Oscar species and variations

Oscar species and variations

1. Oscar species and
variations
By Fantastic Furries

2. The oscars

3. Lutino oscars

4. Lutino Tiger oscar
(White/light base colour with orange stripes and
some brown/grey on the fins and/or body)

5. Lutino Red oscar
(White/light base colour with solid orange and some
brown/grey on the fins.)

6. Albino oscar

7. Albino Tiger oscar
The Albino Tiger Oscar is a stunning albino variety of the extremely popular
Tiger Oscar. Irregular blotches or spattering of orange-red energize an
opaque, cream-white body to dramatic effect. The eye-catching Albino
Tiger Oscar is so visually dissimilar to the normally dark coloured Tiger Oscar
that it instantly becomes the centre of attention and a topic of conversation.
The Albino Tiger Oscar requires a large, well-filtered aquarium of at least 70
gallons with a deep sand bottom and a few large rocks. It will dig up plants
so any that are in the tank should be potted with the root surfaces covered
with rocks. Using floating plants is a good alternative. The Albino Tiger Oscars
are not as territorial as most other cichlids when full grown but will consume
anything they can fit into their mouths. Though this hardy and easy-to-care-
for cichlid is generally mild-mannered in nature, the Albino Tiger Oscar is best
kept in a species tanks or with similar size tank mates.

8. Albino Red oscar

9. Normal oscars

10. Tiger oscar
It is believed that Tiger Oscars are the result of
selective breeding of Red Oscars back to Common
Oscars and "fixing" the resulting strain.

11. Red oscar
Red Oscars are a strain originally developed by
Charoen Pattabonge, a Thai businessman, who
noticed some oscars with abnormally high red
coloration in a recent shipment and was subsequently
able to fix a strain we know today as the "Red Oscar".
This strain starting becoming prevelent in the hobby in
1969. One of the distinquishing characteristics of the
Red Oscar is that it does not have an eyespot on the
tail.

12. Rare 0scars

13. Sunshine Lemon Oscar
A bold and solid yellow covers the entire body.

14. Bloody/Super Red Oscar
An extreme red oscar is a very vibrant, solid red

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

16. DYED OSCARS

17. Blueberry oscar
“albino” or lutino red/tiger oscars dyed blue.

18. Strawberry oscar
These aren't as common as “blueberry” oscars. Also,
some albino/lutino oscars naturally have a
pink/peach base colour, but on a dyed oscar, it
won't look as solid or evenly distributed.

19. THE DIFFERENT OSCARS

20. Veiltail Oscar
Have longer than normal fins & tails and come in all
common colour varieties.

21. Short bodied/Balloon Oscar
(Have a shorter, more compact body than normal)
Come in all colour 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.

22. Other oscars

23. Astronotus crassipinnis
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. There is some debate
as to if these are two different species or one.

24. Astronotus orbicularis
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. There is some debate
as to if these are two different species or one.

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