Hello,

We have a backyard pond (oval, approx. 12' x 7', about 2 1/2' deep) which we
had previously had some goldfish in, leftover from the prevoious owner. Well,
long story short, we have cleaned out the pond, put in a new liner, re-filled
the pond, and set up the filter/waterfall. We also bought a few plants which
are now in there. Well, today, someone (I don't really know them...they posted
an e-mail at work) came by to drop off some fish they needed to get rid of. I
am now the proud owner of 2 large goldfish, 2 koi, and 2 oscars. I know how to
care for the goldfish, and I think the koi are pretty similar. They are all
too big for the Oscar's to be a problem. I don't know anything about the
oscars! My understanding is that they are generally warm water fish, but I
know our pond isn't that warm. (We are in Massachusetts if that helps). I can
see that they took a bit longer (an hour or so) than the others to feel
comfortable in their new home. My question is this. Do I feed them the same
food as the other fish? We have some floating food sticks. Also, can we keep
them out in the pond come winter? We had most of our goldfish survive when we
did this (we have a de-icer). Anything else I need to know to give these guys
a good life?

Thanks!
Erin

I didnt know an Oscar could live in a pond. That is new to me. We kept
them in 55 gallon aquariums and they were mean to every other fish in
the tanks. One got so out of hand it was flushed down the toilet, only
to come back up and bite my mom on the butt while sitting. Good lluck
with them!







On 10 May 2003 21:06:50 GMT, (PETEFT15) wrote:

Hello,

We have a backyard pond (oval, approx. 12' x 7', about 2 1/2' deep) which we
had previously had some goldfish in, leftover from the prevoious owner. Well,
long story short, we have cleaned out the pond, put in a new liner, re-filled
the pond, and set up the filter/waterfall. We also bought a few plants which
are now in there. Well, today, someone (I don't really know them...they posted
an e-mail at work) came by to drop off some fish they needed to get rid of. I
am now the proud owner of 2 large goldfish, 2 koi, and 2 oscars. I know how to
care for the goldfish, and I think the koi are pretty similar. They are all
too big for the Oscar's to be a problem. I don't know anything about the
oscars! My understanding is that they are generally warm water fish, but I
know our pond isn't that warm. (We are in Massachusetts if that helps). I can
see that they took a bit longer (an hour or so) than the others to feel
comfortable in their new home. My question is this. Do I feed them the same
food as the other fish? We have some floating food sticks. Also, can we keep
them out in the pond come winter? We had most of our goldfish survive when we
did this (we have a de-icer). Anything else I need to know to give these guys
a good life?

Thanks!
Erin

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Jammer wrote One got so out of hand it was flushed down the toilet, only
to come back up and bite my mom on the butt while sitting.

Okay, yer pulling my leg, right?
(Or I'm building on outhouse in the garden!)


k30a

Oscars are native to south america, I have seen them survive in the swamps
down south . they will not survive long outside in a northern climate. in
the mean time, they will eat pelletized cichlid food, or small " Feeder"
Goldfish.
Bear

"jammer" j@mmer wrote in message
...
snip One got so out of hand it was flushed down the toilet, only
to come back up and bite my mom on the butt while sitting.

Please please tell me that you were just joking? A fish came out of the
sewer system to bite dear old mama? BTW, what does an Oscar look like?
Anyone with a picture?
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On 10 May 2003 22:30:23 GMT, ESPMER (K30a) wrote:

Jammer wrote One got so out of hand it was flushed down the toilet, only
to come back up and bite my mom on the butt while sitting.

Okay, yer pulling my leg, right?
(Or I'm building on outhouse in the garden!)


k30a

No, i am very serious.

On Sun, 11 May 2003 00:26:49 GMT, "Just Me \"Koi\""
wrote:

"jammer" j@mmer wrote in message
.. .
snip One got so out of hand it was flushed down the toilet, only
to come back up and bite my mom on the butt while sitting.

Please please tell me that you were just joking? A fish came out of the
sewer system to bite dear old mama? BTW, what does an Oscar look like?
Anyone with a picture?

http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/animals...yw3/index.html

jammer wrote No, i am very serious.

Well, I've seen pictures of goldfish in
the sewers but this beats all!


k30a

Thanks

--
_______________________________________
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is
like an eggs-and-ham breakfast:
The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."

