my Oscar spits water at my husband every time he opens the tank. Bites him if he goes any further. He rubs up against me and lets me do whatever I need to do. His name is killer and he's 15 inches long and 11 years old. We measured him during our last water change.
LOL your cat is your wife? Lots of people are having pets instead of being involved in a relationship with one another. Where I live, most people have doggies, but don't socially engage with others keeping a distance. It's just so dangerous to get into a relationship you can't control. My computer is my significant other. lol
My first fish was an Oscar and he’s still with me, he’s gone through a lot of abuse but it’s helped me Become a much better hobbyists it’s given me a whole arsenal of medications and foods. It truly is the best experience I’ve had in the hobby, but you really need to make sure you know what you are doing and be ready for a pet that typically lives longer than a dog lol
I’ve always felt that ocsars were some of the most mistreated fish just like plecos! They’re so cool but nobody takes the time to research them. Great video as always!
The answer is very easy:usually the ones getting responsibility jobs making the decisions on municipalitys are connected and not very bright mentally..
Oscars, goldfish, plecos,and bettas are the most mistreated fish. I have a pleco but its the one that doesn't get really big, I want a big one but i'm gonna wait until I get a bigger tank
FishNerdVlogs knowing the conditions most of our fish are coming from for the aquarium trade, a lot more species are mistreated! Especially fish that are still collected from the wild. It is up to people to inform themself before they start keeping fish. If i see some youtube channels or facebookgroups, too many fish end up dead, mistreated, abused and even in the toilet 😔 But you are right > research is a must, but for every species 💪
I really like caring for my boyfriends pleco who I named Georgy Pants. He has alot of personality and I love seeing him come out and say hi every day. Bf also has 2 barbs (I had to also name of course😉) "Lefty" and " Righty". They look like they are playing hide and seek with me sometimes. Lol. Now that they are very familiar w me and probably cuz I'm the one who feeds and talks to them.
Had my first Oscar for a long time. Was told they usually live around 5 years...well, 10 years later, he finally pass away. Best pet ever, very easy to maintain and care for.
This made me miss mine. He was 4.5years old when he died. He was a very peaceful Oscar, I could put my hand in the tank and feed him but cleaning his tank was a pain, he would get the shits and play dead when I moved his things ha
5610winston I have a cichlid (I don’t remember which variety) that I’ve had in my 20 gallon tank for 6 or 7 years now. He’s long since killed all his tank mates, so he’s just living in his own tank and he’s the most responsive fish I’ve ever had. He follows my finger around the glass of the tank and if I put my hand in he swims up and bumps me with his nose. He’s not afraid of me at all and actually comes out of hiding places to see me when I come near the tank
"Gentle giants." My mom was big into the fish hobby and she had a 75 gallon long aquarium with two MONSTER 11 inch oscars and a 14 inch long common pleco. All that you said is so true. She had one large focal point decorative rock and a few fake plants that the fish would throw about like they were playing with a beach ball lol. And one of them was so aggressive and territorial that if I got close enough to the glass he would get momentum and charge mouth open toward my face. Mom used to get a laugh out of watching this fish attack her daughter lol. I definitely inherited her love of fish keeping. I have 4 large comet goldfish and two large butterfly koi in an outdoor pond, a 29 gallon guppy/molly tank, a pea puffer nano setup, a 10 gallon betta sorority tank, and a five gallon blackwater betta tank. My next project is setting up a tank for axolotls and maybe I might jump back into keeping cichlids once I have the space.
Mine recognized me within a week! Wags his tail everytime he sees me! Has even jumped out, onto me. Rubs himself against my fingers..shows actual affection..so sweet
Thank you for the video! There’s an Oscar at my local animal shelter, and I immediately fell in love with him. I’ve been fish keeping for a few months now and have a 30 gallon aquarium and I really want to adopt this Oscar and I was sure you would have a video on Oscars since you guys love them so much. I think I’ll get 100 gallon for him that a good size.
I love Oscars. Such big fish with big personalities. I know I can never keep them simply because I don't have a tank big enough. Maybe someday when I get that 225 I've always wanted....hinted like crazy and still didn't get that 225 under the Christmas tree. Thanks for posting!
I came home one day from a walk and my Oscar was on the living room floor. He busted a while out of his tank by head butting it. I don’t know how long he was on the floor but I put him back in the tank he was dead. I didn’t want to believe he was dead I left him in there for about an hour and he came back to life. That was a while ago he lived to 10 years old but he’s gone now
Hey great video! I agree 100%. Actually I have often thought some species of fish we keep should not be available in less than 50% of their natural size. Simply because they are so cute at two or three inches that people buy them for the wrong reason. My first exposure to Cichlids was Tiger Oscars. A fellow I met was starting an aquarium shop back in the late 70's. He had a 280 gallon tank and a few Oscars who were so crazy! I had never seen anything like them. Thank you for making this, I hope everyone who wants Oscars will see this. I would really like to see a few more species, but I know it is a lot of work to put them together. One other thing in this crazy long winded comment. Many folks do not understand that nature is not mean, it just is. You are right we are mean but the cure for that is education, thanks again.
I used to have a 12 inch red oscar. I threw in some colored stones into his tank for decorations and the next morning I found them in a pile at one end of the tank. I spread them out again only to watch him pile them back up in the same spot. I let him have his pile after that. Also mine enjoyed swimming to the top and let me pet him. Awesome fish.
Me: I used to have an oscar Serious fish guy: Be honest with me bro did you name him oscar? Me:...yeah Serious fish guy: *shakes head in disappointment*
I'll add, he was racist/sexist, cause my Hispanic roommate tapped on the tank when he was young as did my GF at the time. He would only be friendly to white males. Tried to hide very unsuccessfully from anyone else. When I get my tank back up, getting another one. Name ideas?
@@fairygodtrucker263 gulping air at the top of the tank? Check the water levels/temp. My jeff did that around 9 1/2 y/o then he seemed to get better. Died just past 10 y/o
thx Ive had my albino Oscars for a week so I don't kno how old they really are but they hate those pellets got them some fried worms and yum yum..... plz tell me some go goods for them thx.
I have kept fish for years but am still a noob with a lot of things. So looking to change a few things I had some questions, and have found your channel. In 2 days I have watched about 5or 6 of your clips(old ones) and have answered every question( African cichlids, substrate,Oscars, cycling etc, etc.) heaps of stuff I THOUGHT I knew and got a heap of different ideas I never would have had! Love this channel. Massive Help even over in Australia 🇦🇺
I would like to disagree with a couple of points. 1. Oscars can get aggressive, it usually happens in phases. 2. Keep them in large 125G or more tanks, the more space you provide the better. 3. Keep them in even numbers or pairs, if you keep Odd numbers they do tend to single out on weaker ones. They will beat up the weak ones till they can stand their own or till they hurt them real bad. 4. Oscars are Piscivores, contrary to what's being said in the video, they do enjoy hunting smaller fish like Guppies. I do not recommend that you feed them Guppies since sometimes feeder fish will carry pathogens unless they have been quarantined first. Oscars that feed on other fish do grow faster than the ones that are fed on pellets. They have a very strong prey drive and will chase and eat other smaller fish till they stuff themselves. That being said, its a cruel practice and also if an individual fish eats more than the others it grows faster and becomes more dominant. Ive noticed that oscars fed on feeder fish do tend to be more aggressive than ones that are exclusively fed on pellets and other feed. 5. Oscars enjoy high concentrations of fish protein in their diets. They also eat shrimp, muscles, mealworms, crickets and earthworms with gusto. Feeding your oscar live feed occasionally is good idea, live feed contains all the natural goodness of minerals and other missing constituents that may be absent in your pellet feeds. 6. I've owned many pairs of Oscars over the years and found that their personalities vary. Some Oscars are mellow fellows while others are just mean and will beat the snot out of their tankmates just because they can, so beware. 7. doesn't matter what you feed and how good you feed, Oscars like to fight, they fight when they are stressed, they fight for territory, they fight for mates, and they fight just because it feels good, it comes in phases. 8. Oscars are some of the hardiest fish that can survive ich, fungus, velvet and whole many other nasties. That being said, please do not neglect your fish, just because they are not as demanding as a discus. 9. You can never over filter an Oscar tank. Are they worth the time? Yes, yes and yes... If you are new to South American cichlids and have a large enough tank, you definitely should get your hands on a pair or two.
