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All About Oscars t_chelle16 Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:21 pm
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Oscars are all the same species (Astronotus ocellatus), however, there are several color varieties and forms
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The most common color varieties include:
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Red (Dark base color with solid or mostly solid orange/red that does not form bold stripes.)

Common/Wildtype (Dark base color with lighter stripes, generally yellow, grey, or pale green, and very little
to no orange. This is the color of wild oscars.)

"Albino" (True albinos are solid white with absolutely no pigment and are VERY rare. Most people call any
oscar with a light base color and no dark pigment "albinos" even though they are not true ablinos. "Albino"
oscars come in red & tiger patterns.)

"Albino" tiger (White/light base color with red/orange stripes. )

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"Albino" red (White/light base color with solid red/orange.)

Lutino (These look like "albino" oscars, but have some darker coloration, generally on the fins or the eye spot.
They also come in red & tiger patterns.)

Lutino tiger (White/light base color with orange stripes and some brown/grey on the fins and/or body.)

Lutino red (White/light base color with solid orange and some brown/grey on the fins.)

Some of the more rare color varieties include:

Sunshine/Lemon (similar to "albino" red/tiger oscars, but have yellow markings instead of red/orange)

Golden (similar to a red oscar, but has more of a yellow/golden color instead of red/orange)

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Bloody/Super Red (an extreme red oscar which is a very vibrant, solid red).

Oscars have also fallen victim to the process of dyeing.This is a horrible process which weakens the fish making
it much more susceptibe to illnesses and shortens its lifespan. Plus the color eventually fades so you're left with
an expensive, sickly, "albino"/lutino. Please do not buy dyed fish.

"Blueberry" ("albino" or lutino red/tiger oscars dyed blue)

"Strawberry" ("albino" or lutino red/tiger oscars dyed red/pink. These aren't as common as "blueberry"
oscars. Also, some albino/lutino oscars naturally have a pink/peach base color, but on a dyed oscar, it won't
look as solid or evenly distributed.)

Along with the different color varieties, oscars have also been selectively bred for different body/fin shapes.

Veiltail (Have longer than normal fins & tails. Come in all common color varieties.)

Short bodied/Balloon (Have a shorter, more compact body than normal. Come in all color varieties. These
are relatively rare and in many cases, oscars with shorter than normal bodies are actually stunted and horribly
deformed from being kept in poor conditions rather than selectively bred to be that way so be leary about
buying short bodied oscars.)

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There are also 2 other species belonging to the genus Astronotus. These are not oscars, but they are closely
related and look somewhat similar. They are also pretty rare to find in LFS's.
Astronotus orbicularis:

Astronotus crassipinnis

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drunkensunday Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject:

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wow man, GREAT job on this article. this clears up alot for me. thanks!
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legendre Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:14 am Post subject:
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well done with the article now i no how many different types of oscars there are great job
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Xenchi Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:11 pm Post subject:
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Wonderful Chelle!! I'm sure this article will be of benefit to many. Thanks again!
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zedleppelin3 Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject:
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Wow nice post, gorgeous pics many different varieties i have never seen b4 thanks
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heylady Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:15 am Post subject:
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Excellent article Chelle!!
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sk8rgarrett Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject:

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i noticed all the dyed fish looked small and skinny-like they usually dont live very long hmmm think about that before you go
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recycling goddess Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject:
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really great pictures. thanks for taking the time to create this!
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