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Oscars love crickets, but this......... 4 years, 9 months ago #3658

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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

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Re:Oscars love crickets, but this......... 4 years, 9 months ago #3660

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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
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Re:Oscars love crickets, but this......... 4 years, 9 months ago #3663

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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.

Re:Oscars love crickets, but this......... 4 years, 9 months ago #3665

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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.

Re:Oscars love crickets, but this......... 4 years, 9 months ago #3666

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rick1097 wrote:
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.


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.
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Re:Oscars love crickets, but this......... 4 years, 9 months ago #3716

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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.
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