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rebel
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posted 11-22-2003 02:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for rebel     Edit/Delete Message
hi guys and gals i have a question for you how many types of oscars are there because i have a oscar that looks gray a owener of a pet show said that is was a gray oscar or do you guys know a good wedsite that will have all of the types of oscars.
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fishyfriend4u
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posted 11-26-2003 01:57 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for fishyfriend4u     Edit/Delete Message
go to http//www.liveaquaria.com.

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puff
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posted 03-06-2004 06:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for puff     Edit/Delete Message
ive never heard of a gray oscar. its probly a mix of a albino and black or something. but i know there is a
albino tiger oscar
red oscar
black tiger oscar
and
-blueberry and rasberry oscar,BUT NEVER BUY THOSE ONES!!
they are albino oscars put in dys to change the colour, but these types are prone to disease and wont live as long as they should.

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t_chelle16
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posted 03-06-2004 06:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for t_chelle16     Edit/Delete Message
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:
Lutino tiger
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 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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lifeinbayou
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posted 03-09-2004 08:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for lifeinbayou     Edit/Delete Message
as well there is:

Snow oscar

rasberry (Dyed)

camouflage

ruby

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t_chelle16
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posted 03-09-2004 09:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for t_chelle16     Edit/Delete Message
Do you have pictures of the snow, camouflage and ruby? My guess is they're just other names for lutino, common, and red oscars.

I have heard of raspberry/strawberry oscars. What gets me about them is some lutinos (like mine) naturally have a pinkish color so why do people put the fish through the pain of dying pink/red?

-Chelle

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