Comments on: What to Feed Oscar Fish

By: Paul Piotrowski

Paul Piotrowski — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:57:22 +0000

@Bart Piotrowski: Yeah, I don’t think I could be bothered to run out and look for earth-worms to feed the fish. I didn’t know pet stores carried them. I thought maybe you have to get them somewhere else like at a bait shop or something.

By: Paul Piotrowski

Paul Piotrowski — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:56:14 +0000

@Bart Piotrowski: When I add the hot water, I use a small shot glass and only put a little bit of water in. By the time the blood worms are dissolved the water is luke warm, so it won’t hurt the fish. But I see your point. If you were to dissolve the worms in a bigger glass and used scolding hot water you could run into problems.

By: Bart Piotrowski

Bart Piotrowski — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:58:23 +0000

I wouldn’t suggest digging them up, your backyard earthworms have diseases and could harm your fish. Go to a pet store and buy them there, at least you know they are clean and free of any bacteria or diseases.

By: Bart Piotrowski

Bart Piotrowski — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:51:13 +0000

Paul please note that after you add the hot water to the glass of frozen bloodworms it’s a good idea to wait till they unfreeze and then add some really cold water to the glass. This will make sure that the blood worms are not really hot and potentially burn the oscars in the mouth.

By: Paul Piotrowski

Paul Piotrowski — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:59:06 +0000

@AquaDaily: Do you just dig them up in your backyard somewhere or do you buy them somewhere?

By: AquaDaily

AquaDaily — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:08:07 +0000

Have you tried feeding them earthworms? They love them, and they’re dispatched with pretty speedily so not really cruel in my opinion. No chance of disease, either.