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willieb18
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 Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 8:17 pm Post subject: different types of oscars...? |
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| i just came from walmart and i seen some oscars that were black and white. has anyone ever seen or kept this kind. walmart is the only place i have ever seen them. thanks |
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t_chelle16
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 4:52 am Post subject: Re: different types of oscars...? |
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They're probably just baby tiger oscars that haven't turned orange yet. The juvenile coloration of oscars is generally very different from the adult coloration.
These are the most commmon varieties of oscars:
Tiger
Red
Lutino - generally comes in 4 forms. One is commonly referred to as an albino (true albinos have NO dark orange and VERY rare) and is available in the red or tiger colorations:
"Albino"/Lutino tiger
"Albino"/Lutino red
The other looks like the previous examples but has black on the fins. It also comes in red & tiger colorations:
Lutino tiger
Lutino red
Common/Wildtype (basically looks like a tiger oscar, but has very little orange)
Veiltailed/long finned(comes in all color variations)
And a fairly rare Sunshine oscar which is like a albino/lutino red oscar, but has yellow instead of orange. Also a Golden oscar which is like a regular red oscar, but again, has yellow instead of red.
And of course the Blueberry oscar. These are fish that are put through the horrible process of dying. It weakens the fish which makes it much more susceptibe to illnesses and shortens it's lifespan. Plus the color eventually fades so you're left with an expensive, sickly, lutino. Please, do not buy dyed fish.
More info on dyed fish can be found here: http://www.deathbydyeing.org/
-Chelle |
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fishdude
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 6:26 am Post subject: |
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i HATE the way they dye fish. plus, those oscars don't look very nice. i'v checked out death by dyeing and i think it is a great site. i have never seen an oscar here though.  |
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t_chelle16
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| fishdude wrote: |
| i HATE the way they dye fish. plus, those oscars don't look very nice. i'v checked out death by dyeing and i think it is a great site. i have never seen an oscar here though. |
One LFS used to keep them in stock most of the time and another one had them once. But the last few times I've been to those stores neither had any dyed fish nor tanks labeled for dyed fish so that's a good sign.
Not only do they look unattractive, I've never seen a healthy looking one. They always looked thin & lethargic compared to the normal oscars they were with.
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fishdude
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| i saw my first lutino yesterday. a white one. i had been looking at it for weeks ang didn't reconise it. |
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beautfulmine
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| Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 6:47 am Post subject: Re: different types of oscars...? |
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| t_chelle16 wrote: |
They're probably just baby tiger oscars that haven't turned orange yet. The juvenile coloration of oscars is generally very different from the adult coloration.
These are the most commmon varieties of oscars:
Tiger
Red
Lutino - generally comes in 4 forms. One is commonly referred to as an albino (true albinos have NO dark orange and VERY rare) and is available in the red or tiger colorations:
[url=http://www.worldcichlids.com/gallerys/gallery1/pics/Albino_Oscar3.jp
g]"Albino"/Lutino tiger[/url]
HI i would like to know were can i buy those beautful fish?
how much cust?
how big the tank have to be?
for 120g how many can i have them in there?
"Albino"/Lutino red
The other looks like the previous examples but has black on the fins. It also comes in red & tiger colorations:
Lutino tiger
Lutino red
Common/Wildtype (basically looks like a tiger oscar, but has very little orange)
Veiltailed/long finned(comes in all color variations)
And a fairly rare Sunshine oscar which is like a albino/lutino red oscar, but has yellow instead of orange. Also a Golden oscar which is like a regular red oscar, but again, has yellow instead of red.
And of course the Blueberry oscar. These are fish that are put through the horrible process of dying. It weakens the fish which makes it much more susceptibe to illnesses and shortens it's lifespan. Plus the color eventually fades so you're left with an expensive, sickly, lutino. Please, do not buy dyed fish.
More info on dyed fish can be found here: http://www.deathbydyeing.org/
-Chelle |
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