Oscars hunt various small fish, crayfish, worms, insect larvae, insects and other crustaceans in their natural habitat. Oscars are also called marbled or velvet cichlid due to their color variations. They can even taught to be petted by their owners. Their intelligence and puppy like movements like wagging tail while begging for food have led people to nickname them “Water/river dogs”. Oscars are renowned with their intelligence, beautiful appearance and aggressive behavior. Juveniles with their white and orange wavy striped bands and spotted heads are more energetic and differently colored than adults. Hence they are needed to be accommodated in bigger tanks to stay healthy.Īlthough wild specimens are dark colored with yellow spots, there are many varieties as a result of selective breeding such as albino, red, red lutino, albino tiger and veil tail in the aquarium hobby. Oscars are fast growing fish species accordingly they reach to 35cm/14” very quickly. ocellatus specimens are sold in local fish markets and they are considered highly esteemed food fish in South America. They prefer slow moving and still water bodies that are shaded with jungle trees and other vegetation. In addition to that feral populations are also found in Florida, China, and Northern Australia as a result of the ornamental fish trade. Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus) is a popular tropical aquarium fish species belongs to Cichlidae family which naturally occurs in South American Basin.
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