Astronotus crassipinnis

[ThePapercut000]

Anyone know anything about these fish? Or own or have owned any?

Here is a link to pictures.

http://www.cjexotics.com/Astronotus_crassipinnis.html

 

[ThePapercut000]

Looks pretty much identical to an oscar, just white stripes instead of orange.

 

[Modest_Man]

They get bigger. About 16".

 

[big dovii]

i think they are a subspecies of oscar.

 

[Modest_Man]

They're different species; Astronotus crassipinnis vs. Astronotus ocellatus.

If it was a subspecies the name would be Astronotus ocellatus ocellatus or Astronotus ssp. ocellatus.

 

[robmcd]

Does anyone know where I can get some???? Its sorta like I would really like to have a couple of Os, but I refuse to own them just cause they are soo friggin common and everyone and their sister has them. Sounds like the next best thing right, an oscars closest kin that nobody really has........

 

[croc 2-3]

Ocassionaly some importers get them. Try some online vendors. Honestly though some probaly already came in as occellatus & where hybridized before people paid attention to the differences. occellatus can get 16" too but rarely do. Ask you LFS if their vendor can get some crassipinnis

 

[Modest_Man]

Jeff Rapps had some in about 6 months ago. Or were they orbiculatus?

Maybe email him.

 

[livebearerfreak]

looks like a wildcaught oscar

 

[dmopar74]

think Li has one. very hard to find, i know i want one!