Red Rose Oscar

Red Oscars appeared several years after the Tiger Oscar and quickly became popular in the Cichlid aquarium hobby.

They are admired for the burst of orange-red colour and personality that they can give to any aquarium and were the second, selectively bred version of the original, Amazonian, Wild Oscar.

Red Oscars are intelligent and can learn to distinguish between their owner(s) and strangers, as well as develop rather interesting personalities;

in addition to their constant “asking,” they can also be trained to eat from their owner’s hand, which is why they are also known as river or water dogs.

Red Oscars are brown to grey in hue with a brilliant orange lower jaw, “neck,” operculum, belly, and flanks.

Their fins are normally dark, although some have the color orange that spreads from their flanks to their fins (although their pectoral fins are usually translucent).

Some individuals have a black, ocellus spot at the base of their caudal fin.

Red Oscars require an aquarium with a minimum capacity of 75 gallons, a sand or gravel bottom, and several hiding places (driftwood, rock structures, vegetation, etc.).

Red Oscars are known to dig in substrate, causing live plants to uproot; live plants should have robust root systems, be placed in pots inside the substrate, or species that will adhere to and develop on driftwood and other structures should be employed.

II. You would love the fish because…

Red Oscars are another widespread species variety that may be distinguished by their bi-colored look.

These fish are a vibrant flaming red and black, with the two colours blending flawlessly across the fish’s back. Red Oscars have black fins and somewhat projecting orange-rimmed eyes.

The Red Oscar, like all other Oscars, is a predatory carnivore.

III. Is this fish species peaceful or hostile?

Oscar fish is known to be a highly aggressive fish, so keep any little fish away from the Oscar fish tank.

IV. Species compatibility

Black Convict Cichlid · Silver Dollars · Firemouth Cichlid · Severum Cichlid · Green Terror Cichlid · Jack Dempsey Cichlid · Bichir.

V. How to feed this species?

Oscar fish are omnivores, meaning they require both meat and vegetables to exist. Oscars consume largely insects, crustaceans like shrimp, and water plants in the wild, thus these are the primary items to seek for in your food. The finest meals to feed your Oscar are high-quality cichlid flakes and pellets.