No Two Wild Oscars alike!!!
- Thread starter ChickenTeeth
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no two oscars look alike, whether they be wild or aquarium bred. All oscars (even wild ones) have only one spot on the tail. its an "eye spot", evolved to deter predators while the O has its head in nooks and crevices looking for dinner.
wild Os aren't as colorful, though. they lack the red, and are mostly black, brown, and olive.
wild Os aren't as colorful, though. they lack the red, and are mostly black, brown, and olive.
ultamitattitude;1878651; said:
you're probably thinking of the "Veil Tailed Oscar".
way to revive a 3 year old thread, too!
I don't buy this fish farmer story but a single pair is possible. Slightly off topic but there is a breed of white Dobermans that are all decendent from a single female. The breed is messed up and banned in a lot of places, but has been around for 30-35 years.reverse;1878945; said:
That "single" eye spot put the ocellatus in Astronotus ocellatus
ChickenTeeth;151186; said:
so that means my wild coloured oscars must have made their way from America to great Britain right
? as my wild coloured oscars only have one spot on their tails 
...or could it be that the spots on their tails are eye spots to confuse potential predators......would not really work if they had a couple of eye spots on the tail unless they want to give the effect of a mutant nuclear holocaust oscar or like the fish in the Simpsons
