Oscar Cichlids Grow Fast!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ต.ค. 2024
- I often have people ask me about getting Oscar cichlids. These fish grow very fast and they can grow to be very large, and are not appropriate for many aquariums due to their size.
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Well said thanks for acknowledging how fast and big Oscar's grow. A lot of new hobbyist dont know this
Your video skills are have grown soooooo much since last year!
I bought my first two oscars 4 days ago and can’t wait to see them grow :) so excited
Have fun!
happy for u, me too I got my 2 albino fish last Friday been one week and a day. yes Im so so excited. My question is what should or can feed the babies they really don't care for the pellets. please help me thx....
Dee Gibbs yayaya that’s great... you can try feeding them flakes, that is what I’m feeding my Oscar until they’re grown enough to consume pellets. You can also try and feed them some blood worms for some good protein. Its just a process of trying different things 👍🏻👍🏻good luck let me know how everything goes!
@@gemini.aquatics thx hun I have dry worms and shrimps tell me if that's cool
Dee Gibbs I think that dried worms is a great option, as for the shrimp I know live shrimp is good for them so I would assume that the dried shrimp will also be a great option. Just keep in mind these are usually more as a snack for the oscars (side meal) and you don’t want to feed them this forever. So once in a while try to throw in the pellets to try and get them more compatible to eating that. But sounds great to me so far :) good luck, let me know if you need more help lol
I think your oscars are adorable!!! My favorite oscars are the lemon ones, saw one at my local fish store and it was following my finger around! So cute!!!
fish look great mate. hope you been well. been a long time. have a great day mate
Semper Fi Brother. Oscars never appealed to me much because when I have a big tank I like lots of fish in it. But I can see their appeal to others.
Oscars have such a great personality.
Zenzo I love how you are with your Oscars, in particular. You have always been attached to your Oscars, I remember the Oscars you rescued and the concern you had for the paler fish.
The moment I realized the kind of man you are, was when your lost Mudskipper showed up and you were angry! Most of us were angry. I knew then that you were a man j could respect.
I love your work see you around my friend!
Aww, they’re so big now! And cute!
I always think of big fish size in Koi size terms; would one keep a Koi in a 20 gallon? They grow really fast too.
Your water pups are thicc! You’ve been feeding those puppies well!
Great update on the oscars 🤙🏽🐠🤙🏽
My partner and i have two 4x2x2 in a racking system with an Oscar in each.
Without a doubt they are our favourite fish.
Do you have a fishkeeping bucketlist? That would make a cool video?
I can hardly wait till my kitchen remodel is finished. As soon as it's done I'm picking up a 150 with a 4 foot footprint. Just so I can have oscars again!
Hello!!! GREAT video with lots of FANTASTIC information!!! I wish more people would do there research with these fish!!! They see them in the store and think how cute!!! They don't realize how big they get!!! They suffer!!! Oscars are my favorite!!! So much personality!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Good subject. Many vids only talk about the final size, not the time frame.
just let zenzo jibber jabber it's his channel and hes very informative 👍👍👍🐢🐢
We all love zenzos jibber jabber!
Hello. Love your videos! How many sponge filters do you have in the tank?
Great video as always bro...are you gonna hit either aquashella this year? I'd like to meet you in person
I’m planning to go to both.
Finally! An Oscar video! 😄
Thanks for another great video, I like that ur replying to comments now as well 👍
I have one Oscar in a 160 and it is in a planted tank with large tetras and a Featherfin Catfish.
Planted tank? Would like to see him.
Love my oscar I've had it since it was 2 1/2 inches now it's going on 8 inches it grew to have red fins with a black and gold body
For the 300+ and many +'s gallons? A group of the longtail Oscars. Oscars are the best large Cichlid for Aquariums. Mostly mild tempered...you can keep them with Angels or the various Geophagus.
Nice video. Can an oscar do well in a heavily stocked 135 south american community tank? tank has 4 severum, blood parrots, acara, and some silver dollar and tin foil.
I once grew an oscar to 13 inches in only one year. I miss having them. I've been wanting to keep some again in a 240 gallon just havent made the move.
Offbeat question, do you run a filter when you do water changes, I think I'm going to buy a 3 stage, for cleaner water.
Hey Tazawa what meds did you use when they were small?? Beautiful Oscar's bro
General Cure, Maracyn and Ich-X. www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/fish-medicine/products/quarantine-meds-trio
Great advice. Wonderful fish if you have the space.
Yes I love my Oscars.....I have 5 big Oscars in a pool pond with large catfish.......and yes Oscars grow up to a foot in there first year very fast.......👍👍👍👌
I have an oscar about 5 to 6 inches or so in a 55. I'm not power feeding and I do 2 water changes a week. I've been saving for a 75 and am almost ready to get it but if something happens and I cant get the tank I'll have to re home my oscar.
You will probably be fine. Keep saving! 👍🏾
I have 2 oscars in a 74gallon
I don't have decorations or other fish tho, is it fine? They look happy
Would 2 be okay in a 90 gallon? I heard they have to be either alone or 3 or more. What do you think?
It will be kind of tight, but if they get along, it can be done. You’ll probably want to do frequent water changes with two in a 90.
In my opinion 75 is fine for a pair . U can breed them in a 50 breeder I have kept Oscars for many years
I had 3 Oscars in a 125 like you have a golden oscar , red tiger oscar , and a red oscar had them for 6 years had to move and had to give them back to fish store I miss them wish I could have kept them
People dont realize how fast they grow.