I agree with everything you just said for the most part, cept maybe the part about them fighting maybe....or at least in our experience that is... we've had at least a dozen, or maybe slightly more, Oscars over the years & I guess the only thing we'd be able to agree on regarding the fighting is the few times we happened to have odd #'s of them, just as u mentioned, in those circumstances, they would constantly try singling out the weakest of the bunch that is until we'd get another one so that they'd be in pairs again & after that they were immediately cool with one another again...for the most part pretty much all of ours have been extremely lazy & laid back fish....& to your point of how hardy & resilient these fish are that is no understatement we had 1 of ours get some sickness that I've never even seen before nor have I since then, I have an idea that it was from a batch of feeders that we got once that were contaminated, but our poor Oscar began to show more & more severe symptoms of what appeared to be a mixture of a variety of illnesses from ich clear to what almost looked like hole in the head even it was insane I cleaned out our old 1st tank a 10gl. & put brand new treated water in it & quarantined him from the rest & kept a close eye on him....i would have put every dime to my name that the poor guy was doomed but not even 2 days & he went from an Oscar that practically looked to be in the early stages of decomposition to looking healthier than he did when 1st purchased him! I was blown away & super pumped cuz at the time he was my largest & favorite Oscar so that was how we learned how truly tough these fish are... that & the fact that in the multiple years in which we've owned these types of fish, that incident was actually the ONLY 1 that has ever even come down with an illness & that's amazing considering that we've had many of their other tank mates get sick many different times yet the Oscars it doesn't ever even seem to effect them....All goes to show how amazing these fish are to own
I have a 100 gallon tank it's got one Oscar in it and hes freaking huge! A lot larger than 16 inches, of course I have a couple of bottom feeders! But I also clean the tank once a week, feed him a dry food every day expect for fridays and then I give him live feeders ( good fish) and he just loses his mind!! I've had him for 4 years now!! His name is timmy and hes part of the family!! And Oscar's are pretty smart for fish!! When he sees somebody he doesn't know he'll just sit there and stare at them (kinda freaks people out)
a year ago i bought a 40 gallon tall and threw a baby tiger oscar in it. he looked so tiny my tank seemed empty for a couple months. moral of the story. my oscar was 8 inches in only 5 months. thanks to the folks at my local petsmart that told me i could keep 3 full grown oscars in that 40 gallon i figured my one oscar could live his entire life in it. i bought a 75 2 months later and already want a 125
Today I was in petco and came across one baby lemon Oscar and one baby tiger Oscar and decided to buy them. I love them soooooo much. I know a lot about them I just wanted to watch this for extra research. I have them in a 75 now. Ever since this video I have am going to be looking for some pool ponds for them so that they love the best life that they can under my care
I raised 3 oscars. Jupiter Io and Ganymede. I had those fish for almost ten years. They were huge before they passed. They were smart and somewhat trained. They ate one at a time. Biggest to smallest and had to do something before they ate. They were huge. Jupiter was as wide as a football. So big it had to be hand cleaned. Watching this on my feed has inspired me to raise another again. I still have the three hundred gallon inch thick tank. It was hard when they passed and fed them to the community cats and refused to take on another fish. Thanks for this video. I miss my fish.
Love Oscars! My parents bought Ike and Mike when the fish were about the size of a thumbnail. Ike and Mike grew to 12 inches and lived 15 years! Daily feedings were fish pellets, except Fridays....feeder fish Friday. :) My dad created a toy, a ping pong ball, a sinker, some fishing line, and silicone,..the fish LOVED batting that thing from one end of the aquarium to the other.
I have 2 oscars in my tank now and i absolutely love them. I bought them for my tank along with 2 other gouramis and as of now, theyre doing fine. the oscars are probably 3-4 times the size of the gouramis, but they seem to coexist pretty well! I probably just got lucky haha.
I have a 9 year old Oscar that is 10 inches in a 35 gallon tank. I told my dad to sell him to someone who loves fish and can take of him in a much bigger tank but my dad won’t listen to me.
undoubtedly one of the best and well organized oscar related informative video on youtube. please keep making these type videos for other fish also. (y)
omg this is the most hilarious thing with my Oscar, so when i’m cleaning my fish tank (i have 2 Oscar fish) my biggest one huddles up and cuddles the smallest Oscar,their name is bonnie and Clyde. if this just me or is it just cute!!
Oscars rock we've had many I love watching our 2 beasts (Jr.-tiger & Ably-Albino Tiger) tear into their feeder fish we feed ours a variety of food but they show you very obviously they prefer their feeders...just like she said when our Oscars see us get our net ready to dip out some feeders for them they LITTERLY start wagging their tails & I swear ours even smile....some may argue but I swear I can see ours when they smile... We own 2 tanks of fish, we have a miniature yorkie & a chinchilla & most of the time I'll tell you that my Oscars are my favorite.... just on the days when they're throwing a temper tantrum would I say my yorkie or chinchilla is my favorite lol... very informative video for new fish owners at least... we've been at it for several yrs though so just a fun watch for us! Thanks either way though!
*If your tanks could be sealed and you could introduce double the Atmospheric Pressure and 50% more oxygen, I wouldn't be afraid to say you could end up with a 22-25" Oscar.*
Quickly realized when I had Oscars years ago...the 50g tank we had them in wasn't sufficient, and quickly upgraded to a 120g one. They're super fun fish to watch and keep, but I agree...don't get into them without fully knowing how big they get, and how big of an appetite they have!
My oscar loves earthworms and I feed mine fruit (He likes grapes and mango) once a week as amazonian fish need Vit C (the lack of which, I believe, is why it is amazonian fish that are so susceptible to hole in the head) ..I keep mine with a severum and 5 silver dollars. Tank is 180 gallon. I found that chocolate cichlids also make good tank mates.
I’ve had Oscars in the past and they have been bullied by other cichlids. They are definitely gentle giants. I had a pair of mating angelfish that bullied the Oscar into the corner of the tank I’ve had convicts they kept the Oscar at the other end of the tank away from them and they were less than a quarter of the size.
I have 6 oscars and they’re currently in a massive tank with a green terror, Bala shark, a turtle, lobster, 2 arowanas, tinfoil barb and a pleck. I also have an peacock Malawi in there and they’re fine with fish that grow very large or around their size and haven’t attacked each other.
Just started watching your videos. I must say your stuff makes the most sense out of a lit of others on UA-cam. About Oscar's love em, grew up raising Oscar's for 15 yrs. Lost my tank with a major 4 day power outage in our city. Your video wants me to raise them again!!!
I'm actually looking into Oscar fish because I was at my LFS and they had an oscar tank. So I went to check them out and there was a STUNNING Oscar swimming around with a peice of food in its mouth teasing the other fish lmfao Beautiful AND funny? I was sold. I'm going to learn everything about them 😉👌
Common sense isnt common. They are beautiful fish but people are blinded by how cool they look and get it without understanding that they are living being.
My albino red (ruby) would encourage me to pet him/her. The fish would go up to the surface and basically lay on its side and let me touch him . I had 4 in my 125 at one point. Kept them for over a decade. I will always have a certain feeling about them as they were the first big cichlids I ever kept
They actually may recognize you as more than just "the big blurry thing that gives them food". **Most** fish have good close up vision but bad distance vision, so if you get close to the glass they can probably see you pretty well.
