Black Oscars

[ferret]

The lfs currently has a tank, which they've only had for about a month, labelled Black oscar.

It looks just like a tiger oscar, but a bit smaller (at least in the store). Its all black, with what seem to be longer fins and a more 'jagged' or spikey look to the fins. Its has slightly lighter patterns like a tiger.

Does anyone have any information? I can't get many google results, and the few I find seem to just mention it in passing with no real information.

 

[Scottw68TN]

Probably a tiger I've seen some very dark ones. How can it be a bit smaller. smaller than an adult or oscar fry?

 

[ferret]

Merely smaller than the other tanks of oscars they keep. Might be younger, not sure. These are still at least 2 inches. The other tanks are upwards to 4in

 

[Allivymar]

I dunno...call me suspicious, but oscars usually don't have jagged fins like that do they...I'd wonder if they were suffering from fin rot...

 

[ferret]

No, they look perfectly healthy. I'll try to locate a similar photo. Have always had the same look. This one is actually an african cichlid, but this is what I meant:

http://sofia.usgs.gov/sfrsf/rooms/species/invasive/focus/tilapia.jpg

 

[Allivymar]

Oh ok. Not familiar with the more...exotic? LOL breeds of oscars. Tho, that tilapia also looks like he has fin probs

 

[angelstiger]

The younger the oscar, the darker the coloration. I suspect it is just a young tiger oscar. Until I looked at the pic, I thought maybe you had found a veil-tail oscar. They do exist but I've only seen them in books. They have a tail that resembles the tail of an angel rather than the normal rounded tail.

 

[Scottw68TN]

we have a few long finned oscars here, the anal and dorsal fin flow back to a point. Nice but in their world its just asking for a fight.

 

[ferret]

I got another look at these today, let me see if this is a better description.

Their fins look about the same as other oscars (Tiger, Red, Albino Tiger). They're very dark. The lighter patterned bands resemble a tiger's, but are a silverish/goldish tint, a little shiny.

Google searches, I can find online stores that sell them, but no direct information on how they might differ from other Oscars.