Ruby Red Oscars. Are They Dyed?

LindaD

LindaD

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I don't want to start a flame war..

Just wondering if Ruby Oscars were bred or artificially coloured?

I did a search but it didn't come up with any information on how they came about. I'm just curious myself. Someone on another board owns 2 of them, and we are all wondering.

Any information would be helpful.

Thanks.
 
ive had these ruby reds for a couple years, there still as bright as the day i bought them, i think they were breed to that color, but on a nother note, there noticable smaller than other oscars ive raised, minemaxed out around 10".


good luck


bob
 
They are very brightly coloured, which led me to suspect that they might be. I'm not sure if that's the common name for them or not. Which might be why I'm not finding any information..

Here's a pic I did find though.. Labels them as Ruby Red..
Hopefully this pic works since It's the only one I've found.. It said unavailable earlier..

Hmm pic not working.. Here's the site.. It's the first pic.. Hopefully this works..

http://www.geocities.com/best_oscar_info/varieties.html



Ooppss I missed your post oscarlvr.. Thanks for the info. Is the common name for them Ruby Red?
 
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yes, thata there comon name, these oscars are usualy a little more expensive also, whereas albino's run upward of 10.00 these r reds are usualy between 20.00-30.00 cdn



bob
 
Sure looks like an albino with lots of red coloration. I think i've seen one like that before that was undyed, so i'm pretty sure the color is natural.
 
That fish is the result of two aquarium strains, red and albino, being crossed until a new strain with both characteristics appears. Whether it has been fixed (breeding true) will be seen if you breed them. