Oscar Cichlid

Oscar Cichlid     Astronotus Ocellatus  

Grows to 12"

General:  This is a very popular fish with personality.   They can learn to recognize their owners.  They are quick growing and hardy.  They have a reputation for aggressiveness, but they are actually less aggressive than many other cichlids.   You can keep them in singles or groups.  Provide a large tank and keep them with similar sized cichlids.  Temperature 74-80

Longevity:  7-8 years

Diet:  Like most cichlids they will accept a variety of foods such as cichlid pellets, cichlid flakes, frozen foods and krill.  To bring out the best color feed some color foods such as Tetra Bits  or Hikari Cichlid Gold.   Feed young fish 2-3 times daily.  Adults can be fed 1-2 times a day.

Compatibility:  They can also be mixed with similar sized cichlids, silver dollars, sharks, plecostomus, pacus, gars and tin foil barbs. 

Color Varieities:   Standard Oscar,  Red Tiger Oscar,  Red Oscar