veil tailed oscars...?

[mbunafishkeeper]

i was wondering if any1 could help out.

are veil tailed oscars natural or line bred??

i cant imagine the point of a veil tail in the wild.. surely it would just get its tail shreded by other aggro cichlids??

thanks

Howard

 

[Modest_Man]

They're a man made creation. Nothing natural about it.

It's pretty obvious just watching them try to swim around.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

They're a man made creation. Nothing natural about it.

It's pretty obvious just watching them try to swim around.

never seen one in person or watched any videos so i havent seen them swim.

why would people do this! whats the point??

nothing really nice about them IMO

thanks for replying!

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

definitely line bred, main problem with them is that they are slower and much more susceptible to fin nipping than regular oscars, not worth it IMO

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

id never buy one anyways, justv a query, thanks for replying.

 

[thorzep]

I think they look like crap....thats my opinion. faries of the oscar world

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

 

[oscarcrazy]

To each his own. They haven't really caught on like other long finned fish even though they have been around awhile.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

To each his own. They haven't really caught on like other long finned fish even though they have been around awhile.

probably because the long fins detract from what makes oscars a desirable fish to most people who buy them

 

[oscarcrazy]

probably because the long fins detract from what makes oscars a desirable fish to most people who buy them

True, but there are plenty of people who do like them around here. I like them, but wouldn't want one all ragged like many of them out there now.