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The Oscar Spot is a comprehensive Cichlid Web Resource Community focusing on the Oscar Fish (Astronotus ocellatus), as well as New World (South American) and African Cichlids. Its widely diverse members offer advice, help and information on its forums. It also has a wide array of forums that are dedicated to healthy and good fish keeping practices, for fresh water to hard to maintain saltwater aquariums. The Oscar Spot has grown to be a place where everyone from beginners to the expert aquarist can visit frequently and be proud of the content that is provided. Enjoy your visit! Thank You, The Oscar Spot Team.

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Astronotus ocellatus 

aka Oscar fish

What is an Oscar? In this case, we're not talking about the academy award or that grumpy green thing that pops out of a trash can and freaks out a bunch of kids. No, the Oscar we're referring to here is the Oscar fish, a member of the cichlid family that also goes by the name of Astronotus ocellatus.

Oscar Websites and Articles 

To become more aquainted with the oscar fish, check out these links.
Oscar Ichthyology
Florida Museum of Natural History Department: Oscar:Astronotus ocellatus
Wikipedia: Astronotus ocellatus
Wikipedia information on Astronotus ocellatus (oscar fish). If you have additional authentic content that you can add about the oscar fish, feel free to do so at this link.
Oscar Fish.com
Welcome to Oscarfish.com! We are the ultimate resource for Oscar information. Our community has well over 11000 members, over 510,000 posts, a large article database, and a massive Oscar photo gallery with hundreds of Oscar photos. You can view and search the posts, articles, and photos as a guest, however if you wish to participate in the forums, you will need to register. Registration is completely free. Once registered, you can post questions, upload images to our photo gallery, and do much more.
Keeping Oscars
How to care for your oscar fish.
Breeding Oscars
Helpful information about breeding oscar fish
Oscar Fish Forum
Need a question answered about your oscar? Or maybe you have an answer you can provide to somebody else's question. Either way, The Oscar Spot's Fish Forum is the right spot. www.theoscarspot.com
Tiger Oscar
Info about the Tiger oscar fish
An Oscar Fish Blog
Provides usefull information to Oscar fish hobbyists!

* oscar fish care
* tropical fish disease
* freshwater aquarium
* your first Oscar fish tank
* other sources of info

Also has photos of a Tiger Oscar
The Oscar Spot Shop
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American Cichlid Association
Cichlids are an amazing family of freshwater fishes found throughout tropical and subtropical waters of the Americas, Africa and parts of Asia. The American Cichlid Association is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to the knowledge and enjoyment of cichlid fishes.
Wetpetz.com
Extensive info about Astronotus ocellatus
Freshwater Aquarium Fishes: Oscars
How to care for your oscar fish

American Cichlid Association Convention

July 30 - Aug 2, 2009

Baby, if you've ever wondered
Wondered where the convention would be
It's being held in Cincinnati
Cincinnati, WKRP

O.K. The WKRP part is a joke as I couldn't resist paying tribute to one of my favourite TV shows of all time. But seriously, the ACA convention is being held in Cincinnati in 2009.

Hosted by The Greater Cincinnati Aquarium Society (GCAS). For more information about the 2008 ACA Convention, check the website, Cincinnati 2009 ACA

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Lights, Camera, Oscar! Featured Oscar Movie Of The Month

Tune in each month as we feature a different Oscar Movie selected by your's truly. If you can't wait a whole month for a different movie, scroll further down and you will see more.

Now shhhhh...the movie's starting. Pass the popcorn. Down in front!

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Photogenic Fish 

Fish Flikr Fotos

Some people love to stare at fish in an aquarium. You know what I say? Take a picture, it'll last longer! Never mind, we've already done it for you. Here's your chance to look as long as you want without any of the awkwardness. Which Oscar strikes the best pose and is the most photogenic? Go ahead and cast your vote but not your line. No fishing allowed.

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Ri'cichlid'ous Headlines 

Cichlid news

Evolutionary mechanisms yield biological diversity
Cichlids have several different cone opsin genes that enable them to detect light across the visible and ultraviolet regions of the spectrum. ...
Cichlids show how to get a little help from our friends
At least that's the way it is for Neolamprologus pulcher, a socially sophisticated cichlid (pronounced SIK-lid) whose only wild environment is in massive ...
Lake-level rise drives fish evolution
A 500-metre lake-level rise following a severe drought created new shoreline habitats where the cichlids quickly diversified into new species. ...
Phenotypic novelty in experimental hybrids is predicted by the genetic ...
We measured the amount of transgression occurring in hybrids of cichlid fish bred from species pairs with gradually increasing genetic distances and varying ...

