trying to find out why my oscar is digging holes in the bottom of my tank by picking up the rocks and spiting them out.

hey i dont know.but mine do the same.
i would like to know too.
cheers:huh:

that is normal to oscars. remodeling and rearranging the tank
by themselves. its either they do not like the way their master
put thing together or they just got the new ideas as they grow


no kidding aside, that is one of their characters as they grow.
same is true when they are about to spawn. if you have pair, i
suggest you provide them one big slate to clean and lay their
eggs. something like this below

agreeing with Paul, yes thats right... my oscars always dig a whole in the middle of my tank... everytime.. i level the surface.. they do their job... its totally cool... and if you see it right.. its their home and they like customization and this is perfectly natural..

oscars dig !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..

I still prefer calling it customization it makes oscars look smarter

warlock wrote:
i call the action as "bulldozing" and i like to watch them scoop then throw away far from where they scoop.

hahahhahaah me tooooooooo
they just rock

Ruby does that too, I like to call it redecorating its the same spot she clears every time!

hahhaha wicked !!!!

I haven't been on the site for ages as i've been on holiday but man am i missing the site...Would just like to add everyone is right and my Oscars do the same. It's just great to watch them scoop up the gravel/sand (whatever you have) and see them spit it somewhere else..

Mine always like the middle of the tank back to bare glass. I have recently placed a nice bit of slate there and low and behold it looks like there ready to breed again!!

Anyway either way breeding or not...It's an Oscar thing!

yeah brucemarc, you were out for a while...
welcome back....

my term for that scooping..... BULLDOZING the substrate