Loved your video, and subscribed. Just a little thing: if you can, please express the measure units in centimetres/litres/celsius too, for us non americans. Would be nice!
We had a couple of goldfish and an Oscar. When the goldfish died the oscar was pouting at the bottom of the tank. We got some silver dollars and he perked back up. Recently our oscar died, we think he ruptured his swim bladder. We were very sad, we loved him as much as our dogs. We had some convicts with him as well, we put them in as babies hoping he would eat them. Instead he took care of them, it was so cute. We plan on getting more oscars now that we have a larger tank. I just hope that the new one will be as loving and friendly as the one we lost.
Great information on Oscar fish. Thanks for sharing. My favorite fish in the world are 2" juvenile Oscars, unfortunately they don't stay that size or that energetic for long. Cheers.
I loved my Oscars. They were a joy. We used to love watching them redecorate their tank. We only had rocks and they were forever moving them around their 125. I miss them so much.
Thanks for Info Mate.I would love to get an Oscar This Year. I did Mistake like everyone do...and end up rehoming my First Oscar fish. Now I will be Ready with a 6 Feet tank and 2 Oscars.
Had an Oscar that lived solo many years in a 55gal tank. He was a beautiful fish, I’ve only seen a handful with that same vibrant color and personality. I fed that Oscar almost anything that crawled, jumped, flew, buzzed or croaked on top of flakes and beef. He loved the morning time feeding and music. In fact he recognized me and would swim into my hand and sit, almost as if he was resting. Great fish and 35 yrs later I can still picture him dancing at the front of the tank waiting for meal time.
I have 2 oscars ( as well as 5 other fish tanks of various sizes) in my 75 gallon. They have to be my favorites as far as overall personalities. And boy does my albino have an attitude. When she's in a mood my other girl who's a lot more mellow(and bigger) just stays on the opposite side of the tank. Both were bought as babies and my abino lived with my goldfish till she was almost 5 inches long. My tank has 150 gallons of filtration on it.
Another awesome video! I have really enjoyed, and look forward to watching your 10 things videos on sundays. I'm so glad you decided to do this series. Plus.... I really like that you started incorporating special guests. Sunday mornings are now my coffee and Kgtropical mornings ❤ keep up the great work!
I got 4 full grown Oscars with a frontosa and a florwerhorn and 2 18 inch plecos in a 20 gallon. They are thriving. Every time I take off the lid they try to jump out the tank for a hug. That’s how I know they love me.
I have oscars and blood parrot in my aquarium with 2 sharks, mostly the parrots dominates others but do not harm or chase each other but actually those parrots try to resolve quarells that occurs between the oscars. I have seen the parrots rearranging the decors very often, they also try to dig through the substrate.
I owned an albino lemon oscar and it was very rare. I was a beginner and I kept it from when it was a baby in a 50 gallon tank. It seemed to get along just fine in that tank for years but I got lazy and started only feeding it feeder guppies then it got hole in the head and stopped getting excited to see me
so excited because I went to a local small fish store that I haven't been to since I would probably a kid and I've been looking for an Oscarand when I asked the lady she took me right over to the Oscar tank and what do you knowthey had several lemons and it's a good thing I watch this video before because I was like woah I just got lucky so now you could say I'm super stoked with my new member of the family! Thanks you guys for everything you do love your videos
Hi John, Lisa, and Zenzo, I really enjoyed this video. I found it very interesting. I never knew there was such a sub species as a Lemon Oscar. Thanks very much for sharing 👍.
I am not sure of the lemon oscar is a subspecies of the all known “oscar” For as far as i know it is a colourmorph, a result from selective breeding on colour, same as how they got the albino, red, longfin,...
I’ve had up to 4 oscars and a common pleco in a 45 gal. tank and currently have 2 albino tiger oscars with a pleco that have been in together in that same tank for over 2 years with no problems. I only feed them floating ciccalid sticks once a day and the water is at 80.4 degrees. The pleco seems happy and healthy with the set-up.
I would definetly suggest getting a much bigger tank. Have you tested your water parameters? That tank is too small for even one Oscar. Please try to get a bigger tank or rehome the fish
Thank you for helping to put that rumor to bed, sir! I work at PetSmart and everyone that comes in assumes that fish only grow to the size of their tank. That is a complete joke, to assume that as a fact would imply that as long as a human wears child's clothing they will never grow up😂
As a former petsmart employee- the "grow to the size of the tank" is partially true, but not for the right reasons. It's like if you kept a horse in a dog crate, it will only grow to the size of the crate and then die shortly after. It's called stunting, and its abuse. Dont look for reasons to lower the quality of your care. Every animal in your care is completely dependent on you, and it is your responsibility to provide the best possible care. If you cant, then you shouldn't have that animal. Simple as that.
I have a question! I have 2 Oscars I bought together that were swimming together. I was told in the pet shop this was really special. Anyway my question is why do they sometimes dig a hole in the gravel right down to the bottom of the glass? And then they seem to look at themselves and its hard to break their trance even with food. I clean the tank regularly every week. And the only thing that stops the madness is me cleaning the tank. And most of the time I get my husband to do it because they seem to think I look like food especially when they have dug their holes. They both do it on opposite sides of the tank. Thanks for your time and your UA-cam channel I've learned a lot and enjoy learning more.
I wish 16 years ago the person at the pet store told my wife and i how big they actually got instead of having 2 oscers that filled our 55g tank we asked all the correct questions and got all the incorrect answers ty for making this video
I had an Oscar in the 90's/2000's and my school friends thought I was lying when I said I played with him (I was 10). Watching this video makes me realize I was not crazy! I used to run towards him from the other corner of the living room and he would do the same, until we encountered and opened our mouths. He would become orange when he saw me get back home from school. He only ate from my hand, no one else's. Ooohhhh I loved that fished so muuuuch!
I love my Oscars and they are family! My sister raise them also. Currently we have 4 Ages 7 to 1 year And our future will include more. We have been Aquatic Hobbist since 1968. I would love the Lemon Oscar #PEMGHUSTLEWOMANAQUATICS
I was thinking about getting an Oscar and large tank and heavily planting one end of the tank seperated by plexyglass with holes in it so the environment can benefit but separate to protect the plants from the destructive tendencies of the Oscar
My first fish were Oscars,with snakeheads,this was in the 90's when you can still buy snakeheads,it was a beautiful combo,they were both small when I put them in,and got big together,the fought on occasion, but mostly got along,and honestly,my snakeheads could have easily killed those oscars when they got big,but they never went there,I miss snakeheads a lot...
Oscars are alot of fun i had two in a 4x2x2 feet tank that grow to 28 - 30cm 1.8kg female 2.1kg male and lived 8yrs the only fish doc in Melbourne was very impressed with the health of my Oscars and how they where trained to be handled by hand. feed on snails, worms, yabbies (small crays) and small feeder fish
Hey sir, I have been keeping fish for a while, but mostly smaller stuff. I decided it was time for a larger aquarium for myself, finally. So I upgraded to a modest 75 gallon. I'm running 2 Aqueon quiet flow 75s and a 250gph powerhead near the surface just for agitation and current. I've got a fairly open setup, one robust piece of decoration and a small corner one where the current seems to clear out my sand. I'm currently housing 1 oscar, 1 long tailed/fan tailed/really odd male convict cichlid, 1 striped raphael cat, 1 red tail shark (not cat), a bristle nose pleco, 3 pictus cats, and 3 tiger barbs, was 5..but they often "go missing". 1, am I over stocked with these guys at an adult size as they are growing fast, and 2, I got the 75 as I thought that was large enough for the oscar, now I'm hearing 90-100 gallons min. Did I make an error? Thanks in advance!
I inherited an albino tiger oscar named Chucky from my older brother years ago. He was forced to cull him out because he was beating up on the other, larger, oscars. I kept him solo in my tank. I don't know how old he was when I got him but he lived ~8 years or so in my tank and was the most interactive and fun fish I've ever owned. And since then I have always had a special love for oscars.
