Breeding my Oscars???

[jhutch]

Two of my oscars have paired off and I took all the other fish out of the 125 gallon tank they are in. I have been waiting quite anxiously for some eggs to appear but no luck yet. I have noticed they slowed right down on there eating and the minnows I put in there have remained for two days. I have also noticed a protrusion that is new today. I assume it is the genital organs on both of them. They hover over the big flat rock in the tank and thats about it. Does anyone know if what I am seeing is a genital organ? Am I on the right track?

[OscarFan]

Their is a breeding tube on male Oscars. right below the head. If you want them to breed you have to feed them a variety of foods. A staple such as NLS or Hikari and Krill and bloodworms. Then they will most likely breed.

[jbeining75]

Use brine shrimp and flush the tank with cooler water.. If they are hovering over the flatrock they are getting ready...

[jhutch]

Thanks for the info. I am currently feeding minnows and cichlid gold floating pellets. They don't seem to want the freeze dried blood worms. Maybe I should try frozen ones?

[angelcakes]

frozen bloodworm is a good idea........i personaly don't like freeze dried,:19:

[Nick89]

Yeah.. I'd recommend Hikari foods. Nls to me, seems a bit overated. Its an ok food some people have better luck than others, but Hikari is best imo, especially the Hikari Gold, and Bio-gold+ with freeze dried krill and other variety of foods.

[Algenco]

you had best start thinking about what to do hundreds, possibly thousands of baby oscars, they are about to lay