Hey everyone i was my lfs the other day looking for an albino oscar and the guy offered to order me a 5-6 inch albino ruby oscar. He told me they are a new breed and Florda bred. Does anyone have any idea what hes talking about. The fish cost about $40. He said he had never seen one either.
Albino Ruby Oscar
- Thread starter quikksilver8
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Never heard of them. Might be a bloody oscar and they call them something different. Post some pics.
I would be very cautious ordering something like this sight unseen...
Anyone can make up a fancy name for a common fish/morph and jack the price up...
I do know there have been some very red Oscars bred in the last few years...
You may get a very common Lutino (often referred to as albino) red Oscar which at $40 is very overly priced... you may get a "bloody red" Oscar which at $40 is an amazing price... you may get something in between which may be a good deal and may not...
Anyone can make up a fancy name for a common fish/morph and jack the price up...
I do know there have been some very red Oscars bred in the last few years...
You may get a very common Lutino (often referred to as albino) red Oscar which at $40 is very overly priced... you may get a "bloody red" Oscar which at $40 is an amazing price... you may get something in between which may be a good deal and may not...
i ordered it even though i havent seen, it might end up being a dumb move but ill see and post some pics. U guys can tell me if hes worth the $30 i get him tomorrow
ok i just checked my voicemail and the guy said its about 5-6 inches and his exact words were that it was the nicest oscar he has ever seen. He said that from its eyes back it was completely red fins and all.
if found this youtube video and hope that it looks like this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8obOvRPIrxI&feature=related
if found this youtube video and hope that it looks like this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8obOvRPIrxI&feature=related
quikksilver8;3022560; said:
the one in that vid is incredibly nice...be sure to put up some pics as soon as you get him home.
ok so i just got him home in my tank and he's eery bit as awesome as the guy described. Hes actually nicer than the one in that video. Mine has less white on it and is a brighter red/salmon color. only think is his fins are a lil frayed but it seem to be his tank now so they'll grow back fine. I'll try to get some pics up if i can figure it out. verry excited i think it was worth the $32 and hes about 6 to 6.5 inches. everything was better than i expected.