Anyone else have an Oscar(fish) for a pet?

bobtodd · 04-08-2002, 06:23 PM

Just curious if anyone else out there has had the pleasure of having an Oscar as a pet. I've got two right now I've had since January. For being a fish they are pretty smart and have personality. They jump out of the water to grab worms, etc. out of your hand. Anyone else have one??

Godslayer · 04-08-2002, 07:11 PM

No oscars but I keep a 5G planted tank. As soon as I move I will be setting up my 29G. I also keep two snakes.

www.aquariacentral.com is a great site for information and help.

OnMy3rdStang · 04-08-2002, 07:20 PM

My dad used to have 3 Oscars. One had only one eye and his name was Popeye and the ther 2 were Olive Oyl and Oscar LOL. We had to give them away when we moved though. They were neat, we kept them in a 150+ gallon fish tank with drift wood and real plants.
Since then I have gotten a betta and going to get a new aquarium and get more fish since the apartment I am in doesnt allow dogs and I'm not too fond of cats.

Topless In Texas · 04-08-2002, 07:25 PM

HAHAH! NO OSCARS HERE, but I got a bunch of other fishes. Got a 30 gall. w/ a mix of Freshwater fish, then a 20 gall. with the smaller ones, a bowl w/ the babies that the middle sized ones had, and a 20 gallon tank w/ 3 red-ear slider turtles! They are cool. but i hate cleaning the turtle tank! Its a pita!
Need to do it tonight. I'll take a pic of my fish if you wanna see!!! heheh.....

7up · 04-08-2002, 07:58 PM

No Oscars, but I've got a 45 gallon salt water tank. I have a porcupine puffer, a lion fish, a toad fish, a wolf eel and a powder blue tang. The cool thing is they all eat live goldfish for the majority of their diet, except for the tang. His mouth is too small, but he will eat the left over chunks of goldfish the puffer leaves from eating.

Topless In Texas · 04-08-2002, 08:04 PM

I love Salt Water fish! They are so neat! Great colors. I enjoy my fish, they are relaxing to have around.

blackfang · 04-08-2002, 08:43 PM

I just have some tropical fish in a 10 gallon tank. I also have an American Pit Bull Terrier.

Phil.

Pokey 5.0 · 04-08-2002, 08:58 PM

i had 3 oscar's(alphabet, pineapple face, and forkboy,dont ask! LOL)
your right though they are very smart, they always knew when it was time to eat and time to clean the tank too(55 gal tanks suck!)

now i just have 2 snakes and thats all til i get my new tiny little poison frogs and mantellas.

5.0L_Of_Fury · 04-08-2002, 09:04 PM

hey I dont have one NOW but I used to have one that when he died weighed about 7 pounds he was FREEKING HUGE I will tell ya when thay get that big they stop eating regular food and mine would only eat redworms and minnows/goldfish...yes I do agree that they have a great personality...mine...a.k.a JAWS would always hide behind his big rock if anybody else was in the room but when I came in he would come to the top and jump aound and wait for a good old gold fish...I would say he was smarter than the dog I have now...but then again thats not sayin too much

...man I miss that fish...he even sent one of my friends to the ER I dared him to put his finger down in the water..*CHOMP*, 4 stitches haha man I could go on forever about those things but im not gonna say anymore

Missing Jaws

Adam

Five0 · 04-08-2002, 09:47 PM

Yea I have two, They are some cool fish. Mine are out growing my fish tank.
It is my wife's fish tank and she used to have a lot of gold fish in it but I convinced her to let me get two oscars. Well when we got them they were smaller than the gold fish but would tear the fins off the gold fish until they got bigger then they ate all my wifes fish.
I had one really big one about 8 years before I got them so I knew what was going to happen.

Five0 · 04-08-2002, 09:48 PM

BTW: one is a tiger oscar and one is an albino.

srv1 · 04-08-2002, 09:52 PM

can anyone post a pic on a Oscar? i don't think i ever seen one. what kind of fish is it?

Topless In Texas · 04-08-2002, 11:00 PM

they are big and fat and have big bulging eyes...am I right?

