Most people have had at least one fish or knows someone who owned one once in their life. The choices of fish are almost endless and walking into an aquarium or pet store you can be confused by the pretty colors, the size and sometimes the lack of adequate help to choose. Most people who ...
Oscars (Astronotus ocellatus) seen in pet stores and aquariums today differ in appearance from the wild stock in South America, but they have the same in attitude. But in many ways, they are typical cichlids. They are intelligent, carnivorous fish that reportedly can recognize their owner/feeder from other people. Oscars sold in pets shops are ...
Oscars (also known as velvet cichlids or Astronotus ocellatus) breed extremely well in captivity. In fact, they breed so well that often 90% of eggs lain turn into thriving and growing baby Oscars. Considering that a female Oscar can lay anywhere up to 3000 eggs, this means you will have a lot of baby Oscars ...
With the increased demand and desire to create a tropical fish tank all the way up to a full blown saltwater reef biotope, the African cichlids have taken a backstage presence. This is an unfortunate event as African cichlids represent a whole other realm of fascination in the aquarium hobby. Often considered easier to maintain ...
Raising Convict Cichlids is a fun and rewarding hobby. Convicts are a type of South American Cichlid also known as Archocentrus nigrofasciatus. They are distant relatives of piranhas! You may know of a closer aquarium cousin called the Oscar. Convicts grow to be several inches long, and as adults they look something like a zebra. ...
In the almost-fifteen years that I’ve been keeping freshwater fish, I’ve usually selected species that aren’t shy– that like coming out to “play,” where they can be easily seen in the open. But, once I started keeping butterfly cichlids (also known as ram cichlids), these shy little critters did what they’re famous for: hid out ...
Having started out with freshwater tanks then African Cichlids, and now the king of all tanks, a full blown reef tank, I have had the opportunity to experiment and learn alot regarding the myriad of tropical fish associated with the hobby. From working with small community fish such as Tetras, and Gouramis’ to much larger ...
Velvet cichlids or oscars (Astronotus ocellatus) are popular freshwater pet fish due to their hardiness, character and unique appearance. Most oscars in the pet trade are sold as one or two inch long juveniles. At this stage they are vastly different fish than when they grow to be over a foot long by the time ...
If you love tropical fish, then finding quality livestock for your aquarium is important. Most pet stores buy their fish from wholesalers, who get their fish and other animals from fish farms around the world. The world of a wholesale fish dealer is fascinating, and in very large scale. Years ago, I knew one such ...
Oscars (also called velvet cichlids) get very large for freshwater pet fish — fourteen inches from nose to tail is not uncommon. Part of the reason for their large size and their incredible strength is because they eat smaller fish. There is no such thing as a vegetarian Oscar. Although I have never seen an ...
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