Lemon oscar

[Oddball]

That's good that it has not died since a dead one won't do you much good. Now, if it's also not dyed, you're in for a good looking O once it matures.

Depending on area, yellows run between $20-$30 retail.

 

[Oddball]

If the yellow is uniform throughout the body, face, and fins, chances are it's a dyed fish. Here's a pic of one of my Os from when I got them. Not the yellow color is less on the top of the head, edge of the operculum, and varies from the fin peduncles out to the fin edges.

 

[snow]

How much are they?

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

i think you should get your large tank first then stock..

 

[oscarlover61898]

dont get them, lemon oscars are dyed!

 

[knifegill]

dont get them, lemon oscars are dyed!

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[kevinfleming21]

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[Oddball]

I guess my 4 year old Os were dyed with colorfast and expanding dye.

 

[knifegill]

Yeah. Must be that biologically integrating dye that becomes part of the fish to evade decomposition.

 

[Sarah88]

yeah guys the only dyed Os are the blueberry ones, but as for OP's question, i personally think that the 29g is already too stocked to allow the addition of an O that is already 2.5in, Os grow fast and unless your going to be doing water changes every other day to prevent stunting then i dont think you should get it, or go ahead and get the 20g and grow it out in there by itself until you can get at least a 75g for it by itself or larger if you want it with the ebjd. also ebjd will grow alot slower than the O so you will want to keep it in separate tank until it has grown a bit more and there is no danger of the O out growing and making it dinner or stressing it