Most i"ve seen are Black!

bobtodd · 04-09-2002, 01:17 AM

Wow, I didnt think many people would reply to this post. I've got an albino and tiger oscar myself. Yeah you are right about the bulging eyes topless. I've got a picture of my fish but will post it tomorrow if I get a chance. They are fun fish but definately need maintaining more than most. They really get excited during feeding time. The tiger oscar has jumped out of the tank twice when I have opened the top for feeding.
302blownpony...I cant beleive your buddy had to get sticthes. Thats crazy. I'll have to watch out for that when they get older. You can stick your finger in there now and the will bite it, but they arent big enough yet to do damage. Sorry to hear you dont have JAWS anymore. I'm sure its like losing a dog or a cat...sort of

I'll miss mine when they go. Hopefully that won't be for awhile. They are pretty young yet. ..about five inches.

Topless In Texas · 04-09-2002, 01:21 AM

5 INCHES?????

I dont think I"ve seen one that big!!!!!! geez.....how big they get? The ones i've seen have only been about a couple of inches, maybe!

bobtodd · 04-09-2002, 08:00 PM

They can get up to about 14-16 inches if I'm not mistaken.

04-08-2002, 06:23 PM	#1
bobtodd Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: WI, U.S Posts: 255	Anyone else have an Oscar(fish) for a pet? Just curious if anyone else out there has had the pleasure of having an Oscar as a pet. I've got two right now I've had since January. For being a fish they are pretty smart and have personality. They jump out of the water to grab worms, etc. out of your hand. Anyone else have one?? __________________ 91 LX - 10.5:1 pistons, ported 289 heads, Ultradyne 588 cam, Cobra upper/lower, MSD, JBA long tube headers, Flowmaster, Richmond 4:10, roll cage, monster tach...FUN!! 95 SHO - K&N filter

04-08-2002, 07:11 PM	#2
Godslayer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Largo, FL USA Posts: 274	No oscars but I keep a 5G planted tank. As soon as I move I will be setting up my 29G. I also keep two snakes. www.aquariacentral.com is a great site for information and help. __________________ Negative Mustang @ present time.

04-08-2002, 07:20 PM	#3
OnMy3rdStang Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 644	My dad used to have 3 Oscars. One had only one eye and his name was Popeye and the ther 2 were Olive Oyl and Oscar LOL. We had to give them away when we moved though. They were neat, we kept them in a 150+ gallon fish tank with drift wood and real plants. Since then I have gotten a betta and going to get a new aquarium and get more fish since the apartment I am in doesnt allow dogs and I'm not too fond of cats. __________________ Danica Patrick is my homegirl

04-08-2002, 07:25 PM	#4
Topless In Texas Not broken anymore! Join Date: May 2001 Location: La Porte, TEXASS :) Posts: 1,963	LOVE them fishes! HAHAH! NO OSCARS HERE, but I got a bunch of other fishes. Got a 30 gall. w/ a mix of Freshwater fish, then a 20 gall. with the smaller ones, a bowl w/ the babies that the middle sized ones had, and a 20 gallon tank w/ 3 red-ear slider turtles! They are cool. but i hate cleaning the turtle tank! Its a pita! Need to do it tonight. I'll take a pic of my fish if you wanna see!!! heheh..... __________________ R.I.P. my Kinde..Jan. 19,1992-Aug. 22, 2003. Shes Cruisin' doggie heaven in a Blown Verte or a GTO!!! 2005 ROUSH GT Verte SuperStallions of the Net Feature, May 2002 RICE HATERS CLUB MEMBER #38!! O.B.C #5..thank you!! I feel so priveledged!! BONE STOCK~ Hell, its a ROUSH!

