Anasfire Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 I was wandering past the seafood section in Coles tonight and saw some raw, peeled prawns on sale and thought my tiger oscar Logan might like them. Now I'm wondering if I should cook them for him or just feed bits to him raw? I already gave him a little piece raw and he seemed to love it and is still swimming around and not dead so I suppose that's a good indication that it's ok for him. Is feeding him raw prawn ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 :lol: You have to cook the prawns. That's what the Oscar mothers do in the wild to feed their young. They flop out of the water, set up their little fry pans and saute the prawns in olive oil with a bit of garlic. Serve on a white plate and garnish with a bit of chopped parsley. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasfire Posted June 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 ok ok, I'll take that as a NO lol. I'll continue to feed him the raw prawns then I just didn't want him to get sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Personally I'd just give him pellets and eat the prawns myself. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasfire Posted June 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 I have pellets here for him but they're really small. The kind he needed when he was small coz they were the largest that would fit in his mouth so I end up having to feed him like 2 dozen of these tiny pellets for him to be even close to satisfied. I've now cut up a few of the prawns into bite sized chunks (I gave him a larger piece earlier and it seemed to get a little 'stuck') and frozen them so they don't go bad and that way I can just take it out and defrost it as I need it like I do with frozen BS and Bloodworm. He seemed to really like the prawn though, seemed all excited and coming back for more. Never seen him so excited over food before. I really do spoil him don't I?! He's like a cat for me seeing as I can't have one. Just gotta teach him to let me pat him and I'll be stoked. At the moment if you put your hand or finger anywhere near the water he nips at you coz my son taught him to nip his finger buy giving him food directly afterwards. Makes feeding him by hand easier but I don't want him nipping me even when I don't have food! I even put him on webcam for people to watch (eg Brett and Stacey) and they like 'Logan feed-cam' which entails him eating any manner of things from pellets to live feeder shrimp, crays or fish. And occasionally my son Kaleb will stick his finger in there and let Logan nip it for the cam I'm so proud of him. Logan I mean....but I'm proud of Kaleb too for different reasons lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 our oscar always got prawns with her previous owner as something to keep her happy inbetween live feeds. theyll eat them no problems... Oh and Logans great on logan cam!!!! Little poser he is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasfire Posted June 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Yeah he loves the new webacm, it has lights around it that turn on in low light conditions and if he sees them he swims over to investigate, making it easier to show him off hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beano Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 ohhhhh! How come everyone elses oscar eats whatever they put in there? Mine is so busy threatening me, he won't eat half the time! He's scared of blood worms and doesn't like squid - I bought that damn squid cap just for him, got icky squid disgustingness on my hands cutting it up in to bits for him, and would he try it? NOOOOO! Pfft, all the other oscars eat fruit and prawns and squid and THEIR PELLETS!! Honestly though, don't waste money on prawns for your oscar, eat them yourself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasfire Posted July 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Hahaha, I end up getting about $1.70 worth of the peeled raw prawns and half the time it's too much for him so I end up frying them in a little olive oil and garlic! I cut bits up and freeze it for him though and defrost them when needed. Squid is an idea though, never thought to feed him squid..might get him some this week. What kind of fruit would a Tiger Oscar eat?? Grapes? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 sounds like these fish are eating better then me! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beano Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I've heard oscars love squid! But mine doesn't. My silver dollars eat more variety than Buzz, and they're supposed to be vegetarian... sure, they lurve blood worm! I've heard they also eat zucchini, grapes, orange/mandarine and apple. You just have to only give a little bit at a time because the fruit really messes the water up. I'd feed them that right before a water change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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