Great video, I love the 10 things series. Please keep it up!! I have had oscars in the past but currently do not have any. I may go and by a pair this week for my 125 cichlid tank. Oh, and I love the movie snips, "that's what she said". Classic.
If I can get and have the space for a 200 gallon tank minimum I would definitely get another Oscar. Anything smaller and I would not get another Oscar. I love my Oscar, I did the best I could for it. It taught me a lesson that I’ve never forgotten, and made me a better and aquarium Enthusiast sending me to join an aquarium club to learn everything I can about tropical fish. What they don’t tell you on the pet shops, would you are telling people now. And you are telling them the truth and you are very honest about it . PS, mine was full-grown. Are used to have a picture of it with a tape measure across a 10 gallon tank I put it in for the picture. It fills the tank. There is no way possible I could’ve kept them in that tank. I must’ve been feeding him right because he grew in the first year by the third year I was getting afraid he would get even bigger.
I purchased 4 Oscars as babies. They were so aggressive that only one survived after killing the other 3. What ever fish I put in the tank became Oscar food. I ended up gifting the troublesome Oscar to someone with a very large tank with multiple fish. I found out later the Oscar kept on killing to the the point the guy ended up exterminating the Oscar.
...They're very solitary fish, you should have done your research before buying multiple an shoving them into one tank, let alone adding them to a tank with multiple other fish. Sorry, really not trying to be a dick, but I see this way too much; people buy fish they have no knowledge of and shove them into the wrong conditions, expecting them to be fine, and when they're not they blame the fish for being "troublesome".
I am starting a new oscar tank, a big one. 600 gallons. 8F long 4F wide and 36in tall. Filtered with 4 FX6 canisters. I will get all 2-3 in. Fish so they all grow together, and hopefully get along. My question is how many? I have got so many opinions and looking for another. Thanks
I had an Oscar (baby) in a ten, then 20, then 55gal tank. He was like a puppy when he grew up, like the size of a lapdog.. He got excited when we got home, and when we fed him. He liked to be petted. He used to pop the lid of his tank when he wanted food. It got to the point where we had to add weights (bricks) on the tank lid to avoid the constant slapping. We got home from a football game and Oscar was half dead on the floor. We had forgot to use weights on Oscars tank, and he jumped out. We tried to revive him, but he died three days later. (the Vet wouldn't even treat him, and suggested freezing or submersing him in soda water, to euthanize him.)
I have 2 oscars one is a Albino Tiger and a Red Illutinos (5:40) and I have them in a 10 gallon I want them to grow to a decent size before I put it in my dads 160 gallon fish tank there’s a 12 inches or so hybrid (tiger shovel nose mixed with a red tail catfish) And a 9 inch red tail and my oscars are like 4-5 inches long and I really don’t want them to be lunch for neither of the catfish’s once my oscars get a decent size I’ll put them in my dads 160 gallon btw there’s all sorts of exotics like jack dempseys, a pretty big albino Oscar and a jaguars so they’ll be fine once my oscars get a decent size 😊
One thing I was disappointed to not hear as a warning for new oscar owners is their need for a secure lid. There's nothing worse than waking up looking to see your your little tail wagging now big tail wagging happy to see you oscar laying on the floor in front of the tank. They jump. Didnt know then. Do now
Reverend Zombie They splash water....On purpose. I wanted to use natural sunlight for my tank but they splashed water everywhere! We have hardwood floors in our house and they see me cleaning up the water. So they learned to splash water on purpose to get my attention haha
Yes they splash! Their like kids. But I am going to do another oscar for sure! The most personable fish ever! Them and green spotted puffers. They'll bite your finger. N have sharp beaks.
Hey Morning, Firstly thankyou for the useful tips you share.. Really helps.. I have a question, i recently purchased my first Oscar, its active, dosent just rest on the bottom. but dosent eat any food except live fish.. He loves to chase and eat but not when i feed with anything else. Can you suggest
my Oscar spits water at my husband every time he opens the tank. Bites him if he goes any further. He rubs up against me and lets me do whatever I need to do. His name is killer and he's 15 inches long and 11 years old. We measured him during our last water change.
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What u doin to that Oscar that he not?? 🤔 😝
How’s this oscar
He died
One thing you should know about oscars is they are drama queen/king. They will sometimes act as if they are ill or sometimes dead.
I agree with you
agree
😂😂😂😂😂this is so true...
All drains lead into the ocean
😂😂😂 I thought it was just mine
My Oscar hates my wife cat. The cat jumped up on tank, lifted the feeding lid and the Oscar jumped up and bit the cat on his nose.
Huh
LOL your cat is your wife? Lots of people are having pets instead of being involved in a relationship with one another. Where I live, most people have doggies, but don't socially engage with others keeping a distance. It's just so dangerous to get into a relationship you can't control. My computer is my significant other. lol
@Formortiis Warhawk he he he LOL.
@@Worldofourown2024 Awh I was gonna say that
good job oscar
My first fish was an Oscar and he’s still with me, he’s gone through a lot of abuse but it’s helped me Become a much better hobbyists it’s given me a whole arsenal of medications and foods. It truly is the best experience I’ve had in the hobby, but you really need to make sure you know what you are doing and be ready for a pet that typically lives longer than a dog lol
i have some ram snails with me and one is moving on water like jesus
@@yellowdabestcolorplusblue6113I heard snails make your tank smell stinking an fishy smelling be careful
I’ve always felt that ocsars were some of the most mistreated fish just like plecos! They’re so cool but nobody takes the time to research them. Great video as always!
The answer is very easy:usually the ones getting responsibility jobs making the decisions on municipalitys are connected and not very bright mentally..
Oscars, goldfish, plecos,and bettas are the most mistreated fish. I have a pleco but its the one that doesn't get really big, I want a big one but i'm gonna wait until I get a bigger tank
FishNerdVlogs knowing the conditions most of our fish are coming from for the aquarium trade, a lot more species are mistreated!
Especially fish that are still collected from the wild. It is up to people to inform themself before they start keeping fish.
If i see some youtube channels or facebookgroups, too many fish end up dead, mistreated, abused and even in the toilet 😔
But you are right > research is a must, but for every species 💪
Betta fish, goldfish, and glofish. All commonly sold in pet store chains and all SOOOO mistreated :(
I really like caring for my boyfriends pleco who I named Georgy Pants. He has alot of personality and I love seeing him come out and say hi every day. Bf also has 2 barbs (I had to also name of course😉) "Lefty" and " Righty". They look like they are playing hide and seek with me sometimes. Lol. Now that they are very familiar w me and probably cuz I'm the one who feeds and talks to them.
My first Oscar when i was in highschool... it liked wait for me everytime i go home... and i cried when it died...
Constantino Ramos I’m soo sorry! I feel u! 😣
How come you didnt come home that day?
I am so sad to hear this. I love mine so much it's sick. Not sure what to do.
So sorry for you Bruh
We did when ours did too. They were like our kids and we had them for years.
Had my first Oscar for a long time. Was told they usually live around 5 years...well, 10 years later, he finally pass away. Best pet ever, very easy to maintain and care for.
😀but😞 at the same time
What do they eat
Dude the span is like 15-20 years lol
JA MACD who knows it could’ve been a petco fish they’re bred in unhealthy mills knocking down their lifespans
Had a oscar when I was younger which liked to drag the floating piece of driftwood I had in the aquarium around for fun. They are very smart fish.
This made me miss mine.
He was 4.5years old when he died.
He was a very peaceful Oscar, I could put my hand in the tank and feed him but cleaning his tank was a pain, he would get the shits and play dead when I moved his things ha
In my experience, most cichlids respond to their people, and recognize who feeds them. My Callichithys catfish were like that, too.
My Oscar only responds to me and my fiance.
