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my oscar is laying eggs but the male is trying to eat them so my husband took him out is that good let me know

let me know

NO that is not good. UNLESS he has already fertilized the eggs. Most Oscars do eat the first eggs and maybe the secound ones too. IF the male has not fertilized them, the eggs are not good anyway. IF he has and you saw this, then removing him was a good deal.

hi thanks for your reply but when i checked this morning she already had ate them so i put him back in so now they are in there together so now they can do it again this time i won't take him out this time how do i know if he fertilized them when they turn a little yellow right ok thanks josey.

Yes, the eggs wil turn to a yellowish tint. White means they are not fertile and fugus has them. Those are the ones the oscars should eat. It is hard for them to just pic off the white ones with out getting some of the good ones too. I do hope U have another tank to house the fry in?? A 55 is good for this..

i have a oscar that i just recently got. i am new to this and i was wondering how to tell the difference and i also wanted to know how hard it is to breed them. thanks for ur help.

The only sure way to sex an Oscar is by venting the fish. This means removing it from the water, and looking at the shape of the "vent". In Males the "vent" is triangular shaped, and in a female, its is oval. The fish needs to be at least six months old, to get it right, and the person looking, needs to be experienced at venting fish. I would not recommend, trying to vent a fish, unless you have seen someone, or been shown how by someone who knows.
As for breeding Oscars, they are fairly easy to breed, if you get a breeding pair.

Fertilized Oscar eggs, are beige, and unfertilized eggs, are white.