscar a lul while back with a 25 gallon it grew so quickly so I got a 50 n he’s just getting bigger n bigger now I’m getting a 150 he’s a tiger Oscar to namez goon he pretty aggressive

  • @Vondrommels
    @Vondrommels Рік тому

    I have A 120g tank would this be enough for 1 Oscar with 2 severums 4 blue acara and 5 Geo’s? Of yes How many cichlid would you add max to this tank? Thanks in advance 🙌

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  Рік тому +1

      That should be okay. Kindve at the limit I would say

  • @mndlssskndp4201
    @mndlssskndp4201 2 роки тому

    What is the yellow fish?

  • @samlim6352
    @samlim6352 3 роки тому

    I can have Bare bottom tanks for oscars? Because they are really messy

  • @craiglewis4429
    @craiglewis4429 3 роки тому

    I have a few small fish with my Oscar other South Americans and they are fine but I think I got lucky haha

  • @WilliamSmith-dg5re
    @WilliamSmith-dg5re 3 роки тому

    I have an oscar who got HITH and I cant understand why. My water is over filtrated and a 50% water change every Saturday. I dont over feed so I cant understand it. He's about 5 inches now and in a 110 gallon tank by himself.

  • @COBO2
    @COBO2 3 роки тому

    How big should the tank be?

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  3 роки тому +1

      I’d recommend 75 gallons or (hopefully) larger

  • @larslinebarger6712
    @larslinebarger6712 8 місяців тому

    What Im afraid of is the Oscar picking up a rock and cracking the glass. Has anyone known this to happen?

  • @thevileones3939
    @thevileones3939 3 роки тому

    How big should my tank be if I have a tiger Oscar, Jack Dempsey, and green terror inside the tank.

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  3 роки тому

      I would say 75 gallons minimum, but 125 or larger would be best

  • @Korfusan
    @Korfusan 3 роки тому

    Guys just get chocolate cichlid aka friendly oscar

  • @kevinhood7854
    @kevinhood7854 3 роки тому +4

    Ive got a 55 gallon aqaurium, with a 3-4 inch green terror in it, and i wanna get an oscar to grow out in there then put the oscar and green terror in a 125 gallon. im saving up for a 125 gallon right now and in a bout a year i will have enough to buy i 125 and set everything up with it. can i get an oscar? {im 13 by the way}

    • @daxreacts3620
      @daxreacts3620 3 роки тому +1

      Hi !!
      Green terrors and Oscars are AWESOME fish !!
      I did have that combo aswell and they were my favorite.
      I would suggest keeping the green terror alone for now in the 55 gallon as it will grow fast and be crammed into the 55 on its own let alone putting in an oscar.
      If you could upgrade to a 75 gallon in like 6 months you could pull it off. But keeping those 2 in a 55 gallon for a year is a no no :)
      Hope this helps :)

    • @GlasgowBandit
      @GlasgowBandit 3 роки тому

      I've got a 10 inch Tiger Oscar in a 3foot 200 Litre tank UK he's comfortable in that tank slow moving around and he's got space to swim if he wants

  • @melodyd5229
    @melodyd5229 3 роки тому +2

    Man 🙄 I should've done my research before buying my Oscars I bought 2. And I have a 55 gallon tank but I fell in love with them but I got them small though so how much time do I have to save for a bigger tank? I know you said they grow large in about a month but is it ok to stay in a 55 for like 2 months ?

    • @Free_Free_Palestine0
      @Free_Free_Palestine0 2 роки тому

      Yeah 2 months is ok until you get a bigger tank, just keep up with your water changes and you'll be good

  • @mszuala
    @mszuala 22 дні тому +1

    Oscars are such dog like fish,i can even pet one of my two oscars

  • @skippyyt7930
    @skippyyt7930 Місяць тому +1

    Best video I’ve watched! I have a 125, would it be enough for 2 Oscar’s, 2 svenis, 1 sevrum and 1 electric blue acara???

  • @hannahmorris4357
    @hannahmorris4357 2 роки тому +18

    Ive spent over 24 hours of watch time on beginner aquarium videos.. This has by far been the most professional. Thank you

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you, and glad it was helpful!

  • @fisharefwends
    @fisharefwends 3 роки тому +3

    I lost Burnt my Oscar over this weekend. I went on vacation and left an auto pet feeder for my 120... it dumped all the food and he either gorged himself or the parameters skyrocketed :(

  • @drewsta005
    @drewsta005 3 роки тому +5

    I have my 10” Oscar with a Sevrum and also a belly crawling pike. After the first week chasing them around he chilled out and they get along great now.