04-08-2002, 07:58 PM	#5
7up Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 321	No Oscars, but I've got a 45 gallon salt water tank. I have a porcupine puffer, a lion fish, a toad fish, a wolf eel and a powder blue tang. The cool thing is they all eat live goldfish for the majority of their diet, except for the tang. His mouth is too small, but he will eat the left over chunks of goldfish the puffer leaves from eating. __________________ 91 lx convertible, Vortech a-trim, 2.87 blower pulley. 30lb injectors, 80 mm mass air, 255 fuel pump, flowmaster cat back, bbk long tubes and h pipe 299.3 hp, 355.5 tq(before h-pipe, headers) Ricer Hater's Club-member #16

04-08-2002, 08:04 PM	#6
Topless In Texas Not broken anymore! Join Date: May 2001 Location: La Porte, TEXASS :) Posts: 1,963	Cool!!!! I love Salt Water fish! They are so neat! Great colors. I enjoy my fish, they are relaxing to have around. __________________ R.I.P. my Kinde..Jan. 19,1992-Aug. 22, 2003. Shes Cruisin' doggie heaven in a Blown Verte or a GTO!!! 2005 ROUSH GT Verte SuperStallions of the Net Feature, May 2002 RICE HATERS CLUB MEMBER #38!! O.B.C #5..thank you!! I feel so priveledged!! BONE STOCK~ Hell, its a ROUSH!

04-08-2002, 08:43 PM	#7
blackfang Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 42	I just have some tropical fish in a 10 gallon tank. I also have an American Pit Bull Terrier. Phil. __________________ Email: Blackfang@attbi.com 1997 Cobra FRRP 4.30's, Lakewood d/s loop, Steeda Tri-Ax, Mac o/r h pipe, Magnaflows, K&N 2000 Z/28 Ram Air, EGR mod, Lid w/K&N, Flowtech cutout

04-08-2002, 08:58 PM	#8
Pokey 5.0 Prince the Porcelain Pimp Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Glen Ellyn, IL most NMRA races Posts: 191	i had 3 oscar's(alphabet, pineapple face, and forkboy,dont ask! LOL) your right though they are very smart, they always knew when it was time to eat and time to clean the tank too(55 gal tanks suck!) now i just have 2 snakes and thats all til i get my new tiny little poison frogs and mantellas. __________________ Look, its them damn house birds again! Tony NMRA P/S #5131 CMP Racing Flaming River Pakman Motorsports Belden Inc. UPR Products All Show Polishing (Rob 708-997-0226) Strange Engineering

04-08-2002, 09:04 PM	#9
5.0L_Of_Fury Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mayfield,KY,USA Posts: 288	hey I dont have one NOW but I used to have one that when he died weighed about 7 pounds he was FREEKING HUGE I will tell ya when thay get that big they stop eating regular food and mine would only eat redworms and minnows/goldfish...yes I do agree that they have a great personality...mine...a.k.a JAWS would always hide behind his big rock if anybody else was in the room but when I came in he would come to the top and jump aound and wait for a good old gold fish...I would say he was smarter than the dog I have now...but then again thats not sayin too much...man I miss that fish...he even sent one of my friends to the ER I dared him to put his finger down in the water..CHOMP, 4 stitches haha man I could go on forever about those things but im not gonna say anymore Missing Jaws Adam __________________ OLD NAME:4cyl_Of_Fury 1990 LX 5.0 Hatchback K&N,March Ram Air,Strut Tower Brace '93LX Hatchback !FOR SALE No Substitute For Cubic Inches! BURN EM UP fivepointzero@kytnar.org "Give 'Er Hell" "They Call It Minute Rice..Gee Are Those Actually Track Times?" Firemen: We Find 'Em Hot And Leave 'Em Wet" Rice Haters Club Member #23 (GM Ricer Fads) Gotta Love Hatin 'Em CLUTCHES,FUEL PUMP RELAYS,FOUR CYLINDERS

04-08-2002, 09:47 PM	#10
Five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: middleburg, fl, usa Posts: 1,134	Yea I have two, They are some cool fish. Mine are out growing my fish tank. It is my wife's fish tank and she used to have a lot of gold fish in it but I convinced her to let me get two oscars. Well when we got them they were smaller than the gold fish but would tear the fins off the gold fish until they got bigger then they ate all my wifes fish. I had one really big one about 8 years before I got them so I knew what was going to happen. __________________ James Cox RHC Member #44 nochevy@hotmail.com 1991 Mustang LX Dart iron eagle block, 4340 28oz 347 crank, 4340 h-beam rods, probe ultra light pistons canfield heads “race ported by Brent Frazier”, solid roller cam and lifters “custom grind”, kooks 1 7/8" race headers, and much more. Engine built by Brent Frazier.

