What type of oscar do I have?
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.Nice looking albino, my LFS has a tank full of them and I picked one up a few weeks ago, they're a pretty fish.
sorry guys ,for you u.s guys and gals its a funny colored albino tiger ,and for us canadians its a lemon
It's not an Albino... per the definition of an albino...
Lutino Tiger Oscars is the most accurate accepted term... although the term 'Lutino' is only loosely defined and per some definitions does not fit...
It seems there is no way of knowing if these Oscars are leucistic, Xanthic, or one of many other color mutations that could give a similar look.
Promoting this fish as an albino is mis-educating people as to what an albino is.
For the technical types this is a great read - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatophore
Lutino Tiger Oscars is the most accurate accepted term... although the term 'Lutino' is only loosely defined and per some definitions does not fit...
It seems there is no way of knowing if these Oscars are leucistic, Xanthic, or one of many other color mutations that could give a similar look.
Promoting this fish as an albino is mis-educating people as to what an albino is.
For the technical types this is a great read - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatophore
albino Noun
pl -nos a person or animal with white or almost white hair and skin and pinkish eyes
Looks albino to me.
pl -nos a person or animal with white or almost white hair and skin and pinkish eyes
Looks albino to me.
haynchinook334;2426304; said:
That is not an accurate definition of albino... 3 minutes with google should clear that up...
Here are a few references from common sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albino
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/albino
http://www.reference.com/browse/albinism
Most people aren't going to be interested in doing a thorough read to fully understand color pigment mutations, which is completely understandable. But those of us who haven't done such 'research' shouldn't jump at the chance to answer such questions... as doing so promotes misinformation
