Oscars change colors along with most cichlids

[JacksontoKobe]

Hey Scott obviously you pay little attention to your oscar then they change colors quite often. Is your Oscar still eating? is he doing anything abnormal? I have owned Oscars for 20 years my father has owned Oscars his whole life and they have all changed colors at times. I wouldnt worry about it unless he stops eating or starts gasping or scraping of rocks.

[scott]

Well I guess I will take this with a grain of salt and assume it is some sort of misguided effort to help me. I will say however that your tone comes off as quite offensive and it is never wise to judge someone you know nothing about.
For your information I watch my fish for hours everyday, as I don't have television and find cichlid behavior far more interesting than who made the cut on American Idol anyway.
My Oscars eat like horses and I will bet your paycheck they have a far more quality and varied diet than yours. I use an assortment of fifteen different high quality flakes, pellets, frozen, live and fresh foods in addition to fresh vegetables. So I am glad you are not worried as I would hate for you to lose sleep over my fish as they are perfectly fine, just to quell any lingering concerns you might have.
Lastly I could care less how long you have been keeping Oscars, or your father for that matter, as time in no way equals knowledge. You can easily do something the wrong way for twenty years and not know unless someone tells you different. I have been driving for twenty years but I could sooner tell you the distance to the moon than the lift and duration of the cam in my car or the firing order of the plugs. Time does not equal specific knowledge.
In this thread you are refering to, I never once mentioned anything other than my opinion based on my experience which I believe I am free to do. I could just as easily say your Oscar obviously changes colors all of the time because it is stressed over being in to small of a tank/nitrates to high etc. That does not make it fact.

Finally if you want some real info from what little I could find today I believe the reason my Oscar does not vary in color much is because it is an Albino and the pigmentation limits the color changes. I was unaware of this and did some checking after everyone else said how much their fishes color changed. So before you start throwing around words that may offend someone do your homework. And as a smarter man than myself said, "That's all I have to say about that."
I hope this in no way effects future postings as I am done and have said what I want and truly harbor no hard feelings.

[optix]

Originally posted by scott
Well I guess I will take this with a grain of salt and assume it is some sort of misguided effort to help me. I will say however that your tone comes off as quite offensive and it is never wise to judge someone you know nothing about.
For your information I watch my fish for hours everyday, as I don't have television and find cichlid behavior far more interesting than who made the cut on American Idol anyway.
My Oscars eat like horses and I will bet your paycheck they have a far more quality and varied diet than yours. I use an assortment of fifteen different high quality flakes, pellets, frozen, live and fresh foods in addition to fresh vegetables. So I am glad you are not worried as I would hate for you to lose sleep over my fish as they are perfectly fine, just to quell any lingering concerns you might have.
Lastly I could care less how long you have been keeping Oscars, or your father for that matter, as time in no way equals knowledge. You can easily do something the wrong way for twenty years and not know unless someone tells you different. I have been driving for twenty years but I could sooner tell you the distance to the moon than the lift and duration of the cam in my car or the firing order of the plugs. Time does not equal specific knowledge.
In this thread you are refering to, I never once mentioned anything other than my opinion based on my experience which I believe I am free to do. I could just as easily say your Oscar obviously changes colors all of the time because it is stressed over being in to small of a tank/nitrates to high etc. That does not make it fact.

Finally if you want some real info from what little I could find today I believe the reason my Oscar does not vary in color much is because it is an Albino and the pigmentation limits the color changes. I was unaware of this and did some checking after everyone else said how much their fishes color changed. So before you start throwing around words that may offend someone do your homework. And as a smarter man than myself said, "That's all I have to say about that."
I hope this in no way effects future postings as I am done and have said what I want and truly harbor no hard feelings.



Good speech amen :)

[Mantis_22]

Exactly

[JacksontoKobe]

Bet your check big mouth. Of course you would have and albino Oscar. By the way my Oscar is in a 92 gallon and is fed a variety of foods so you would lose your money.

[ryan]

VERY well spoken scott. A class act response

ryan