Blue Oscar - Aquarium Advice

scalesojustice · 09-27-2006, 02:18 PM

i think i know the answer, but i wanted to check.

a couple days ago i saw blue oscars at a LFS. they were a light blue with orange-ish tiger stripes. they were also younger oscars. are they, in fact, dyed? has anyone else seen this?

this LFS is notorious for selling dyed/tatooed fish including the "i love you" parrot, "striped" parrot, tatooed mollies, corys, etc. perhaps that is why i actually pass them up in favor of petsmart.

triazole · 09-27-2006, 02:20 PM

seems dyed to me. never heard of a blue oscar. you could go and ask the manager outright if that's the case.

rich311k · 09-27-2006, 02:25 PM

http://www.firsttankguide.net/painted.php

They are dyed to achieve the blue color. I think oscars look great in the normal color varieties we already have, don't know why we need blue ones.

evercl92 · 09-27-2006, 02:37 PM

Are you reffering to a Petland in Columbus, OH by chance? The dumb@ss that was working there had them named "blueberry" oscars. I knew they were dyed, but asked him anywy, if they were natural, just to hear his response. He told me it was a natural color variation. I simply laughed at him. Last week, they got 2 "new" baby albino oscars, one with a red "heart" on it's side, one with 3 vertical red stripes. Boggles me how stupid people can be, especially those in the business. It's just like doctors and nurses smoking....

scalesojustice · 09-27-2006, 02:42 PM

no, this was a smaller lfs in akron, OH. they actually promote the painted fish to customers saying that "they won't lose their color." i was perplexed by the blue oscars and actually asked, to myself, why would they do that? it's all rather pointless.

it's too bad that they have the best kept tanks in town. i just don't like buying from them.

on a side note about this lfs, i guess nearly all the employees quit a month ago because the owner was being a jerk about not selling enough equipment, supplies, etc. and revenue was down. a couple days ago was the first time i was in there in a while and it was a whole new crew of workers.

Blazeherd2306 · 09-27-2006, 05:31 PM

Sorry, there is no such thing as a blue oscar. It's dyed just like checkerboard gouramis and blood parrots.

And every dyed fish will lose its color quickly. It's a sick practice.

**Fishyfanatic** · 09-27-2006, 07:23 PM

I am certain that the Oscar has been dyed. Not all blood parrots are dyed. Anything other than yellow or orange/red is dyed. Most yellow and orange/red parrots are natural in coloration.

krap101 · 09-28-2006, 12:56 AM

one of my friends is a manager at a petland near here. he says their dyed.

gheitman · 09-28-2006, 03:52 AM

When my LFS first got in what they call "electric blue" oscars I asked the owner about them. He said that they were a new strain that had been bred artificially for that color. They are a much more expensive fish than your normal oscar variants and I've seen them sell for $50 or more.

I made a mistake above. My LFS actually got in "electric blue" Jack Dempseys, not Oscars, which they sell for $59.95 each.

trotty · 09-28-2006, 04:02 AM

never heard of it..... nor would i want one.!

09-27-2006, 02:18 PM	#1
scalesojustice Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 152	Blue Oscar i think i know the answer, but i wanted to check. a couple days ago i saw blue oscars at a LFS. they were a light blue with orange-ish tiger stripes. they were also younger oscars. are they, in fact, dyed? has anyone else seen this? this LFS is notorious for selling dyed/tatooed fish including the "i love you" parrot, "striped" parrot, tatooed mollies, corys, etc. perhaps that is why i actually pass them up in favor of petsmart.

09-27-2006, 02:37 PM	#4
evercl92 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Groveport, OH Posts: 625 Images: 5	Are you reffering to a Petland in Columbus, OH by chance? The dumb@ss that was working there had them named "blueberry" oscars. I knew they were dyed, but asked him anywy, if they were natural, just to hear his response. He told me it was a natural color variation. I simply laughed at him. Last week, they got 2 "new" baby albino oscars, one with a red "heart" on it's side, one with 3 vertical red stripes. Boggles me how stupid people can be, especially those in the business. It's just like doctors and nurses smoking.... __________________ "... if any one specie does not become modified and improved in a corresponding degree with its competitors, it will soon be exterminated." - Charles Darwin

09-27-2006, 07:23 PM	#7
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	I am certain that the Oscar has been dyed. Not all blood parrots are dyed. Anything other than yellow or orange/red is dyed. Most yellow and orange/red parrots are natural in coloration. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

09-28-2006, 12:56 AM	#8
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	one of my friends is a manager at a petland near here. he says their dyed. __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

09-28-2006, 03:52 AM	#9
gheitman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 1,199 Images: 4	When my LFS first got in what they call "electric blue" oscars I asked the owner about them. He said that they were a new strain that had been bred artificially for that color. They are a much more expensive fish than your normal oscar variants and I've seen them sell for $50 or more. I made a mistake above. My LFS actually got in "electric blue" Jack Dempseys, not Oscars, which they sell for $59.95 each. __________________ Gene Heitman - 10 tanks, 178 gallons, 20+ species of fish/shrimp/snails, 52+ species of plants ... 8 years ago I just wanted 1 tank with some fish - what was I thinking

09-27-2006, 02:20 PM	#2
triazole Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 418	seems dyed to me. never heard of a blue oscar. you could go and ask the manager outright if that's the case.

09-27-2006, 02:25 PM	#3
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	http://www.firsttankguide.net/painted.php They are dyed to achieve the blue color. I think oscars look great in the normal color varieties we already have, don't know why we need blue ones.

09-27-2006, 02:42 PM	#5
scalesojustice Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 152	no, this was a smaller lfs in akron, OH. they actually promote the painted fish to customers saying that "they won't lose their color." i was perplexed by the blue oscars and actually asked, to myself, why would they do that? it's all rather pointless. it's too bad that they have the best kept tanks in town. i just don't like buying from them. on a side note about this lfs, i guess nearly all the employees quit a month ago because the owner was being a jerk about not selling enough equipment, supplies, etc. and revenue was down. a couple days ago was the first time i was in there in a while and it was a whole new crew of workers.

09-27-2006, 05:31 PM	#6
Blazeherd2306 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,723 Images: 5	Sorry, there is no such thing as a blue oscar. It's dyed just like checkerboard gouramis and blood parrots. And every dyed fish will lose its color quickly. It's a sick practice.

09-28-2006, 04:02 AM	#10
trotty Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: sydney Australia Posts: 361 Images: 31	never heard of it..... nor would i want one.!

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