Can you really tell?
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Does it really matter?
Tell somebody its wild caught or tank raised they aint gonna know either way are they?
It's just posturing at the end of the day.
I've seen enough O's returned to LFS's because people bit off more than they can chew.
I'd be more impressed if some one said it's a rescued fish than any thing else!
Tell somebody its wild caught or tank raised they aint gonna know either way are they?
It's just posturing at the end of the day.
I've seen enough O's returned to LFS's because people bit off more than they can chew.
I'd be more impressed if some one said it's a rescued fish than any thing else!
Yes it really matters! they were selling this fish at $45.00 when on twice its size was being sold at $29.99. Selloing something as something it is not and charging for it is immoral in my opinion. How can you do business with a LFS you can't trust?
Freakdaddy;959127; said:Does it really matter?
Tell somebody its wild caught or tank raised they aint gonna know either way are they?
It's just posturing at the end of the day.
I've seen enough O's returned to LFS's because people bit off more than they can chew.
I'd be more impressed if some one said it's a rescued fish than any thing else!
cichlid savage;957675; said:
Actually might have some merit. I'd need alot of pics of cb oscars to disprove/prove it. But might be more often than not case.
I will say whether it's wild caught or not. Only buy the fish if you feel it's worth price as a fish. Wild Caught oscars are not that hard to find online but I know not often seen locally.
well the only way that i would be able to tell is,when the only thing it does is hide.a wild oscar would be extremely skittish compared to the captive bred oscars who are the opposite personality.i have a black oscar,who i think is wild,and an albino longfin,who has the opposite personality
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the first is way aggressive and skittish,and i can pet the albino
the first is way aggressive and skittish,and i can pet the albino
Dorsal spot? I don't think I've ever seen an Oscar with a dorsal fin spot, wild or not. Wild caught colors will be more crisp and fresh when compaired to captive breed. Another way is to look at the quality of the fish, most captive bred oscars are inbred to a certain extent, which definately sets them apart. Best way would be to ask him where they got it from. Just saying its wild caught doesn't make it so. Proof is the ultimatum.
imo, there really is no point to this discussion unless the person getting it is going to make use of it (breed the wild oscar and introduce it's genes to the hobby), otherwise keeping an oscar is keeping an oscar (although a wild specimen would probably be hardier since there would be less inbreeding)
also, whatever genes are in wild specimens will be passed onto their offspring, my oscar has the dorsal spots but also has a lot of red, who knows how far up her line of genes was when there was a wild specimen, you really can't tell by appearances that can be just genetics
also, whatever genes are in wild specimens will be passed onto their offspring, my oscar has the dorsal spots but also has a lot of red, who knows how far up her line of genes was when there was a wild specimen, you really can't tell by appearances that can be just genetics