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"jammer" j@mmer wrote in message
...
On Sun, 11 May 2003 00:26:49 GMT, "Just Me \"Koi\""
wrote:

"jammer" j@mmer wrote in message
.. .
snip One got so out of hand it was flushed down the toilet, only
to come back up and bite my mom on the butt while sitting.

Please please tell me that you were just joking? A fish came out of the
sewer system to bite dear old mama? BTW, what does an Oscar look like?
Anyone with a picture?

http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/animals...yw3/index.html

What a nice gift of fish. How warm is your tank now?

Oscars are the Amazon equivalent of a small mouth bass. Mid-sized predator.
I was shocked to see that they can grow to 18" in the Amazon. That is an
actual measurement! Innes says they grow to 10-12". I have one in a tank
in my office that is now 14".

They will eat what they can get. My office fish eats catfish food as do the
goldies and koi. She has grown from 2" to 14" and lasted 8 years thus far.
Feed them pellets. We don't bother with chiclid food (costly!).

They can handle 60 degrees. The AMazon gets that cold. They will not
handle a Mass wintr.

Enjoy and then catch. Your oscars are likely to thrive in the pond this
summer.

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See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley
Check out Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $140+ per child) at: jogathon.net
______________________________________________
"PETEFT15" wrote in message
...
Hello,

We have a backyard pond (oval, approx. 12' x 7', about 2 1/2' deep) which
we
had previously had some goldfish in, leftover from the prevoious owner.
Well,
long story short, we have cleaned out the pond, put in a new liner,
re-filled
the pond, and set up the filter/waterfall. We also bought a few plants
which
are now in there. Well, today, someone (I don't really know them...they
posted
an e-mail at work) came by to drop off some fish they needed to get rid
of. I
am now the proud owner of 2 large goldfish, 2 koi, and 2 oscars. I know
how to
care for the goldfish, and I think the koi are pretty similar. They are
all
too big for the Oscar's to be a problem. I don't know anything about the
oscars! My understanding is that they are generally warm water fish, but
I
know our pond isn't that warm. (We are in Massachusetts if that helps). I
can
see that they took a bit longer (an hour or so) than the others to feel
comfortable in their new home. My question is this. Do I feed them the
same
food as the other fish? We have some floating food sticks. Also, can we
keep
them out in the pond come winter? We had most of our goldfish survive
when we
did this (we have a de-icer). Anything else I need to know to give these
guys
a good life?

Thanks!
Erin

Your gonna have an awful fun time catching them.....unless you have a very large
net...or you go fishing in your pond.

Phyllis and Jim Hurley wrote:

What a nice gift of fish. How warm is your tank now?

Oscars are the Amazon equivalent of a small mouth bass. Mid-sized predator.
I was shocked to see that they can grow to 18" in the Amazon. That is an
actual measurement! Innes says they grow to 10-12". I have one in a tank
in my office that is now 14".

They will eat what they can get. My office fish eats catfish food as do the
goldies and koi. She has grown from 2" to 14" and lasted 8 years thus far.
Feed them pellets. We don't bother with chiclid food (costly!).

They can handle 60 degrees. The AMazon gets that cold. They will not
handle a Mass wintr.

Enjoy and then catch. Your oscars are likely to thrive in the pond this
summer.

--
______________________________________________
See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley
Check out Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $140+ per child) at: jogathon.net
______________________________________________
"PETEFT15" wrote in message
...
Hello,

We have a backyard pond (oval, approx. 12' x 7', about 2 1/2' deep) which
we
had previously had some goldfish in, leftover from the prevoious owner.
Well,
long story short, we have cleaned out the pond, put in a new liner,
re-filled
the pond, and set up the filter/waterfall. We also bought a few plants
which
are now in there. Well, today, someone (I don't really know them...they
posted
an e-mail at work) came by to drop off some fish they needed to get rid
of. I
am now the proud owner of 2 large goldfish, 2 koi, and 2 oscars. I know
how to
care for the goldfish, and I think the koi are pretty similar. They are
all
too big for the Oscar's to be a problem. I don't know anything about the
oscars! My understanding is that they are generally warm water fish, but
I
know our pond isn't that warm. (We are in Massachusetts if that helps). I
can
see that they took a bit longer (an hour or so) than the others to feel
comfortable in their new home. My question is this. Do I feed them the
same
food as the other fish? We have some floating food sticks. Also, can we
keep
them out in the pond come winter? We had most of our goldfish survive
when we
did this (we have a de-icer). Anything else I need to know to give these
guys
a good life?

Thanks!
Erin