Yep, that or an actual wild caught Oscar
SPIN THE WHEEL. What color?
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Mine's not on your wheel, the green oscar!!
Joking aside, there's only one true oscar imo......the tiger oscar.
Joking aside, there's only one true oscar imo......the tiger oscar.
My favorite oscars are dark black fins and margins with the rusty bronze/gold colored flanks. I'll spot a youngster like this every so often in the huddled masses of oscars at lfs, think they are just a darker variation of red oscars. I dont have much love in particular for any other variants but always appreciate oscars in general.
Other than that ive always wanted to see a big group of red oscars fully grown, all jostling and splashing each other at the front of an appropriately sized tank...time for an upgrade maybe???
Other than that ive always wanted to see a big group of red oscars fully grown, all jostling and splashing each other at the front of an appropriately sized tank...time for an upgrade maybe???
There seems to be conflicting information about the size of the bumblebees...some say max at 10" some say the same size as ocellatus. I'm thinking they're the same size because the wild caught ones I saw at public aquariums were giant sized and they resembled the "bees". There were two types, the ones with high backs (ocellatus type) and the ones more elongated like submarines (like the bees) Even the vids online say some of the size info is dated. Like this one here:
BUMBLEBEE OSCAR CICHLID | FACT FILE (youtube.com)
see comments section as well. Anyone have the orbicularis?
BUMBLEBEE OSCAR CICHLID | FACT FILE (youtube.com)
see comments section as well. Anyone have the orbicularis?
I have no imagination; I'd go with a classic Red Tiger.
Whatever you do, please...no long-finned Oscars! Standard body plan only!
And, as an aside...this is a great time to consider upgrading your main tank to a Jelly Cat. You won't even need to re-home your existing fish...
Whatever you do, please...no long-finned Oscars! Standard body plan only!
And, as an aside...this is a great time to consider upgrading your main tank to a Jelly Cat. You won't even need to re-home your existing fish...
My vote is for the wc oscar for genetic and appearance.
Even red tiger doesn't necessarily doesn't wild type.
Any time you see names like Red Tiger, Bumblebee or other trade common names like that, it means "aquarium strain"
The only way to get a true wild type (my preference) would be using the name Astronotus occelatus, Astronauts crassipinnus, or A mikoljii
Or
yo could go to a site like Tangled Up in Cichlids, and get a real wild caught one
Tangled Up in Cichlids: Current Stock ListTangled Up in Cichlidshttps://www.tangledupincichlids.com
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I have no imagination; I'd go with a classic Red Tiger.
Whatever you do, please...no long-finned Oscars! Standard body plan only!
And, as an aside...this is a great time to consider upgrading your main tank to a Jelly Cat. You won't even need to re-home your existing fish...
The human equivalent to long fin Oscars. Any way you slice it, it don't work visually:
