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Red Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus
Animalia›Chordata›Actinopterygii›Cichliformes›Cichlidae
Variety of Oscar · Red
📍 Captive-bred
The Red Oscar has been selectively bred for extensive red-orange colouration that covers most of the body, with greatly reduced dark base patterning compared to the Tiger variety. The intense red makes it one of the most vivid large cichlids available.
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Quick Facts
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- diet
- carnivore/omnivore
- maxSize
- 14 inches
- minTankSize
- 75 gallons
- temperature
- 73–82°F (23–28°C)
Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–8.0
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 5–20 dGH
- temperature
- 73–82°F (23–28°C)
Temperature
73–82°F
23–28°C