Skol Vikes! Lol love the Oscars! I have 4 in a 150g
Hey man love yur Oscar's color n health. Im strugglin tryn to keep a rescue in one of my community 45g an got mine around September so listen when he says they look at u with those 👀 but dont fall for it unless u got the gallons fo really!
Not that he hurts my other fish but he wants to kill my pike and misses ALLOT and i feel bad when he out smarts him into ramming a rock head first. It sucks
I’ve looking for some albino oscars but the ones I see locally just don’t look right.
Hope to find a local breeder.
good luck the 2 have are babies but look healthy
Good vid sir. Can i ask if what you use on diworming your new fish or how you process it before u introduce it to ur other fish.
I quarantine fish every time I get new fish. I use API General Cure.
@@TazawaTanks thank u sir, this would be a helpful for me as a new fish keeper.
You feed them that much and theyll definitely grow that fast lol but your right a 40 breeder will last maybe 2 or 3 years if you buy small feed every couple days but it will need over 125 gallons at least once its fully grown it can be in a 20 if you have plans for it but remember this fish will require 100s of gallons within just a couple years great fish though!
Hi there. My question is. What would you recomend for a 140gal tank (5ftx2ftx2ft). How many ocsars can I have also what else could go with them. I also would have some sort of pleco and bottom cleaners. Thanks for your help and keep up this awesome videos. (Being new to your channel didnt have the chane to watch all of you vids).
Yes, you could have more than one. Two would be good...maybe 3. You can also have plecos and other fish with them. Nothing too aggressive.
@@TazawaTanks ok thanks. How big those fish shuold be in lenght not to end up as a feeder fish(adult sizes). And also how many pices all in all if I go for 2 oscars.
Botia have spines behind the gills WHEN the oscar decides to eat them will do a lot of damage to the oscar
Keep up the good work bro and thank you for the info I really needed it but do you think a Oscar will do good in a 60 gallon tank until I get my 125 in 2 to 3 months ?
Yes, if you have plans to upgrade in the near future, that should be fine.
Thank you I had took out my last one because I was very uncertain but thanks for the reply
Mine went from 6.5cm to 11cm in like 3 weeks... I'm not even power feeding or anything just feeding a good amount as I have a bunch of other cichlids with him/her but not anything crazy
I can't wait, to get my oscars, in 2 weeks.
Hey i would like to ask a question.I have a 50 gallon tank will my cichlid breed?,also my yellow lab cichlid dug sand what dors it mean? Also he keeps shaking his body.
I have a 60 gallon tank with a 10 inch oscar. Do you think the tank isn't big enough?
It’s borderline large enough. If your fish is done growing, you may be okay. If you have the ability I get a larger tank, that would be best. If not, just make sure that your fish has good water quality.
How many times in day you feed your oscars ??
waiting answer too
Once per day. When the two younger ones were smaller, I fed them twice.
I just got two young ones yesterday in a 125gallon all to them selves. Do you think that will be okay long term? Thanks
Yes, two in a 125 will be fine.
@@TazawaTanks cheers mate very informative video 👍🏼
I have 7 Oscars,
they are great
Is that "the" Jeff Koons @8:12 ? :)
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Look back at old videos. I’ve been wearing Niner gear for the last 40 years! 😁
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I love oscars but I like planted tanks more
Do you ever fast your fish in your feeding schedule?
Yes. It’s common that I’ll not feed them for a couple of days.
Can I have a 1 white lutino tiger oscar and 1 black tiger in a 90 gallon tank? I have a 2.5 inch Lutino tiger Oscar and love the black tigers and want the yin and yang theme with Kush and the black tiger I want to get. Kush my lutino white tiger oscar is currently in a 42 growing out with a baby bristlenose plecco.
A 90 gallon will be too small when they become full grown. It will be fine for maybe a year or so, but eventually it will not be large enough.
how many times that we feed the oscar in 1day....
Would you say 6 would be to many for a 180? And yes There would be a ton of filtration
I would think 6 would be the around max for a 180. 4-5 would probably be better. 6 would probably be okay though.
My oscar was faced internal perasites issue many times can you give me cure and solution on that.please reply it will so helpfull for me.
Try API General Cure as a starting point.
what kind of cichlids can grow faster oscar fish...
Will Oscar's eat Cory's and Gara's?
They would try, and it would be a bad outcome due to the barbs on the corydoras.
My dream is to have an Oscar tank.
How can I get a picture of the cartoon muscle Oscar?
That would be awesome if I had a cartoon of an Oscar.
If you are referring to my logo, that’s an African cichlid (peacock).
The one that's in back of the tank flexing his muscles
That’s a carving of my logo. It’s an African cichlid. Quartz Creek Woodworking made that for me. You can probably ask them to make one for you that you can buy. You can find them on Instagram @quartzcreekwoodworking
Can Oscars live with bichirs?
I have the two together currently, my local fish guru says they do very well together as long as they are introduced young or at similar sizes. Dudes been in the business with his own store for 30+ yrs and I’ve yet to have any issues with mine
@@kennyschindler4203 what kind of bichirs do you have?
Senegal
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20g + Oscar = two week Quarantine
Would keeping Oscars and gold ocellatus together be a bad situation.... for the Oscars?
I pity the fool that doesn’t include enough jibber-jabber in his videos.
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