5610winston I have a cichlid (I don’t remember which variety) that I’ve had in my 20 gallon tank for 6 or 7 years now. He’s long since killed all his tank mates, so he’s just living in his own tank and he’s the most responsive fish I’ve ever had. He follows my finger around the glass of the tank and if I put my hand in he swims up and bumps me with his nose. He’s not afraid of me at all and actually comes out of hiding places to see me when I come near the tank
How much we can buy these gaint type Oscar 10 inch
"Gentle giants." My mom was big into the fish hobby and she had a 75 gallon long aquarium with two MONSTER 11 inch oscars and a 14 inch long common pleco. All that you said is so true. She had one large focal point decorative rock and a few fake plants that the fish would throw about like they were playing with a beach ball lol. And one of them was so aggressive and territorial that if I got close enough to the glass he would get momentum and charge mouth open toward my face. Mom used to get a laugh out of watching this fish attack her daughter lol. I definitely inherited her love of fish keeping. I have 4 large comet goldfish and two large butterfly koi in an outdoor pond, a 29 gallon guppy/molly tank, a pea puffer nano setup, a 10 gallon betta sorority tank, and a five gallon blackwater betta tank. My next project is setting up a tank for axolotls and maybe I might jump back into keeping cichlids once I have the space.
ok
Mine recognized me within a week! Wags his tail everytime he sees me! Has even jumped out, onto me. Rubs himself against my fingers..shows actual affection..so sweet
Remember to get cooling system for axolotl tank!! And good luck with it :) they are very rewarding pets
Thank you for the video! There’s an Oscar at my local animal shelter, and I immediately fell in love with him. I’ve been fish keeping for a few months now and have a 30 gallon aquarium and I really want to adopt this Oscar and I was sure you would have a video on Oscars since you guys love them so much. I think I’ll get 100 gallon for him that a good size.
I love Oscars. Such big fish with big personalities. I know I can never keep them simply because I don't have a tank big enough. Maybe someday when I get that 225 I've always wanted....hinted like crazy and still didn't get that 225 under the Christmas tree. Thanks for posting!
I came home one day from a walk and my Oscar was on the living room floor. He busted a while out of his tank by head butting it. I don’t know how long he was on the floor but I put him back in the tank he was dead. I didn’t want to believe he was dead I left him in there for about an hour and he came back to life. That was a while ago he lived to 10 years old but he’s gone now
Hey great video! I agree 100%. Actually I have often thought some species of fish we keep should not be available in less than 50% of their natural size. Simply because they are so cute at two or three inches that people buy them for the wrong reason.
My first exposure to Cichlids was Tiger Oscars. A fellow I met was starting an aquarium shop back in the late 70's. He had a 280 gallon tank and a few Oscars who were so crazy! I had never seen anything like them. Thank you for making this, I hope everyone who wants Oscars will see this.
I would really like to see a few more species, but I know it is a lot of work to put them together.
One other thing in this crazy long winded comment. Many folks do not understand that nature is not mean, it just is. You are right we are mean but the cure for that is education, thanks again.
I used to have a 12 inch red oscar. I threw in some colored stones into his tank for decorations and the next morning I found them in a pile at one end of the tank. I spread them out again only to watch him pile them back up in the same spot. I let him have his pile after that. Also mine enjoyed swimming to the top and let me pet him. Awesome fish.
Me: I used to have an oscar
Serious fish guy: Be honest with me bro did you name him oscar?
Me:...yeah
Serious fish guy: *shakes head in disappointment*
lmaol we named our Jack Dempsey "Jack Dempsey" and our Rafael Catfish "Catfish"
Mine was named jeff
I'll add, he was racist/sexist, cause my Hispanic roommate tapped on the tank when he was young as did my GF at the time. He would only be friendly to white males. Tried to hide very unsuccessfully from anyone else. When I get my tank back up, getting another one. Name ideas?
Mine is named Jax and I'm worried about him today. He's been been breathing hard for 2 days. 8 years old. :-(
@@fairygodtrucker263 gulping air at the top of the tank? Check the water levels/temp. My jeff did that around 9 1/2 y/o then he seemed to get better. Died just past 10 y/o
The Oscar I had use to roll its eyes at me when I fed it cichlid pellets
Men-O-Mayhem18 that’s what my betta do
Mine does to
Kyle S my flowerhorn jumps at the lid when it sees I have the bag of food I feed him
thx Ive had my albino Oscars for a week so I don't kno how old they really are but they hate those pellets got them some fried worms and yum yum..... plz tell me some go goods for them thx.
I have kept fish for years but am still a noob with a lot of things. So looking to change a few things I had some questions, and have found your channel. In 2 days I have watched about 5or 6 of your clips(old ones) and have answered every question( African cichlids, substrate,Oscars, cycling etc, etc.) heaps of stuff I THOUGHT I knew and got a heap of different ideas I never would have had! Love this channel. Massive Help even over in Australia 🇦🇺
"most fish keepers will have 20-29gallon tank"
Me: (looks at my 10 gallon tank)
Seems legit
Lol
Mine is 20 haha and I did look at it the moment he said that
Same
Mine is a 90 gallon
I don't even keep fish and I have a 10, 20, and 90 Gallon tank in my room.
8:37 when the guy said hunting other fish the fish in the background spit out what he ate before
I would like to disagree with a couple of points.
1. Oscars can get aggressive, it usually happens in phases.
2. Keep them in large 125G or more tanks, the more space you provide the better.
3. Keep them in even numbers or pairs, if you keep Odd numbers they do tend to single out on weaker ones. They will beat up the weak ones till they can stand their own or till they hurt them real bad.
4. Oscars are Piscivores, contrary to what's being said in the video, they do enjoy hunting smaller fish like Guppies. I do not recommend that you feed them Guppies since sometimes feeder fish will carry pathogens unless they have been quarantined first. Oscars that feed on other fish do grow faster than the ones that are fed on pellets. They have a very strong prey drive and will chase and eat other smaller fish till they stuff themselves. That being said, its a cruel practice and also if an individual fish eats more than the others it grows faster and becomes more dominant. Ive noticed that oscars fed on feeder fish do tend to be more aggressive than ones that are exclusively fed on pellets and other feed.
5. Oscars enjoy high concentrations of fish protein in their diets. They also eat shrimp, muscles, mealworms, crickets and earthworms with gusto. Feeding your oscar live feed occasionally is good idea, live feed contains all the natural goodness of minerals and other missing constituents that may be absent in your pellet feeds.
6. I've owned many pairs of Oscars over the years and found that their personalities vary. Some Oscars are mellow fellows while others are just mean and will beat the snot out of their tankmates just because they can, so beware.
7. doesn't matter what you feed and how good you feed, Oscars like to fight, they fight when they are stressed, they fight for territory, they fight for mates, and they fight just because it feels good, it comes in phases.
8. Oscars are some of the hardiest fish that can survive ich, fungus, velvet and whole many other nasties. That being said, please do not neglect your fish, just because they are not as demanding as a discus.
9. You can never over filter an Oscar tank.
Are they worth the time? Yes, yes and yes... If you are new to South American cichlids and have a large enough tank, you definitely should get your hands on a pair or two.
My experience as well.
Thank you for this information.
Really agree with your #4!
