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I have a young albino Oscar and now the edges of her tail are turning black...at Petsmart, the albinos are doing that too...what is it???
LindaD
09-15-2003, 2:28 PM
You have a Lutino oscar. Some Lutino O's will develop a dark colouration to their fins. It's nothing to worry about.
Most pet stores label them incorrectly. Lutino's will also have a dark coloured eye pupil. Whereas true Albino's will have a reddish pupil.
HTH
Oh! Cool! I thought maybe that she might be malnurished...I started feeding her all kinds of stuff, but it got darker...lol...thanks!
Tightdog1
09-15-2003, 8:56 PM
Yea you just got a good deal on more rare oscar, be happy!
Frameshift
09-16-2003, 12:33 AM
Originally posted by Tightdog1
Yea you just got a good deal on more rare oscar, be happy!
Huh? True albino oscars are much more rare than lutino oscars.
Here's a neat shot of my lutino oscar Moby (great white whale and all).
http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL171/1448165/2760664/33627508.jpg
Its eye is just red from the flash, you can see the darker markings on the unpaired fins.