picked up a rare cichlid

[rED O]

I was at big als in calgary and I saw a large common oscar for 25$. I brought it thinking it was just a common oscar. After looking at it for a while, I found it its not a oscar. Close but its not. Its a close relative of the Astronotus ocellatus (oscar) it is a Astronotus crassipinnis I have never seen one in person before or heard of anyone owing one before

I am very excited for my rare find

 

[Sancha]

Wow looked them up they look pretty cool. Do you know the true value of them?

 

[rED O]

Wow looked them up they look pretty cool. Do you know the true value of them?

no idea

i guess lots because they are very rare

 

[Yanbbrox]

Like an Oscar but browner?

 

[carlo1988]

bump for you i just looked it up and its is an awesome looking fish

 

[rED O]

Like an Oscar but browner?

kinda, they have a differnet marking on there gill plate and they get thicker then normal oscars. ''fat oscar''

 

[rED O]

bump for you i just looked it up and its is an awesome looking fish

thanks

 

[BIG_ONE]

PICS PICS PICS!!!

 

[rED O]

PICS PICS PICS!!!

my 10'' wild oscar beat him up so when he heals up I will post pictures. I am so happy

 

[Red Terror_86]

cool, looking forward to it, is it true that if the false eye on the caudal fin of an oscar is prominent then it is likely to be wild or F1 strain?