I agree with everything you just said for the most part, cept maybe the part about them fighting maybe....or at least in our experience that is... we've had at least a dozen, or maybe slightly more, Oscars over the years & I guess the only thing we'd be able to agree on regarding the fighting is the few times we happened to have odd #'s of them, just as u mentioned, in those circumstances, they would constantly try singling out the weakest of the bunch that is until we'd get another one so that they'd be in pairs again & after that they were immediately cool with one another again...for the most part pretty much all of ours have been extremely lazy & laid back fish....& to your point of how hardy & resilient these fish are that is no understatement we had 1 of ours get some sickness that I've never even seen before nor have I since then, I have an idea that it was from a batch of feeders that we got once that were contaminated, but our poor Oscar began to show more & more severe symptoms of what appeared to be a mixture of a variety of illnesses from ich clear to what almost looked like hole in the head even it was insane I cleaned out our old 1st tank a 10gl. & put brand new treated water in it & quarantined him from the rest & kept a close eye on him....i would have put every dime to my name that the poor guy was doomed but not even 2 days & he went from an Oscar that practically looked to be in the early stages of decomposition to looking healthier than he did when 1st purchased him! I was blown away & super pumped cuz at the time he was my largest & favorite Oscar so that was how we learned how truly tough these fish are... that & the fact that in the multiple years in which we've owned these types of fish, that incident was actually the ONLY 1 that has ever even come down with an illness & that's amazing considering that we've had many of their other tank mates get sick many different times yet the Oscars it doesn't ever even seem to effect them....All goes to show how amazing these fish are to own
Tyler Barton I agree with everything except over Filtering
Knocked it out of the park again. I hope y’all are having as much fun producing these videos as I am watching Till the next one!!
I have a 100 gallon tank it's got one Oscar in it and hes freaking huge! A lot larger than 16 inches, of course I have a couple of bottom feeders! But I also clean the tank once a week, feed him a dry food every day expect for fridays and then I give him live feeders ( good fish) and he just loses his mind!! I've had him for 4 years now!! His name is timmy and hes part of the family!! And Oscar's are pretty smart for fish!! When he sees somebody he doesn't know he'll just sit there and stare at them (kinda freaks people out)
a year ago i bought a 40 gallon tall and threw a baby tiger oscar in it. he looked so tiny my tank seemed empty for a couple months. moral of the story. my oscar was 8 inches in only 5 months. thanks to the folks at my local petsmart that told me i could keep 3 full grown oscars in that 40 gallon i figured my one oscar could live his entire life in it. i bought a 75 2 months later and already want a 125
started the same way m8.. gonna look at a 150 gallon next week for my oscars. it needs to be resealed but i can get it for 300$ CAD.
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2 oscars in a 55 is going to be crowded to say the least. 3 in a 40 would be cruel to say the least.
Michael Wilkening yeah thats what i was saying
Never ask the people at petco or petsmart for advice.
Today I was in petco and came across one baby lemon Oscar and one baby tiger Oscar and decided to buy them. I love them soooooo much. I know a lot about them I just wanted to watch this for extra research. I have them in a 75 now. Ever since this video I have am going to be looking for some pool ponds for them so that they love the best life that they can under my care
I raised 3 oscars. Jupiter Io and Ganymede. I had those fish for almost ten years. They were huge before they passed. They were smart and somewhat trained. They ate one at a time. Biggest to smallest and had to do something before they ate. They were huge. Jupiter was as wide as a football. So big it had to be hand cleaned. Watching this on my feed has inspired me to raise another again. I still have the three hundred gallon inch thick tank. It was hard when they passed and fed them to the community cats and refused to take on another fish. Thanks for this video. I miss my fish.
Love Oscars! My parents bought Ike and Mike when the fish were about the size of a thumbnail. Ike and Mike grew to 12 inches and lived 15 years! Daily feedings were fish pellets, except Fridays....feeder fish Friday. :) My dad created a toy, a ping pong ball, a sinker, some fishing line, and silicone,..the fish LOVED batting that thing from one end of the aquarium to the other.
I have 2 oscars in my tank now and i absolutely love them. I bought them for my tank along with 2 other gouramis and as of now, theyre doing fine. the oscars are probably 3-4 times the size of the gouramis, but they seem to coexist pretty well! I probably just got lucky haha.
I have a 9 year old Oscar that is 10 inches in a 35 gallon tank. I told my dad to sell him to someone who loves fish and can take of him in a much bigger tank but my dad won’t listen to me.
Your dad don't listen to you?
undoubtedly one of the best and well organized oscar related informative video on youtube. please keep making these type videos for other fish also. (y)
omg this is the most hilarious thing with my Oscar,
so when i’m cleaning my fish tank (i have 2 Oscar fish) my biggest one huddles up and cuddles the smallest Oscar,their name is bonnie and Clyde.
if this just me or is it just cute!!
Em
Oscars rock we've had many I love watching our 2 beasts (Jr.-tiger & Ably-Albino Tiger) tear into their feeder fish we feed ours a variety of food but they show you very obviously they prefer their feeders...just like she said when our Oscars see us get our net ready to dip out some feeders for them they LITTERLY start wagging their tails & I swear ours even smile....some may argue but I swear I can see ours when they smile... We own 2 tanks of fish, we have a miniature yorkie & a chinchilla & most of the time I'll tell you that my Oscars are my favorite.... just on the days when they're throwing a temper tantrum would I say my yorkie or chinchilla is my favorite lol... very informative video for new fish owners at least... we've been at it for several yrs though so just a fun watch for us! Thanks either way though!
I have a 16 inch Oscar in my 300 gallon .
*I would play the "Jaws" theme, right before I drop Baby Ducks in there.*
Dam I thought my 13 in was big
I wish I have a 5 gallon with a two or three inch Oscar
*If your tanks could be sealed and you could introduce double the Atmospheric Pressure and 50% more oxygen, I wouldn't be afraid to say you could end up with a 22-25" Oscar.*
MAGGOT VOMIT 😂😂
My big ol girl shares a 220 with an RT shark and a gold spot Pleco,, what a life !! What a great educational video!
Quickly realized when I had Oscars years ago...the 50g tank we had them in wasn't sufficient, and quickly upgraded to a 120g one. They're super fun fish to watch and keep, but I agree...don't get into them without fully knowing how big they get, and how big of an appetite they have!
My oscar loves earthworms and I feed mine fruit (He likes grapes and mango) once a week as amazonian fish need Vit C (the lack of which, I believe, is why it is amazonian fish that are so susceptible to hole in the head) ..I keep mine with a severum and 5 silver dollars. Tank is 180 gallon. I found that chocolate cichlids also make good tank mates.
Never heard of feeding them fruit, I always thought pellets would provide that. I didn’t know an oscar would eat fruits either, I’ll have to try that
My Oscar get's along great with my Green Severum.
They're carnivores and shouldn't eat fruit.
I've heard they eat seeds in the wild.
I had two in a 50 gallon tank many years ago. Loved them. I feed them nightcrawlers, spinach, baby frogs and of course feeder fish
C Logan I have a 55 gallon and want to get one. How long did yours live in the 50g?
@@jesusandcoffee7964 many many years...
I’ve had Oscars in the past and they have been bullied by other cichlids. They are definitely gentle giants. I had a pair of mating angelfish that bullied the Oscar into the corner of the tank I’ve had convicts they kept the Oscar at the other end of the tank away from them and they were less than a quarter of the size.
Video title: Don't buy an Oscar Fish unless you watch this first!
Me: *"Buys Fish first before watching this video"*
I have 6 oscars and they’re currently in a massive tank with a green terror, Bala shark, a turtle, lobster, 2 arowanas, tinfoil barb and a pleck. I also have an peacock Malawi in there and they’re fine with fish that grow very large or around their size and haven’t attacked each other.
I would like to see that tank
Just started watching your videos. I must say your stuff makes the most sense out of a lit of others on UA-cam. About Oscar's love em, grew up raising Oscar's for 15 yrs. Lost my tank with a major 4 day power outage in our city. Your video wants me to raise them again!!!
I'm actually looking into Oscar fish because I was at my LFS and they had an oscar tank. So I went to check them out and there was a STUNNING Oscar swimming around with a peice of food in its mouth teasing the other fish lmfao
Beautiful AND funny? I was sold. I'm going to learn everything about them 😉👌
"do plenty of research before getting an oscar"
well duh kinda why im watching the video
Common sense isnt common. They are beautiful fish but people are blinded by how cool they look and get it without understanding that they are living being.
