Hey guys / ladies...

I've got some 8 Oscars now.. all between 3 to 4 inches.. but i'm so confused with the types.. every aquarist has some fancy name for them.. fire oscar? tiger oscar? its pretty confusing.. Is there anywhere that i check images and types of Oscar.. pardon me OFL if there is one right here.. I must be blind..

I would suggest that you post all the images into this thread and then we can do our best to help you. If you are not sure about hosting your photos, I would recommend photobucket

Hey guys..
I'm not the world's greatest photographer.. put in some pics.. 8 Oscars.. 6 pairs and 2 of one type each.. please check out the link and let me know what types they are.. cheers..

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I'd say first pic tigerand under it a wild o,second pic orange and red tiger, the third red lutino, and last pic red.

thanks noddy.. is the wild oscar black.. cos when i picked them up yday from the aquarist they looked black but at home they looked sorta dull.. thanks again..

yes, black and grey are the base colours of the wild ones, but they tend to become a lil' dull coloured, compared to tigers and reds.
But they also can change colour temporarily when spooked or stressed.
They seem the become pale and their fins will allmost become see through.
But that is perfectly normal.

cool. well now all i gotta do is wait for em to get bigger

HI KAYA, MY BABIES ARE ABOUT 6" LONG NOW, HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICS...

this one is when feeling ok..


this one is when getting a bit pissed off, taken about 10 mins after the one above...


these are tiger oscars I believe..

all the best

Tony

wow tony they look awesome.. ya i call them my babies too.. do you have names for them?

my red oscars are leonidas and gorgo (inspired from 300) ..my tigers are prometheus(my fav greek mythological character) and Kratos (from god of war, and the bully in the tank).. My red tiger is Ogami and the lutino is Daigoro (inspired from the manga book Lone Wolf and Cub) and finally the wild oscars are Baroness and Snake Shadow (My fav villains in the G.I Joe series)

all the best to you too mate.. cheers.

TonyT wrote:


excellent shots, Tony!
This proves a pic can be better than a thousand words.
Or 2 pics actually, in this case.
Perfect example of colour changing behaviour!

i have a compilation of oscar's picture from different owners. you may
want to view them for an idea what kind and colors they can be....just click
the "view all" at the bottom of the album....
i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo308/PAULHDUMAN

my local soccer team is called Hull City, niknamed The Tigers.. they play at the KC stadium...

my 2 boys are mad footballers, so they called my babies KC (the girl) and Tiger (the boy) assuming they are infact a boy and a girl lol..

T