  • @edwinosae
    @edwinosae 3 роки тому +5

    My all time favorite fish, especially the albino tiger oscar. I use to have an albino tiger oscar, pike cichlid, convict cichlid, tilapia butterkofri and a red blood parrot cichlid together. Definitely would like to do a set up like that again.

  • @kylechampion1584
    @kylechampion1584 3 роки тому +2

    Im getting a 200 gallon set up Monday, could 2 oscars work with a green and red terror, jaguar, and jack Dempsey??

  • @theblindfishkeeper
    @theblindfishkeeper 3 роки тому +13

    I absolutely love my Oscar! She has so much personality and character. She will eat for my hand. I got her when she was about an inch long and in her first year she grew to be over 10 inches. She’s now over a foot at about a year and a half‘s worth of growth

  • @britneyp.5383
    @britneyp.5383 12 днів тому

    Hello, my Oscar just layed some eggs and I’m not sure what to do. I have 2 Oscar’s and 2 parrot fish. I want to believe the Oscar layed the eggs because they have been guarding it

  • @fishitoffishing7984
    @fishitoffishing7984 Рік тому

    I NEED HELP I got a 125 gallon tank put a few rocks in with some gravel with some fake logs and branches I bought a 6-7 inch oscar and it does not want to eat he is active and swims around the tank but won't eat pellets or shrimp or worms I've tried with the lights on and the lights off I also just got 2 arowana in the tank as well both 4 inches and they also won't eat can anyone help

  • @maximusthegoldencat
    @maximusthegoldencat Рік тому

    is 2 oscars good in 105 liter tank?... if the oscar outgrow.. the fish keeper said that we can gave the oscar back... i always clean the fish's waste and keep low nitrates... and have top filter with heater....i have a tiger and an albino oscar...my tiger oscar can do tricks...he will jump if i snap my finger on top of the tank..... they are healthy....

  • @rob5766
    @rob5766 3 роки тому +8

    I have an Oscar and he has so much personality always up to the glass asking for food

    • @timefliesFL
      @timefliesFL 3 роки тому +1

      Me too man and his bestfriend is a green saum terror

    • @srinjoyghosh7273
      @srinjoyghosh7273 3 роки тому +1

      how do you know it's food ?

    • @rob5766
      @rob5766 3 роки тому +1

      @@srinjoyghosh7273 what are you trying to say

    • @srinjoyghosh7273
      @srinjoyghosh7273 3 роки тому +1

      @@rob5766 I mean, how can you tell if your oscar is asking for food and not reacting to something else, like uncomfortable water for example ?

    • @rob5766
      @rob5766 3 роки тому +1

      @@srinjoyghosh7273 are you trying to say my water is bad

  • @oscarkiller6893
    @oscarkiller6893 3 роки тому +4

    King oscarfish! Thanks guys for this amazing video

  • @peteypete8180
    @peteypete8180 Рік тому

    Everyone I get the other cichlids kill them
    Why?
    I thought they were a man’s man…help
    I’m gonna start a tank for 2 alone

  • @Jake-ur2wf
    @Jake-ur2wf 3 роки тому +4

    Another great video, you guys deserve some more attention from the fishtube community. I have a question about your 180, Troy. How did you go about stocking that tank with those cichlids in order to keep them so chill with each other? Did you put certain fish in before others? Or at different sizes? Or something else? You've inspired me to do something similar when I settle down at my own place in the future.

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you - really appreciate that! Most of the geos, severums and acaras are relatively peaceful, and I also grew them up together over the past two years. I added the Oscar recently as a little guy so that the others had a head start. The Oscar will soon be the biggest in the tank though!

  • @girdielbohmer2148
    @girdielbohmer2148 2 роки тому +2

    I have 3 Oscars in my tank, Fatty John, Mister Y and Oscarito, very distinct personalities, great interaction, astonishing colours, great fish!

  • @Indigoblu33
    @Indigoblu33 2 місяці тому

    I have a 3 inch osccar which is very very mean he was pecking at my 7 inch albino common pleco what can i put in the tank with him?

  • @karrarsalah6457
    @karrarsalah6457 10 місяців тому

    Can i Put Oscars and Jewelfish together

  • @ChrisJohnson-ed9bg
    @ChrisJohnson-ed9bg 3 роки тому +2

    I got 2 tiger Oscars ,1 green terror & 2 Severus in my 140 gallon

  • @COBO2
    @COBO2 3 роки тому +1

    Can you put Bala Sharks, Clown Loaches and Tinfoil Barbs with them?

