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Old 09-26-2005, 08:10 AM   #1
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Old 09-26-2005, 08:56 AM   #2
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I don't think I want to know what "his Oscar" is!

Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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Old 09-26-2005, 09:04 AM   #3
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An Oscar is a freshwater tropical that can grow to about a foot in length. Typically they are somewhat aggresive fish that prefer live food. This fish just happens to be afraid of goldfish.

You could probably get a couple of good fillets off this one.
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Old 09-26-2005, 09:07 AM   #4
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Afraid???
Probably just feeding him fish that are too big..
My brother had an Oscar named Zeus who was ~10" long... he ate small 2" goldfish

My fiance and I have 2 Jack Dempsy's which are smaller and probably meaner than Oscars... they Love 1-2" goldfish and they are only 6" or so long....

Tell your friend to buy smaller ones, and leave them in the bag at the top of the tank for a little bit (15min or so) and it will piss them off enough so it's a frenzy when you open the bag and release the fish....

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Old 09-26-2005, 09:17 AM   #5
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Rock, when he bought the goldfish they were the 1-2" size and the oscar was still afraid of them. They have survived in the tank with the oscar for about a year and have grown to this size.
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Old 09-26-2005, 09:24 AM   #6
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Thats what I thought I read...
What a Pansy @ss Oscar!!!
They sell smaller ones (guppies) that are 3/4 of an inch.. sometimes we get a few doz of those instead

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Old 09-26-2005, 11:18 AM   #7
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When I was a kid we had two tanks, one with a Dempsey and one with guppies. You can produce plenty of guppies to feed them.

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