Breeding Oscars

[Roaddogz]

hello i have an oscar thast 6 inches i think its proubly still 2 small 2 breed but what i was wondering is what does it take 2 breed them. i know u need a really large tank i got 222 gal tank that i can get from my parents house or leave it set up there.


- how can i tell if my oscar is a male or female?

-how big should they be befor u breed?

-how old is a good age?

if anyone could gicve me some infermation it would really help i aint oing 2 breed them yet i just wanna keep it in the back of my mind cuz i wanna try it 1 day.

 

[idlefingers]

You should post this in the new world cichlid forum as oscars aren't livebearers.

It's near impossible to sex oscars, so the best way is to get a group of young ones and a pair should form. Once that's happened, return the others to your lfs and you're rolling..