Oh wow really? Every albino i’ve seen has like no orange and has this “dirty” and tattered look to them. Most have the blackish fins and bodies which I’m not really a fan of. I like the nice clean white that you’re has.
Oscar Question
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That one was totally gray with almost no orange/red when he first came here. Good food, good water, and low stress keeps him bright. Oscars in an LFS are usually super stressed so it can be hard to see their potential.
Was blessed by. One of the members on this forum with this beautiful beast.
She's has some slight genetic defects so is not what a breeder would consider high quality. However, the high quality of care that Jexnell gave her produced a stunning example.
Was blessed by. One of the members on this forum with this beautiful beast.
She's has some slight genetic defects so is not what a breeder would consider high quality. However, the high quality of care that Jexnell gave her produced a stunning example.
Interesting, do you think I should take my chances on a dull one at my LFS or get one online? I found this one on ebay, it would be about $30 shipped. At this point I’m almost willing to pay the premium because I’ve been looking for so long and am really itching to get my oscar!
There is nothing that can ruin good genetics faster than a lack of water changes (high nitrate), a feeder fish diet (for non-piscavores), and stressed out cramped, environment.
I have also picked up cichlids from LFSs that people turned in, and with my regime of 30%-40% every other day water changes, proper diet for the species, seen many go from dull listless fish to quite beautiful in a very short time.
I have also picked up cichlids from LFSs that people turned in, and with my regime of 30%-40% every other day water changes, proper diet for the species, seen many go from dull listless fish to quite beautiful in a very short time.
Thanks for the reply, I’m not as much worried about water quality as i’m running a 180 with a sump with pretty good turnover. I just don’t want to get one with dull/no coloration. Will I get good patterns/colors if water quality and diet is on point?
The oscar
Jexnell
sent me was mostly white when she was a baby. He can post pics of when she was little. Their color patterns do increase as they grow. I know feeding krill will bring up reds in a lot fish. Os need a pretty varied diet. I feed mine hikari carnisticks, Repashy gelfoods, krill, market shrimp, pealed grapes, and the babies like fuval bug bites pellets. For live foods I use night cralwers, crickets, small crayfish, and ghost shrimp. Most people here will steer you away from using feeder fish. There are multiple cons and few pros to using them.
In my opinion you can't really judge an O's adult looks by it's appearance when young. It will give you an basic idea.
So this was Toni when I first got her.
And some months later
At this point I started to give her freeze dried krill with every meal.
And the results say it best. Our care has a huge impact on how they turn out.
Toni got fin level water changes every three days and was feed Hikari Cichlid Gold till about 6in then changed to Hikari Carnisticks, this is also when I started to give her the krill every meal.
So this was Toni when I first got her.
And some months later
At this point I started to give her freeze dried krill with every meal.
And the results say it best. Our care has a huge impact on how they turn out.
Toni got fin level water changes every three days and was feed Hikari Cichlid Gold till about 6in then changed to Hikari Carnisticks, this is also when I started to give her the krill every meal.
Awesome, thank you! I have a pretty varied diet of frozen foods already for my bichirs including tilapia, market shrimp, silversides, krill, mysis, as well as blood worms and my staple northfin carnivore. I also have the hikari foodsticks, does your oscar seem to like them? I’ll keep you updated on what I decide to do. I may end up getting both an albino and red. What do you think? I have a 180.The oscar
Os need a pretty varied diet. I feed mine hikari carnisticks, Repashy gelfoods, krill, market shrimp, pealed grapes, and the babies like fuval bug bites pellets. For live foods I use night cralwers, crickets, small crayfish, and ghost shrimp. Most people here will steer you away from using feeder fish. There are multiple cons and few pros to using them.
Thank you for adding these pictures! You’re making this a lot easier for me. Beautiful fish btw and great job on the care.
