I think oscars are enat, but they do require a good filtratin system
as they can get messy, and they do relatively large so sufficieint
size is another concern. I had two small oscars one time that we used
to feed live minnows to. I had a creek in the back yard and used to
catch minnows all the time to feed them. Those two used to eat the
minnows out of yur hand and even jump to get the minnows if yu held
them up out of the water.They were pretty neat, but they soon outgrew
even the 55 gal tank they were in. As in your other post concerning
them and adding a pleco. Thats a good combo to have.

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:00:55 -0500, (Papa Red)
wrote:
I am now seriously considering going over to my LFS sometime in the
next few days, and if the same Oscar that I saw there today is still
there, I am going to purchase it, unless you folks can convince me that
I shouldn't.
Like I posted earlier, I currently have a 30 gallon aquarium that the
Oscar can call it's home. The fish currently living in there, three
small Bala sharks and three small Gouramis will be traded in. I have a
ten gallon tank with a cracked glass that I could raise crickets in, to
feed the Oscar. And there is a petro station nearby that sells frozen
bait shrimp, as well as other frozen fishing bait, to also feed the
Oscar.
Of the Oscars that my local shop has, only the one that I want to
purchase is not an unattractive whitish flesh colour. The particular
Oscar that I want is one that is predominantly greenish-black in color.
And it seems far more alert and observant of the things that are going
on around it, than any of the others that are there for sale. Also, I
have no idea how to tell it's gender, but if I do purchase it, I think
that I will call it "Fred". Any help on the pros and cons of owning an
Oscar would be very much appreciated. Thanks.~Dean.

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