Not great photos. But it is neat to see where the colors went on my Oscar, so here is a sequence. If I get some mixed up, go by the dates on the pictures. 2003 should be 2009. Note especially the area around the eyespot on his tail. Totally black, then popping red. The shot where he is vertical is from when my brother in-law accidentally scared him. The O hit his head on the back of the tank and spent the better part of a week floating vertically. I was so relieved when he recovered.
I almost forgot to point out the most unique thing about my Oscar! If you look toward the back of his dorsal fin, you'll see a stripe of coloration which matches the bottom half of him. I suspect a small group of cells wandered too high when he was in the egg developing.
I almost forgot to point out the most unique thing about my Oscar! If you look toward the back of his dorsal fin, you'll see a stripe of coloration which matches the bottom half of him. I suspect a small group of cells wandered too high when he was in the egg developing.
