Rescued this little guy and a friend is taking him and gonna give him a good proper home... but he looks so unusual
What kind of Oscar
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What’s unusual about it? Looks like a juvenile tiger Oscar or if you’re lucky a wild type
Just looks like a regular red tiger juvenile. They change a lot as they age. Young ones have cool patterns like that.
I don't know oscars well, usually tigers I've seen are black and red not brown and white, thats what's thrown me off haha
Takes a bit for the red to come in.
Wild type won’t have as much red even as a juvie, but it probably would be sold as such.
Wild type won’t have as much red even as a juvie, but it probably would be sold as such.
Yup, they don't get the red until later, will change as it grows
Hes a cutie, I'm glad he's gonna go to a good place. Friend has another Oscar and he's in a growout 150g, so this guy is gonna be well cared for.
Couple more shots now hes had a good meal of jumbo mysis shrimp. Gonna camp a few days or so here until he can go to his permanent home. Didn't want to see him rot where he was at.
Until then, any tips? Hes in isolation since hes so small I want to make sure he gets good food.
Until then, any tips? Hes in isolation since hes so small I want to make sure he gets good food.
Nice that the little Oscar is isolated and hopefully it is free from internal parasites. Other than that the Oscar should grow without issues.
Do you plan to feed other foods?
Frozen mysis, frozen bloodworms, crushed northfin carnivore pellets, Bug Bites, and New Life Spectrum flakes was my plan until my friend takes him in, which he does more live foods for his.
I keep mostly small fish, exception of hoplos, a common pleco, and goldfish. A large cichlid is definitely new ground for me, but I am not planning to keep him, a home is lined up. My only large tank is not suitable for an Oscar lol
Diet should be alright for the short time I've got him, yes?