Survival of the Fishest?

[BigDaddy420]

i been breeding convicts to feed to my oscar. there is one convict imparticular, he cant seem to catch. its only been about 3 days and i was starting to wonder, what if. somewhat i believe in karma, maybe if he survives to a nice size i should let him live in there. i think its kinda funny to see him lurking about the tiny spots of the aquarium snickering like at the O. i figured as long as there is no aggression im gonna leave him there if he doesnt get ate. i think the eel may be eating some of those feeders too, who knows.

 

[BigDaddy420]

just seen the bichir get his first feeder, very impressive, those things are just like water snakes, especially the way their mouthes are formed. much more impressive than the tiretrack i wanted.

 

[Orion]

I've actualy heard several people claim that their oscar's have pets. (meaning that they didn't, or couldn't, eat a particular feeder fish that was put in for it).

But I wouldn't get to attached to it. It is an oscar after all, and I wouldn't be surprised if one day the convict was gone. It may just not be hungary enough right now.

BTW- just wondering if you are suplimenting the oscar's diet with something more than just feeders. They need more nutrients and a better ballanced diet. Gut loading the feeders will help some, but I'm a beliver that they do need additional sources of food.

 

[BigDaddy420]

oh yeah, he gets flakes, floating pellets, shrimp pellets, some fruit every now n then and veggies. on thanksgiving he even ate some turkey. im going to get some small grapes today at the store to, i heard my friends O really love them. he only gets feeders when the convict fry are big enough, these are his first batch. i catch some moths and lady bugs every now n then too, he really likes the moths.