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  3 роки тому +2

      Those are all good options most of the time. All get very big though, so a 6ft tank is probably the minimum for them

  • @GoofyGoober7809
    @GoofyGoober7809 7 місяців тому

    I know this video is old lol.. I did an insane amount of research before I got mine earlier this week (baby)… his name is Squirt yes ironic I love it.. and he is an a 75 gal right now.. but I do plan on getting a 125+ gal tank soon.

  • @leeandmandybattersby5958
    @leeandmandybattersby5958 3 роки тому +2

    i have a oscar with 2 severums and 2 royal acaras they are amazing fish

  • @gazyg1973
    @gazyg1973 3 роки тому +2

    Love my Oscars there amazing fish 🐟👌👌

  • @jimberence
    @jimberence 11 місяців тому

    It's look like a female Oscar, I think 😃am I right sir 😀

  • @BrittanyBauer-py6in
    @BrittanyBauer-py6in 4 місяці тому

    I LOVE OSCAR FISH PERSONALITY
    AND AGGRESSIVE
    NESS

  • @F-Gompy
    @F-Gompy 9 місяців тому

    How much Oscars would you recommend in a 450 liters around 120 gallon

  • @BrittanyBauer-py6in
    @BrittanyBauer-py6in 4 місяці тому

    TWO TIGER OSCAR FISH LOVE PERSONALITY

  • @BenOchart
    @BenOchart 3 роки тому +3

    Great review, thanks!

  • @calebsunder
    @calebsunder 3 роки тому +1

    I've got a couple of oscars in a 75 gallon and they get along just fine with my angels. As a matter of fact, one of my angel's likes to bully the oscars sometimes.

  • @scourgathehedgehog4132
    @scourgathehedgehog4132 10 місяців тому

    And blue oscar are the most rarest oscar of all

  • @dhammaboy1203
    @dhammaboy1203 Рік тому

    Cichlid bros - would you say an Oscar has more personality than a chocolate cichlid or are they much the same?

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  Рік тому +1

      I might go with the Oscar there, but they are close!

  • @bhavishvijay6483
    @bhavishvijay6483 2 роки тому

    I have a 50 gal but the Oscar is still nice and kinda low on money so would I need to get a bigger one?

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  2 роки тому

      I would recommend a minimum of 75 gallons for one adult Oscar by itself, and a larger tank with tank mates

  • @nomadcap7
    @nomadcap7 3 роки тому +1

    I have 2 tiger Oscar and 2 red Oscars. They are very cool and smart.

  • @thomasprizeman5195
    @thomasprizeman5195 3 роки тому +5

    I have two in a 180lt wit two geos jack dempsey an a have cat fish too

  • @bloodyhell3769
    @bloodyhell3769 9 місяців тому

    my aquarium is 70 gallons (264litres) could it still fit one oscar? could it even be ok with my 2 angels that are already in the aquarium??

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  9 місяців тому +1

      Solo Oscar would be okay. An angelfish tank would be great in a 70

    • @bloodyhell3769
      @bloodyhell3769 9 місяців тому

      thank you! @@CichlidBros

  • @timn398
    @timn398 3 роки тому +1

    Do male and female Oscars grow to the same size? If not is there any way to tell what gender at a few inches?

  • @beatap6250
    @beatap6250 3 роки тому +1

    Like my friend 😃👍🙋‍♀️

  • @Iamapuzzle
    @Iamapuzzle 8 місяців тому

    They can get 18 inches long

  • @NeganIDF
    @NeganIDF 9 місяців тому

    What do you think of Uaru and Oscar together?

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  9 місяців тому +1

      Very good tank mates most times. I currently have them together

  • @VinnysAquatics
    @VinnysAquatics 3 роки тому +3

    Great job brothers👍👍👍

  • @leeandmandybattersby5958
    @leeandmandybattersby5958 Рік тому +1

    beautiful Oscar one of the nicest I've seen

  • @CooperAquatics
    @CooperAquatics 3 роки тому +1

    👍🔥 I came home last week and my cat had mine in the floor I was devistated

  • @timeepicvideos
    @timeepicvideos 3 роки тому +1

    been looking at getting oscars a bit of a deviation of the marine tanks. Your video popped up in first search and well worth watching great content

