rwood MY 2 OSCARS LOVE TO EAT BABY PINKY MICE.

i am not sure about that but my oscar never sheared
the mice they have taken down. they just gulp the whole
thing in one snap.

i am used to the bite of my oscar when cleaning the inner
wall of the tank but never got laceration on my arm.

oscars don't have teeth like we would normally call teeth, but do have a sharp cartilage or film of sharp skin just inside the mouth. the main crushing is done further back in the throat. they do have very powerful muscles here for the size of a oscar that is. i too have got use to being bitten and have only once had blood drawn from a bite. This was on the palm of my hand where the skin is thick and hard so they can bite fairly hard if they want. most bites are just nips and are harmless.