04-08-2002, 09:48 PM	#11
Five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: middleburg, fl, usa Posts: 1,134	BTW: one is a tiger oscar and one is an albino. __________________ James Cox RHC Member #44 nochevy@hotmail.com 1991 Mustang LX Dart iron eagle block, 4340 28oz 347 crank, 4340 h-beam rods, probe ultra light pistons canfield heads “race ported by Brent Frazier”, solid roller cam and lifters “custom grind”, kooks 1 7/8" race headers, and much more. Engine built by Brent Frazier.

04-08-2002, 09:52 PM	#12
srv1 Get down..... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Room 103 Posts: 2,095	can anyone post a pic on a Oscar? i don't think i ever seen one. what kind of fish is it? __________________ Cobra brakes are on! Finally..... ------------------------------------------------

04-08-2002, 11:00 PM	#13
Topless In Texas Not broken anymore! Join Date: May 2001 Location: La Porte, TEXASS :) Posts: 1,963	Hes green and lives in a trash can! hahha they are big and fat and have big bulging eyes...am I right? Most i"ve seen are Black! __________________ R.I.P. my Kinde..Jan. 19,1992-Aug. 22, 2003. Shes Cruisin' doggie heaven in a Blown Verte or a GTO!!! 2005 ROUSH GT Verte SuperStallions of the Net Feature, May 2002 RICE HATERS CLUB MEMBER #38!! O.B.C #5..thank you!! I feel so priveledged!! BONE STOCK~ Hell, its a ROUSH!

04-09-2002, 01:17 AM	#14
bobtodd Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: WI, U.S Posts: 255	Wow, I didnt think many people would reply to this post. I've got an albino and tiger oscar myself. Yeah you are right about the bulging eyes topless. I've got a picture of my fish but will post it tomorrow if I get a chance. They are fun fish but definately need maintaining more than most. They really get excited during feeding time. The tiger oscar has jumped out of the tank twice when I have opened the top for feeding. 302blownpony...I cant beleive your buddy had to get sticthes. Thats crazy. I'll have to watch out for that when they get older. You can stick your finger in there now and the will bite it, but they arent big enough yet to do damage. Sorry to hear you dont have JAWS anymore. I'm sure its like losing a dog or a cat...sort of I'll miss mine when they go. Hopefully that won't be for awhile. They are pretty young yet. ..about five inches. __________________ 91 LX - 10.5:1 pistons, ported 289 heads, Ultradyne 588 cam, Cobra upper/lower, MSD, JBA long tube headers, Flowmaster, Richmond 4:10, roll cage, monster tach...FUN!! 95 SHO - K&N filter

04-09-2002, 01:21 AM	#15
Topless In Texas Not broken anymore! Join Date: May 2001 Location: La Porte, TEXASS :) Posts: 1,963	5 inches????? :0 5 INCHES????? I dont think I"ve seen one that big!!!!!! geez.....how big they get? The ones i've seen have only been about a couple of inches, maybe! __________________ R.I.P. my Kinde..Jan. 19,1992-Aug. 22, 2003. Shes Cruisin' doggie heaven in a Blown Verte or a GTO!!! 2005 ROUSH GT Verte SuperStallions of the Net Feature, May 2002 RICE HATERS CLUB MEMBER #38!! O.B.C #5..thank you!! I feel so priveledged!! BONE STOCK~ Hell, its a ROUSH!

04-09-2002, 08:00 PM	#16
bobtodd Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: WI, U.S Posts: 255	They can get up to about 14-16 inches if I'm not mistaken. __________________ 91 LX - 10.5:1 pistons, ported 289 heads, Ultradyne 588 cam, Cobra upper/lower, MSD, JBA long tube headers, Flowmaster, Richmond 4:10, roll cage, monster tach...FUN!! 95 SHO - K&N filter