Basic Facts about Oscar Fish

Characteristics: Oscar fish are characterized by their colorful body pattern and aggressive temperament. They can grow up to 40cm in length, weighing more than 1.5 kilograms.

Habitat: Oscar fish are found inhabiting in freshwaters of Amazon, La Plata and Orinoco.

Diet: Oscar fish are generally carnivores in nature. They primarily feed on small species of fish and live foods.

Types of Oscar Fish

Oscar fish have different types including:

• Red Oscar – It has huge red and crimson markings on either side of the body.
• Tiger Oscar – its body has orange and crimson markings on the top of chocolate brown base.
• Albino Oscar – this Oscar fish type has the same color pattern as tiger Oscar. The difference is that it has red base and splotches and the brown is replaced by ivory white coloring.

More Facts about Oscar for Kids

• Oscar fish are known to be intelligent types of fish.

• During mating season, Oscar fish are believed to change their colors. Full grown female Oscar fish can lay more than 1000 eggs at a time which hatch in the next 2 days.

• Although Oscar fish are known to be very adaptable species of fish, you still have to be careful when keeping it as an aquarium fish. The optimum pH level for Oscar fish should be around 7.2.

• With their aggressive temperament, it is not advisable to keep them in a tank together with small-sized species of fish. As much as possible, keep it together with fish larger or the same size as them.