hi i was just wondering ,ive been on you tube looking at some videos as i bought my tiger oscar when he was 1 inches long hes now around 3 inches long as im getting worried is he very slow at growing as people on you tube was making comments that there oscar was from 8 - 10 inches in 3 months am i doing wrong or is he healthy as he is hope you will help i want the best for my oscar just tested my water spot on no nitrate and no ammonia

Honey your Oscar is fine... They grow at a rate of about an inch per month till a year they the growth slows! You are right on track!

but how the hell can some people have theyre oscar to be 10 inches in 3 months

People lie! There is no way... Unless they were bought 3 months ago at 6 inches long...

sorry to be a pain nicki im glad my oscar is no longer atacking mu pictus catfish but they swim at the top not at the bottom is that ok

They are fine... As BGH told you his hides all the time. Mine are active some days and not at all on other days. It depends on the fish.. But I am sure they will be fine.

And you aren't a pain at all..

big lie your oscar is fine don't worry.

wentworth75 wrote:


I absolutely detest youTube. It's a dark and disturbing place that I really don't want any part of any more. I have various videos that I put on their couple of years ago and you wouldn't believe some of the comments that have been left by some of the cretins that frequent YouTube.

I would ignore what people say on youTube, most of them haven't a clue what they're talking about.

Your oscar will grow as his own pace, just do your best to make his life great and ask these fine people about your concerns and everything will be great.

Hey Boss, posty some linky for those videos?

wentworth75 wrote:

some people say how big their oscar is/are with excitement, thus,
making it/them bigger than the actual size. water could also
magnify the fish/es and could affect the size description.
but no way one could spurt the growth of their oscar at that rate.

thank you all for your help make me feel better now i just want to give my oscar the best care i can give him

wentworth75 wrote:

i am sure that he will be ok, my tiger grew slowly for the first 5 months, but has grown about 3 inches in the last 2 months.
---water quality is key for growing a healthy fish.
what are the water parameters exactly?
you said no nitrates... there should some nitrate readings to show that your biological filter is working