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the content 👌🏻

  • @michealgreforcyk3095
    @michealgreforcyk3095 2 роки тому

    I keep my tank up too 80

  • @OZ-qt1th
    @OZ-qt1th 3 роки тому +1

    2nd

  • @kellerwendt6285
    @kellerwendt6285 3 роки тому +1

    first

  • @JackofallWades
    @JackofallWades Рік тому +1

    I had Twin Oscars and sadly one of them passed away and I did not think a Fish could get so depressed in my entire life. To this day he is still struggling and not the Fish he once was. His whole mannerism is different and I think he feels lonely in his 150 Gallon even with the Red-Eared Slider and Red Tailed Shark whom he barely interacts with anymore like he used to with his brother. I recently got another Oscar and put in a grow out Tank and hopefully that cheers him up when I eventually introduce him.

    • @michaelberardo4614
      @michaelberardo4614 8 місяців тому

      This is so sweet

    • @JackofallWades
      @JackofallWades 8 місяців тому

      @michaelberardo4614 Sadly he died of depression. He wouldn't eat, sleep or do anything besides lay at the bottom of the tank and 4 months ago he just died. The other fish are OK though thankfully.

    • @michaelberardo4614
      @michaelberardo4614 8 місяців тому

      @@JackofallWades aw damn man sorry. I just got a new Oscar. He’s still quite depressed but I hope he can get through it. He’s been digging which is a sign of him acclimating. But I’m glad your other one is doing ok.

  • @thebattousai
    @thebattousai 2 роки тому

    I hv an Oscar since he was an inch, since I had him it was like owning a pest. I saw UA-cam videos like these as motivation to get one and I did but all he does is lay on his side, give attitude and don’t eat. It’s not like I’m not giving him what he needs. He’s in a 100gal pond with good filtration and a pleco. I wish he was like the Oscar’s I see everyone else have. Sooner or later I’m gonna sell him

  • @williamgonzalez6849
    @williamgonzalez6849 3 роки тому +1

    I have a tiger Oscar's and one red Oscar

  • @erikpoff1954
    @erikpoff1954 2 роки тому

    God bless everyone who sees this I hope you have a great rest of your day and a great day tomorrow. God is king and God loves you bye.❤️🙏🏽🤍🕊🤍

  • @mpm_synthworks
    @mpm_synthworks 3 місяці тому

    I have a 50 gallon and he s great

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  3 місяці тому

      I would recommend upgrading as he grows

  • @THEPATMAN37
    @THEPATMAN37 2 роки тому

    I don’t know what I did to upset my Oscar but he is TERRIFIED of me. He cowers in the corner behind a rock when ever im near the tank. I have to feed him and step back or he won’t go after it.

  • @gamerzonemob
    @gamerzonemob 3 роки тому

    My oscar is lying very much 😭 there's no fungus no problem in water but also but she swims when I chase her by my oxygen pump 😭 please give me solution

  • @showtime302
    @showtime302 2 роки тому

    2.5 gallon🤣

  • @WONDERFULREPTILES
    @WONDERFULREPTILES 3 роки тому +1

    nice cichlid

  • @Homoeopathy1
    @Homoeopathy1 2 роки тому

    My albino tiger oscar grew from 1 inch to 5 inches in just 2 months...

  • @kknutsen49
    @kknutsen49 3 роки тому +2

    Beautiful tank.

  • @gordoncampbell-qs8kj
    @gordoncampbell-qs8kj Рік тому

    i noticed branches in your tank bottom to top.pleas what are they? please respond.thank you and God bless you

  • @atrillagaming7805
    @atrillagaming7805 3 роки тому

    Mixing African cichlid with American cichlid (including Oscar) is a mistake

  • @hannahmorris4357
    @hannahmorris4357 2 роки тому

    This is really late but would there be any chance You guys at cichlid bros or even a viewer could post a spreadsheet or just a list of there oscar schedule i.e. tank maintenance, feeding, water checks, special foods? **edit** would love a pair of oscars (tiger and albino).. I have tried learning about them but there is not much specific information for them on youtube other than right here.

