The Oscar Spot
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Oscar Websites and Articles
- 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
- Dazzle your friends and family with Zazzle's version of The Oscar Spot Shop.T-shirts, stamps, travel mugs and greeting cards are a few examples of the products offered. Customize the designs to any way you desire on many products with several sizes and colours from which to choose.
- 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 11-15, 2012
Indianapolis, IN
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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
- Don't say I love you with hearts or flowers this Valentine's Day
- Aquatic victims include Parrot cichlids and mollies, and one new picture we found online today illustrated white Convict cichlids with shortened bodies. In addition to dyeing, injecting and tattooing there's the even worse practice of creating "heart" ...
- Environment's Effects on Evolution of Survival Traits
- He recently won a five-year, $625000 Faculty Early Career Development grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the evo-devo of jaws in cichlid fish, tropical freshwater relatives of the tilapia. These highly adaptable cousins of ...
- Restricted access in native fish licence promotes exotic species introduction
- ?Other introduced fish, such as Gambusia mosquitofish and cichlids, are known to be aggressive towards native fish by being protective during spawning times or just [territorial].? ?Mr Galeotti. Image: David Hofman INTRODUCED species of fish are ...
- Sac State students get statewide attention for fish research
- "Cichlids, (a species to which these tilapia belong) carry their eggs in their mouths," Coleman said. "This protection enables this species to produce large numbers very quickly." The salinity of the Salton Sea is an issue that grows with prominence ...
Oscar Blogging
- Don't say I love you with hearts or flowers this Valentine's Day
- Aquatic victims include Parrot cichlids and mollies, and one new picture we found online today illustrated white Convict cichlids with shortened bodies. In addition to dyeing, injecting and tattooing there's the even worse practice of creating "heart" ...
- Environment's Effects on Evolution of Survival Traits
- He recently won a five-year, $625000 Faculty Early Career Development grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the evo-devo of jaws in cichlid fish, tropical freshwater relatives of the tilapia. These highly adaptable cousins of ...
- Restricted access in native fish licence promotes exotic species introduction
- ?Other introduced fish, such as Gambusia mosquitofish and cichlids, are known to be aggressive towards native fish by being protective during spawning times or just [territorial].? ?Mr Galeotti. Image: David Hofman INTRODUCED species of fish are ...
- Sac State students get statewide attention for fish research
- "Cichlids, (a species to which these tilapia belong) carry their eggs in their mouths," Coleman said. "This protection enables this species to produce large numbers very quickly." The salinity of the Salton Sea is an issue that grows with prominence ...
One Fish, Two Fish
Count your oscars
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)
In the vastly overrated 1998 book Easy Riders, Raging more...1 point
Creature From the Black Lagoon
Scientists drug and capture the creature, who beco more...1 point
Finding Nemo (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
From the Academy Award(R)-winning creators of TOY more...0 points
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Big Fish [Blu-ray]
Sony Pictures Big Fish (Blu-ray)Throughout his life more...0 points
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)
The second of Francis Ford Coppola's films based on more...0 points
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Henry Limpet longs to serve his country during World more...0 points
The Lost World of Mr Hardy
Documentary - UK Once upon a time people made thin 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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Shane says:
i own two very large oscars, and i would have to say they are pets... they are very interactive and sociable w people. a hobby doesnt greet you when you wlk by or get excited to see you... they are more like little dogs in a way then something pretty to just look at. model planes don't say hi, baseball cards don't get excited to see you, but my fish do. I would consider a planted only tank a hobby i guess, but having an animal with a personality definitely counts as a pet
Posted April 26, 2010
ichthyoid says:
Real pets, especially Oscars and Cichlids. They can definitely develop unique personalities.
Posted July 08, 2009
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
Posted August 28, 2008
azac says:
Fish have been known to recognize their owners and perform tricks for them.
Posted July 16, 2008
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
Posted October 04, 2008
The Oscar Spot Shop
Oscar Apparel and Merchandise @ Zazzle
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. New! Embroidered Apparel
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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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LaraineRose says:
It is probably true. I don't have any experience with fish.
Posted August 29, 2011
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
Posted August 28, 2008
Myth
Oscar fish
astronotus ocellatus
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O.K. all you fish heads, what's on your mind?. Let us know your thoughts about the lens. Do you have any suggestions or ideas for a poll or duel? Is there a link you would like to see included? Let us know, we'd love to hear from you.
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LaraineRose
Aug 29, 2011 @ 4:06 am | delete
- Very interesting. When I saw your title I DID think you were writing about the OSCAR awards. I did so. I enjoyed this lens.
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charlino
Sep 30, 2010 @ 11:56 am | delete
- My first cichlid arrived via a friend in a plastic bag of water. It was a mozambique that I kindly named, 'Mo.' Mo was kept in a small goldfish bowl until it out grew it, and my spouse got an aquarium for her. We provided the fish with friends, and soon learned that Mo was a female. She 'nested' in the aquarium, waiting for her mate that never came. The spouse was so enamored with the fish he purchased another aquarium for the kitchen counter.
That is when we aquired "Oscar." Oscar was small when we got him, but grew to be quite big before the spouse decided to part with him. Oscar and I grew to be quite good friends. I had him trained to head up out of the water to take food from my hand. He knew me. I would walk by the tank, and he would stick his head out of the water.
This is an excellent resourceful page dedicated to the mighty cichlid.
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- terrific resource
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DorothyFisher
Sep 8, 2009 @ 2:02 am | delete
- This is a great lens. All the stuffs you provided really helped me a lot in learning more about Oscar fish and at the same time, the videos you provides a lot of information about breeding oscar cichlids
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ichthyoid
Jul 8, 2009 @ 2:38 pm | delete
- Really great lens! I love Oscars. They are the first aquarium fish that ever captivated me as a child.
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- One Fish, Two Fish
- Top Ten "Fish" Movies
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