Found an enormous cricket in my house today, it must've been about 3 inches long, it was absolutely huge. Fortunately for the cricket, my ex-missus was here and she wouldn't let me feed it to the Oscars. She's a vegetarian, say no more.

Mind you, they would have been hard-pressed to get it in their mouth

Tell ya the truth, I'd be more worried for the oscar's safety.
That thing is a monster!

I would've had to squash that thing though. Can't really handle bugs being loose in my house. I'm just girlie that way I guess. hahaha

It's actually a katydid not a cricket. If your oscar is large enough it would have eaten it with no problem. I catch lizards and palmetto bugs (large cockroaches) and feed them to my oscars. They love em and it's alot of fun to watch. I have a 11in albino red, 10.5 in tiger and 8 in red. They love to pick them apart.

Whatever you call that thing... don't know if my ossies will eat it? Come to think of it, they are not really fussy when something wriggles in their tanks - have put in a few small swordtails - they didn't touch ground before they were all gone.

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You might have a point, just did a search on Google and it does rather look like a katydid. I have to admit that I have never even heard of a katydid before.

Growing up in the U.S midwest and an avid hunter and fisherman you learn alot about animals. Don't be afraid to feed the oscars anykind of insect. I have seen mine eat many different species. Granted they are all above 10 inches. I wouldn't advise it for smaller fish.