I have tried finding on the net some idea of what kind of oscar fish I just purchased. Of course at the pet shop the label simply said oscar. the coloration is unlike any I have seen before. The bodies are mostly turquoise with gold stripes and hues of blue and purple(depending on the angle of the light). I have seen "blueberry" oscars and mine are different in that they have absolutly no red or orange coloration. Like most oscars they do change to an almost pale white whenever i clean the tank. Thanks to anyone with any info on my question.
2007-02-08 17:06:54 · 6 answers · asked by leslie0754 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
You may be lucky and got yourself a plain "old" oscar. You dont see them round much anymore. They definatly tend to be blue and purple. Try a search for basic oscar,hopefully thats what you have, good find.
2007-02-08 17:43:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
something under 3" is a snack for an person Oscar. that is 6" once you purchase it, yet they dont stay that length. it would be 12" in a 300 and sixty 5 days. in case you get a 75gal, merely save the Oscar. it is going to keep away from lots of grief and lifeless tankmates. In a 90gal you are able to desire to maintain different fish. some ideas are - a huge pleco. you elect it to be larger then the Oscar once you get it nonetheless. Oscars advance quicker than plecos, and an Oscar could attempt and eat a small pleco. which could end badly for the two fish whilst the Oscar chokes on the Pleco's shielding spines. yet another large Semi-agressive Cihclids like a Severum is an option. additionally enormous training fish like Tinfoil Barbs, Bala Sharks or Silver funds. they could be too enormous to eat and quickly adequate to maintain removed from an Oscar. The tank you're making plans is an outstanding length for an Oscar, yet no longer so enormous for an Oscar AND tankmates. good luck Ian
2016-11-02 23:12:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would question if you actually have an Oscar. It sounds fishy, pardon the pun. I've seen and raised most kinds of Oscars and have not had much time with "gold stripes." Most of the markings on ours were more blotchy rather than stripes.
I do know that I've gone into several fish shops and seen "Oscars" on the tank and not seen any in the tank. After asking the staff person I concluded they did not know what they had in the tank.
What ever it is, it sounds very cool!
Kev
2007-02-08 19:46:15 · answer #3 · answered by Hobgoblin Kev 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The description u're giving may be a painted version of the oscar.
Yours is an alino oscar for sure, since albino are used for painting.
By the way Im sending u all the types of oscars available with names and pics, u can check the links out
1)Astronotus ocellatus - oscar(wild specimen)
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=531
2)Albino oscar
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=2430
3)orange or copper oscar
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=2434
4)tiger oscar(also comes in albino form)
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=2440
5)red oscar
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=2439
As for bluberry (or strawberry, ice blue, etc) it doesnt occur in the nature, they take albino oscars dye or inject color in them, it is a painful process for fish, and it will not even last for couple of years, u should avoid buying fish like that.
theres an article about painted fishes, there u can know the process and all painted fish versions are listed below on the same page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_fish
2007-02-08 18:02:21 · answer #4 · answered by hhhhhhh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds painted. If so, the color won't last long and the fish may die young too.
2007-02-08 22:35:48 · answer #5 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah it's a blue berry if it's got gold on it. those are rare
2007-02-09 00:57:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