blue oscar?

[madtat]

i remember c`ing a blue oscar at a lfs and just wondering if this would be a hybrid.

thanks

[JT]

Did you google it first ?... :lol:

[aquariumwarehouse]

injected

[madtat]

EWWW so like needle stuff or some thing (will this be a long tell or short term helf issue


Thanks
mark :wink:

[casperbgk]

im pretty sure theres a narurally occuring purple oscar out there. i doubt youd see any in australia..have a look at http://www.oscarfish.com/

[wonna]

it would be dyed  :evil:  , not only do they look like crap( compared to the nice looking normal oscars ) they have health issues most of their life  :(

[Tabbycat]

here is a link about why you should not even think about it

http://www.firsttankguide.net/painted.php

All I can say is I am glad I have never come across this before

(By the way i googled it)

[madtat]

good for u i just want to no if it was painted or is a hybird

[madtat]

arrr they think that the purple oscars look blue ok thanks it turns out i will try to get them since they sound abit uncommon

[Benji]

[quote:a8ea9b6f3e="madtat"]arrr they think that the purple oscars look blue ok thanks it turns out i will try to get them since they sound abit uncommon[/quote:a8ea9b6f3e]

you serious? after all the info you've just been given?  have you read it?  i don't think it's very smart to support the practice of painting/dying fish by buying them.

Not only will your fish loose it's colour after a few months, it may die soon after you buy it and you will have waisted your money.  These fish painters are relying on people like you.

[madtat]

ITS NOT PAINTED
after all the info i have been given i actully read the info on the oscar fish website and there r natural strands of purple oscars in amrica but r very uncommon these days

[wonna]

[quote:82f637238b="madtat"]ITS NOT PAINTED
after all the info i have been given i actully read the info on the oscar fish website and there r natural strands of purple oscars in amrica but r very uncommon these days[/quote:82f637238b]

if its very uncommon then theres a VERY HIGH (100%) chance that its DYED

oh and in case you dont know we live in AUSTRALIA ( not america )

[Calvus]

Hiya's,
My 2 cents worth. Blue(purple) oscars are a natural colour in the wild. Ive seen quite a few here in Aus (injected or real)and had a breeder trying to grown some up to breed(at least 15+). From what I can gather the blue strains in Aus are injected/dyed from someone hoping to make a quick $$$ as they waste away almost everytime... Now my breeders giv'n up and we never got any more in as they kept dying b4 they sold(except to him)...  :twisted:

[casperbgk]

heres a pretty crappy pic of a natural purple oscar. i very much doubt there would be many (if any) true purples in asutralia

[img:d1b1f3d386]http://thatfishshop.com/j_fish/astronotus_ocellatus3.jpg[/img:d1b1f3d386]

[hareysfish]

as far as i know ,the blue/ purple oscar is not dyied or painted but are a throw  back from the wild form/strain . as most experenced oscar breeders will know that most /if not all oscars that are breed  will throw bach a certain amount of strains from their ancestary ,weather it be tigers , red tigers (hybrid), or albino forms.