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My albino red (ruby) would encourage me to pet him/her. The fish would go up to the surface and basically lay on its side and let me touch him . I had 4 in my 125 at one point. Kept them for over a decade. I will always have a certain feeling about them as they were the first big cichlids I ever kept
You have no idea how happy this vid made me feel. I have mine and he’s a beaut
They actually may recognize you as more than just "the big blurry thing that gives them food". **Most** fish have good close up vision but bad distance vision, so if you get close to the glass they can probably see you pretty well.
Loved your video, and subscribed. Just a little thing: if you can, please express the measure units in centimetres/litres/celsius too, for us non americans. Would be nice!
You channel is awsome
I love how you have other fish hobbies involved. You should Bring more fish keepers on your show
We had a couple of goldfish and an Oscar. When the goldfish died the oscar was pouting at the bottom of the tank. We got some silver dollars and he perked back up. Recently our oscar died, we think he ruptured his swim bladder. We were very sad, we loved him as much as our dogs. We had some convicts with him as well, we put them in as babies hoping he would eat them. Instead he took care of them, it was so cute. We plan on getting more oscars now that we have a larger tank. I just hope that the new one will be as loving and friendly as the one we lost.
Great information on Oscar fish. Thanks for sharing. My favorite fish in the world are 2" juvenile Oscars, unfortunately they don't stay that size or that energetic for long. Cheers.
I loved my Oscars. They were a joy. We used to love watching them redecorate their tank. We only had rocks and they were forever moving them around their 125. I miss them so much.
I love Oscars!!!!
Thanks for Info Mate.I would love to get an Oscar This Year. I did Mistake like everyone do...and end up rehoming my First Oscar fish. Now I will be Ready with a 6 Feet tank and 2 Oscars.
I recognized your Oscar right off the bat - he has such a cool story 😎 and he's beautiful 💕
@@supriyoacharya6175 i didn't do the mistake becasue i read about the fish before i went to buy it ;)
CJ Black thank you!
I love Oscars I have a 4 inch lemon oscar
Had an Oscar that lived solo many years in a 55gal tank. He was a beautiful fish, I’ve only seen a handful with that same vibrant color and personality. I fed that Oscar almost anything that crawled, jumped, flew, buzzed or croaked on top of flakes and beef. He loved the morning time feeding and music. In fact he recognized me and would swim into my hand and sit, almost as if he was resting. Great fish and 35 yrs later I can still picture him dancing at the front of the tank waiting for meal time.
they are very frendly when they see their food in my hand
I have 2 oscars ( as well as 5 other fish tanks of various sizes) in my 75 gallon. They have to be my favorites as far as overall personalities. And boy does my albino have an attitude. When she's in a mood my other girl who's a lot more mellow(and bigger) just stays on the opposite side of the tank. Both were bought as babies and my abino lived with my goldfish till she was almost 5 inches long. My tank has 150 gallons of filtration on it.
Another awesome video! I have really enjoyed, and look forward to watching your 10 things videos on sundays. I'm so glad you decided to do this series. Plus.... I really like that you started incorporating special guests. Sunday mornings are now my coffee and Kgtropical mornings ❤ keep up the great work!
I got 4 full grown Oscars with a frontosa and a florwerhorn and 2 18 inch plecos in a 20 gallon. They are thriving. Every time I take off the lid they try to jump out the tank for a hug. That’s how I know they love me.
I have a albino red Oscar it always watches me walk around the house lol
I have oscars and blood parrot in my aquarium with 2 sharks, mostly the parrots dominates others but do not harm or chase each other but actually those parrots try to resolve quarells that occurs between the oscars. I have seen the parrots rearranging the decors very often, they also try to dig through the substrate.
I owned an albino lemon oscar and it was very rare. I was a beginner and I kept it from when it was a baby in a 50 gallon tank. It seemed to get along just fine in that tank for years but I got lazy and started only feeding it feeder guppies then it got hole in the head and stopped getting excited to see me
Thats sad bro, is the fish still alive?
Was my very favourite fish. Used to get so happy when I came back from school and would swim to the top of the tank for a wee kiss from me lol
Gonna go play with and feed my Oscar(Rascal) right now.
Is it still alive
so excited because I went to a local small fish store that I haven't been to since I would probably a kid and I've been looking for an Oscarand when I asked the lady she took me right over to the Oscar tank and what do you knowthey had several lemons and it's a good thing I watch this video before because I was like woah I just got lucky so now you could say I'm super stoked with my new member of the family! Thanks you guys for everything you do love your videos
Hi John, Lisa, and Zenzo, I really enjoyed this video. I found it very interesting. I never knew there was such a sub species as a Lemon Oscar. Thanks very much for sharing 👍.
I am not sure of the lemon oscar is a subspecies of the all known “oscar”
For as far as i know it is a colourmorph, a result from selective breeding on colour, same as how they got the albino, red, longfin,...
I luv Oscars cus they have my name and there so pretty, especially when they're big.
In the right sized tank Oscars are awesome!
I’ve had up to 4 oscars and a common pleco in a 45 gal. tank and currently have 2 albino tiger oscars with a pleco that have been in together in that same tank for over 2 years with no problems. I only feed them floating ciccalid sticks once a day and the water is at 80.4 degrees. The pleco seems happy and healthy with the set-up.
I would definetly suggest getting a much bigger tank. Have you tested your water parameters? That tank is too small for even one Oscar. Please try to get a bigger tank or rehome the fish
Thank you for helping to put that rumor to bed, sir!
I work at PetSmart and everyone that comes in assumes that fish only grow to the size of their tank. That is a complete joke, to assume that as a fact would imply that as long as a human wears child's clothing they will never grow up😂
As a former petsmart employee- the "grow to the size of the tank" is partially true, but not for the right reasons. It's like if you kept a horse in a dog crate, it will only grow to the size of the crate and then die shortly after. It's called stunting, and its abuse. Dont look for reasons to lower the quality of your care. Every animal in your care is completely dependent on you, and it is your responsibility to provide the best possible care. If you cant, then you shouldn't have that animal. Simple as that.
Thank you for all your info! I love watching you and Lisa. Imma newbie and I'm obsessed!
Yeah.i got my first oscar today. I love Oscar's
I have a question! I have 2 Oscars I bought together that were swimming together. I was told in the pet shop this was really special. Anyway my question is why do they sometimes dig a hole in the gravel right down to the bottom of the glass? And then they seem to look at themselves and its hard to break their trance even with food. I clean the tank regularly every week. And the only thing that stops the madness is me cleaning the tank. And most of the time I get my husband to do it because they seem to think I look like food especially when they have dug their holes. They both do it on opposite sides of the tank. Thanks for your time and your UA-cam channel I've learned a lot and enjoy learning more.
I wish 16 years ago the person at the pet store told my wife and i how big they actually got instead of having 2 oscers that filled our 55g tank we asked all the correct questions and got all the incorrect answers ty for making this video
So no 55
They can't turn around well in a 55, it's only 12 inches wide. Minimum of a 75.
I had an Oscar in the 90's/2000's and my school friends thought I was lying when I said I played with him (I was 10). Watching this video makes me realize I was not crazy! I used to run towards him from the other corner of the living room and he would do the same, until we encountered and opened our mouths. He would become orange when he saw me get back home from school. He only ate from my hand, no one else's. Ooohhhh I loved that fished so muuuuch!
I love my Oscars and they are family!
My sister raise them also.
Currently we have 4
Ages 7 to 1 year
And our future will include more.
We have been Aquatic Hobbist since 1968.
I would love the Lemon Oscar
#PEMGHUSTLEWOMANAQUATICS
I was thinking about getting an Oscar and large tank and heavily planting one end of the tank seperated by plexyglass with holes in it so the environment can benefit but separate to protect the plants from the destructive tendencies of the Oscar
Love Oscars. Love their personality. Had them for years. Great video keep em coming
My first fish were Oscars,with snakeheads,this was in the 90's when you can still buy snakeheads,it was a beautiful combo,they were both small when I put them in,and got big together,the fought on occasion, but mostly got along,and honestly,my snakeheads could have easily killed those oscars when they got big,but they never went there,I miss snakeheads a lot...