  • @JJDTC
    @JJDTC 3 роки тому

    When I bought my oscar he was as big as a guppy, now i have him 7 months and he is around 8inch. Started with a 55, now a 95 gallon. I keep him with 2 angles, 2 convicts, 2 blue acara's and one pleco. I also have one botia striata swimming with him who easily fits in his mouth but he doesn't even care about it.. Also i tried to feed him livefood once (a guppy) and big worms, but he doesn't eat it. I think my big boy afraid of them because he turns very very yellow and plays for dead.. 😅 He also doesn't like dead whitefish and prawns/shrimps. What he loves to eat are livin earthworms and maggots, dried mealworms and pellets (especially bugbites.) When I bought him, I imediately fell in love with him and I can assure: he got a home forever. 🤩

  • @TheLonedog99
    @TheLonedog99 2 роки тому

    I was given a albino tiger ocsar when i was 15 by my uncle unfortunately he didnt tell me much about their care needs(he probably wasnt educated on it) i had my one oscar in like between a 30 to 50 gal tank and sadly being a irresponsible teenager i didnt take care of him to well i did give him away to someone who could care for him better after like a year i want to try again and do better i loved my oscar

  • @fishwdragon
    @fishwdragon Рік тому +1

    🤩nice oscars

  • @blakemcclurkin4842
    @blakemcclurkin4842 8 місяців тому

    Can you use saltwater aquarium sand for an oscar tank if it’s rinsed out well??

  • @WeaselJuice
    @WeaselJuice 3 роки тому

    I had an Oscar in a 75 gallon. It was still too small. If I still had him I would have doubled up to 150 gallon. That’s a good minimum I would say. They produce a lot of waste.

  • @antonib3869
    @antonib3869 3 роки тому

    I just got the last wild Oscar that they had at aquarium adventure but he's always hiding sometimes with tail bent or on his side and when he's out he's only in the back of the tank water parameters look good I'm not sure what else I can do to help him any ideas?

  • @zacharyshearer1569
    @zacharyshearer1569 3 роки тому +1

    I have 5 Oscars, 2 Albino Tiger Oscars and 2 Tiger Oscars and 1 Long fin Oscar

  • @NFSManiac1000
    @NFSManiac1000 3 роки тому +1

    How do you care for that beard, though?

  • @rizwanahmed8292
    @rizwanahmed8292 3 роки тому

    Brother, I got an Green terror fish 🐟 week ago, but they're not taking food and being most of time in bottom of tank. What be the solution

  • @michealgreforcyk3095
    @michealgreforcyk3095 2 роки тому

    You need at lest a 55gal tank for 1 oscar. Might be abel too put 2 in a 75 gal tank

  • @WeaselJuice
    @WeaselJuice 3 роки тому

    Oh, I had three tinfoil barbs in the tank with the Oscar as well. It got crazy. Tinfoil barbs get huge!

  • @williaweaver222
    @williaweaver222 3 роки тому

    Everyone do not forget that that Oscars need 60 gallons per fish

  • @zabekhurram
    @zabekhurram 3 роки тому

    Can I feed my oscar frozen food only like a mix of shrimps, mussel and squid?

  • @natashabass1407
    @natashabass1407 3 роки тому

    Why is my Oscar staying at the surface of the tank and he kinda losing his appetite I had him a year

  • @elvinsworld11
    @elvinsworld11 3 роки тому +1

    Lovely video

  • @patrickmicheal9480
    @patrickmicheal9480 Рік тому

    My city pond in Phoenix AZ is full of these

  • @mofofish_
    @mofofish_ 3 роки тому

    My all time favorite fish in the hobby ! Great video 👍🏽

  • @taryndeclyn1474
    @taryndeclyn1474 2 роки тому

    Would a colony of 6 Oscars live comfortably in a 650 (96x36x44)?

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  2 роки тому +1

      They should do really well in a tank that size!

  • @michealgreforcyk3095
    @michealgreforcyk3095 2 роки тому

    Oscar red devile and green teror are my bast top 3

  • @SwissNoobWatches
    @SwissNoobWatches 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks Great Video

  • @carolynbell9999
    @carolynbell9999 3 роки тому

    What can I do when my Oscar stops eating

  • @robertjohnston25
    @robertjohnston25 3 роки тому

    Would love to see another update on this guy soon. I want to get an Oscar for the 210g I’m working on (small for the same reasons you mentioned) I’m still on the fence as I have some smaller clown loaches still.
    Some fish will eat smaller fish cuz it fits, and others will, unless they’re full or get tired of chasing. Would be interesting to know where the Oscar lies with this. In my experience, I have a venustus that will eat no matter how full he gets so he would chase a small fish till it was in his belly. However my green terror/severums give up after awhile. (2 different tanks btw 😊)

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  3 роки тому +1

      There will be soon! Coming up on 1 full year of having this guy and will likely do a growth video in a few months

  • @RaulsAquaticsandReptiles
    @RaulsAquaticsandReptiles 3 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing