Update on Oscars

The baby one-eyed albino tiger oscar has begun eating, mostly frozen bloodworms (a type of mosquito larvae) and torn bits of frozen krill. He tries the tiny Tetrafin cichlid pellets, but spits them out. Not sure if it is the taste or hardness that bothers him. Based on my experience, a congenital defect in a fish may mean there are other internal problems as well. So no naming him until he has lived for at least two months.

The larger oscar has refused all foods! Frozen krill, brine shrimp and bloodworms, shrimp pellets and cichlid pellets of various types. My last resort is to try a live feeder fish. I have raised the temperature to 79 degrees F and increased the aquarium salt to .10. His bite marks are healing.