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I got two large Oscars the other day.They breed like rats byt every time make a meal of the eggs.I tried taking them out but get problems with fungus.I tried covering the tenk but to no avail.They do breed every 2 - 3 weeks.The male is about 13" and the female 11".Please give me advice that works because nothing seems to work.I even removed all other fish but they are still canibals!!!!:mad: ::confused:

- Are you sure it's a pair? two females will also lay eggs and eat them,because they know they're no good.


- If it's a pair - give them 4-5 times to see if the finally get it right.



- If your 100% sure it's a pair and they don't stop pull the eggs but put them somewhere,where you have water flow/movement over the eggs to prevent fungus

I have learned that treating the water with anti-fungal medication is the way to go. I put my eggs in small tank, with a powerhead, and a light dose of malachite green. Almost all of them will hatch. The infertile eggs seem to be a brighter white... so if you have girl/girl situation, their eggs should all be the same color after two days time. If most of them turn darker, I'd expect some fry in two and a half days from spawning.
After that, I take the powerhead out, and wait a day or so to start feeding.
I like to feed powdered food, and baby brine shrimp (frozen and live). I try to feed them six times a day for the first few days, then taper off as they grow.
I unplug the air and filter during feeding time to slow the water current. They seem to starve to death in a few hours, so be careful. Siphon off what food they don't eat, and be sure to cover your filter intake with some kind of mesh with a tight weave so as not to kill the tiny buggers. Be ready to clean and feed for a couple hours per day. They are very labor intesive!
Beware: I lose a lot of fry due to inexperience...I only hope this will get you started.
Ed

Originally posted by stilllearnin
- Are you sure it's a pair? two females will also lay eggs and eat them,because they know they're no good.


- If it's a pair - give them 4-5 times to see if the finally get it right.



- If your 100% sure it's a pair and they don't stop pull the eggs but put them somewhere,where you have water flow/movement over the eggs to prevent fungus

Most certainly a pair and they did breed once before at the previous guy but he also do not know what he did to sucseed with the breeding!

Originally posted by E-T
I have learned that treating the water with anti-fungal medication is the way to go. I put my eggs in small tank, with a powerhead, and a light dose of malachite green. Almost all of them will hatch. The infertile eggs seem to be a brighter white... so if you have girl/girl situation, their eggs should all be the same color after two days time. If most of them turn darker, I'd expect some fry in two and a half days from spawning.
After that, I take the powerhead out, and wait a day or so to start feeding.
I like to feed powdered food, and baby brine shrimp (frozen and live). I try to feed them six times a day for the first few days, then taper off as they grow.
I unplug the air and filter during feeding time to slow the water current. They seem to starve to death in a few hours, so be careful. Siphon off what food they don't eat, and be sure to cover your filter intake with some kind of mesh with a tight weave so as not to kill the tiny buggers. Be ready to clean and feed for a couple hours per day. They are very labor intesive!
Beware: I lose a lot of fry due to inexperience...I only hope this will get you started.
Ed

I hope so but i think i will have to pull the eggs next time as that seems to be the only option as to sucseed Thanks for the advise

I have spawning oscars right now too.
This is their second time. The first time it was not set up and they went throught the undergravel filter, but now they have a slate, and so far so good.
I am sure they're good this time because they white the first time and now they are beige. So far they are not being eaten.
How old are the fry when they should be seperated from the parents.

U are so lucky.Mine spawned 3 times already but each time they eat thier eggs.As to how long before removing the fry im not sure but i believe they live of the yolks for several days after 3 or so days after the eggs has been layed.Most people recon u can remove them as soon as they start swimming around freely as the parents might make a meal out of them.To be sure just check on the forum under breeding with Oscars because there are many replies on this subject.Be sure to enjoy every moment!Relic:)