I'm getting into fish but can you spit knowledge on snakeheads... You can't get them anymore ? Is it illegal in your area ?
I can't in my area, I live in Illinois@@RatfromNadeaust
@@will2dmax1 thanks for the update. I just did some research after asking you and wow I didn't know how invasive snakeheads were
I've never kept a single oscar in all 9 years of fish keeping, Now I'm definitely more open minded to them to keep in my 225.
It's been 21 years for me and have never kept an oscar.
I'm most likely going to do the same.
@Jariwala Sufiyan L
Oscars are alot of fun
i had two in a 4x2x2 feet tank that grow to 28 - 30cm 1.8kg female 2.1kg male and lived 8yrs
the only fish doc in Melbourne was very impressed with the health of my Oscars and how they where trained to be handled by hand.
feed on snails, worms, yabbies (small crays) and small feeder fish
True! On all those 10 points! They're not known as "water dogs" for nothing. 😋
Hey sir, I have been keeping fish for a while, but mostly smaller stuff. I decided it was time for a larger aquarium for myself, finally. So I upgraded to a modest 75 gallon. I'm running 2 Aqueon quiet flow 75s and a 250gph powerhead near the surface just for agitation and current. I've got a fairly open setup, one robust piece of decoration and a small corner one where the current seems to clear out my sand. I'm currently housing 1 oscar, 1 long tailed/fan tailed/really odd male convict cichlid, 1 striped raphael cat, 1 red tail shark (not cat), a bristle nose pleco, 3 pictus cats, and 3 tiger barbs, was 5..but they often "go missing". 1, am I over stocked with these guys at an adult size as they are growing fast, and 2, I got the 75 as I thought that was large enough for the oscar, now I'm hearing 90-100 gallons min. Did I make an error? Thanks in advance!
my goldfish are like this - they know me, come up to me, follow me around thr room (going from one end of the tank to the other)
I inherited an albino tiger oscar named Chucky from my older brother years ago. He was forced to cull him out because he was beating up on the other, larger, oscars. I kept him solo in my tank. I don't know how old he was when I got him but he lived ~8 years or so in my tank and was the most interactive and fun fish I've ever owned. And since then I have always had a special love for oscars.
Great video, I love the 10 things series. Please keep it up!!
I have had oscars in the past but currently do not have any. I may go and by a pair this week for my 125 cichlid tank.
Oh, and I love the movie snips, "that's what she said". Classic.
If I can get and have the space for a 200 gallon tank minimum I would definitely get another Oscar. Anything smaller and I would not get another Oscar. I love my Oscar, I did the best I could for it. It taught me a lesson that I’ve never forgotten, and made me a better and aquarium Enthusiast sending me to join an aquarium club to learn everything I can about tropical fish. What they don’t tell you on the pet shops, would you are telling people now. And you are telling them the truth and you are very honest about it .
PS, mine was full-grown. Are used to have a picture of it with a tape measure across a 10 gallon tank I put it in for the picture. It fills the tank. There is no way possible I could’ve kept them in that tank. I must’ve been feeding him right because he grew in the first year by the third year I was getting afraid he would get even bigger.
I purchased 4 Oscars as babies. They were so aggressive that only one survived after killing the other 3. What ever fish I put in the tank became Oscar food. I ended up gifting the troublesome Oscar to someone with a very large tank with multiple fish. I found out later the Oscar kept on killing to the the point the guy ended up exterminating the Oscar.
...They're very solitary fish, you should have done your research before buying multiple an shoving them into one tank, let alone adding them to a tank with multiple other fish. Sorry, really not trying to be a dick, but I see this way too much; people buy fish they have no knowledge of and shove them into the wrong conditions, expecting them to be fine, and when they're not they blame the fish for being "troublesome".
LOL cute gentle Giant reminds me of mine
I am starting a new oscar tank, a big one. 600 gallons. 8F long 4F wide and 36in tall. Filtered with 4 FX6 canisters. I will get all 2-3 in. Fish so they all grow together, and hopefully get along. My question is how many? I have got so many opinions and looking for another. Thanks
I got 4 baby oscar's and I bought them for only 200 pesos. They are really amazing!
How much is that to usd
@@jadonmayers8087 4 USD
@@iCr1t JEEEZ THATS A NICE PRICE
I had an Oscar (baby) in a ten, then 20, then 55gal tank. He was like a puppy when he grew up, like the size of a lapdog.. He got excited when we got home, and when we fed him. He liked to be petted. He used to pop the lid of his tank when he wanted food. It got to the point where we had to add weights (bricks) on the tank lid to avoid the constant slapping.
We got home from a football game and Oscar was half dead on the floor. We had forgot to use weights on Oscars tank, and he jumped out. We tried to revive him, but he died three days later. (the Vet wouldn't even treat him, and suggested freezing or submersing him in soda water, to euthanize him.)
Back in the 80s my dad fed his oscars dog food
Craig Smart that’s such an 80s thing to do
I feed NOS cat biscuits every now n then he loves them
We did too!🤣🤣😂also slices of raw steak out of our hands.
All of your 10 things videos are always hopeful👍👍👍😀😀😀😁😁😁😁😁
Ahhh, tiger oscars: I can hear the heaters breaking from all the way over here. No cricket will stand a chance.
Agreed..if you have a sump, put the heater in there.
Gave them crickets, fish didn't care. Maybe too young.
Wow, this is a lot of information. I’m glad I found your channel now. I have some decisions to make wanting one doesn’t mean you should
Ahhhh, one of my favorite fish. Oscar are stunning; To this day I can't resist those eyes.
Where did you buy?
I fed mine peas. All my fish love peas every now and then. It's great for them and they seem so happy wheni give it to them. No mess
What kind of peas do you give them?
i love my oscar i named him Gordan after Gordan Ramsay lols hes 5 and a half inches right now
I have 2 oscars one is a Albino Tiger and a Red Illutinos (5:40) and I have them in a 10 gallon I want them to grow to a decent size before I put it in my dads 160 gallon fish tank there’s a 12 inches or so hybrid (tiger shovel nose mixed with a red tail catfish) And a 9 inch red tail and my oscars are like 4-5 inches long and I really don’t want them to be lunch for neither of the catfish’s once my oscars get a decent size I’ll put them in my dads 160 gallon btw there’s all sorts of exotics like jack dempseys, a pretty big albino Oscar and a jaguars so they’ll be fine once my oscars get a decent size 😊
One thing I was disappointed to not hear as a warning for new oscar owners is their need for a secure lid. There's nothing worse than waking up looking to see your your little tail wagging now big tail wagging happy to see you oscar laying on the floor in front of the tank. They jump. Didnt know then. Do now
Reverend Zombie They splash water....On purpose. I wanted to use natural sunlight for my tank but they splashed water everywhere! We have hardwood floors in our house and they see me cleaning up the water. So they learned to splash water on purpose to get my attention haha
See, I knew this was a thing. That's why I haven't gotten an Oscar. If it's a jumper I can't handle it in my life.
Yes they splash! Their like kids. But I am going to do another oscar for sure! The most personable fish ever! Them and green spotted puffers. They'll bite your finger. N have sharp beaks.
I once had an oscar that would jump to take food from my fingers, until he missed the tank. He never jumped again but would still let me pet him.
@@davejensen3890 lol, lucky enough to learn his lesson. I've known of another Oscar that jumped onto the floor heater and grilled itself.
Hey Morning, Firstly thankyou for the useful tips you share.. Really helps.. I have a question, i recently purchased my first Oscar, its active, dosent just rest on the bottom. but dosent eat any food except live fish.. He loves to chase and eat but not when i feed with anything else. Can you suggest