Oscar Blogging 

cichlids.com: Please help
Natural habitats. Please help. Please help. this is the one i was talking about on the other post http://www.cichlids.com/pictures/pic/mbenji-34.html. posted by: mo beats. (report). Dec 25th, 2009. Views: 58. Visitor Comments ...
FCPO - Everything Palm Oil: A School of Cichlids
A School of Cichlids. A nice collection of a cichlids. What a sight! Cichlids: The Pictorial Guide, Volume 2 · Pocket Professional Guide to Cichlids. Posted by All Trading Ideas at 8:15 PM. Labels: personal sharing ...
cichlids.com: Cichlids
Web, www.cichlids.com. Post picture! Pictures Tank examples Library Cichlid Forum ... Natural habitats. Cichlids. Cichlids. Nyasse, Red Fin Borley, ACEI, OB Peacock, Venustus. posted by: Gordon Smith. (report). Dec 25th, 2009. Views: 34 ...
cichlids.com: juvenile blue dempsey
www.cichlids.com. Post picture! Pictures Tank examples Library Cichlid Forum · Cichlid Forum · Tank examples · Pictures · by species · Library · Beginner guides · Articles · Natural habitats. juvenile blue dempsey. juvenile blue dempsey ...

One Fish, Two Fish 

Count your oscars

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Top Ten "Fish" Movies 

Guaranteed to lure you

This top ten list is incomplete. I could only think of eight movies having to do with fish in some way. I need some of you to come up with the other two. The movie has to be fish related. That could mean it has the word "fish" in the title or has at least one memorable scene featuring a fish or anything remotely related to a fish. Don't forget to also vote for your favourite movie by clicking on the up arrow of your preferred choice. You can also vote down your least favourite by clicking on the down arrow. I'll also consider knocking off one or more of the current eight if I get more than two great submissions. See what you can reel in!

Jaws (Widescreen Anniversary Collector's Edition)

Jaws (Widescreen Anniversary Collector's Edition)

In the vastly overrated 1998 book Easy Riders, Rag more...1 point

Creature From the Black Lagoon

Creature From the Black Lagoon

Scientists drug and capture the creature, who beco more...1 point

Finding Nemo (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Finding Nemo (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

From the Academy Award(R)-winning creators of TOY more...0 points

Piranha

Piranha

Roger Corman produced this shameless Jaws rip-off more...0 points

Big Fish [Blu-ray]

Big Fish [Blu-ray]

Sony Pictures Big Fish (Blu-ray)Throughout his lif more...0 points

A Fish Called Wanda (2-Disc Collector's Edition)

A Fish Called Wanda (2-Disc Collector's Edition)

An odd quartet of thieves pulls off "the big more...0 points

Rumble Fish (Special Edition)

Rumble Fish (Special Edition)

The second of Francis Ford Coppola's films based o more...0 points

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

Henry Limpet longs to serve his country during Wor more...0 points

The Great Debait 

Fish: Real Pets or Just a Hobby?

There is considerable debate about what the criteria is when it comes to calling something a pet. Some people think that it can only be called a pet when you can take it for a walk or it can sit on your lap. Others consider fish as pets, whereas some would look at it as just a hobby. Where does that leave the pet rock?

Are fish real pets or just a hobby?

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Pets

ichthyoid says:

Real pets, especially Oscars and Cichlids. They can definitely develop unique personalities.

raul says:

when u have a fish in an aquarium its no more a fish is now your partner your friend and he love u like u love him

azac says:

Fish have been known to recognize their owners and perform tricks for them.

Hobby

AndyGold says:

Ans - Pets or Hobby?
Fish can be real pets to some people. It depends on the individual. My kids have names for all of my fish!

However, for me, my tropicals are (I don't like to use the word 'JUST'), a very important pastime and HOBBY. I get great pleasure and enjoyment from my hobby!

OK! However....

Brill, I love the Oscar feeding time vid.. Only keep fresh-water tropicals myself, rarther like the food in that video!

So as I sit here crying, I dry my eyes and decide to make my own Sqid lens, (later, but definately will do), of my tropicals.

Pherhaps I'll feed them bits of Oscars all chopped up into small bits! (Only Joking).. A really fantastic lens, I love it, 101% - I think, that when I do my tropicals lens, I'll link back to this lens without doubt.

AndyGold

 

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Welcome to The Oscar Spot Shop! Here you will find promotional apparel and merchandise related to the website, The Oscar Spot (www.theoscarspot.com). Part of all sales' proceeds go towards keeping The Oscar Spot website running. When you make a purchase, you not only get a quality item such as a t-shirt, mug, poster etc. in return, you also get the satisfaction of knowing you help support a quality website that you will be able to continue visiting for all your questions and answers regarding Oscar fish as well as other cichlids.

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Truth or Myth 

Can Oscars be trained?

Many owners of Oscar fish claim to have been able to train their fish to perform a number of tricks. Others dispute this and credit it as myth. What has your experience taught you?

Can Oscar fish be trained?

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raul says:

yeah i said that is true i bolived because mine is a really smart black oscar 9 inches long and he eats on my hand and i pet him and now i have a new oscar its a commun oscar well thats what said in the sign when i buy it is 1 1/2 inches is really small and i am going to train him and i bolive i can doit

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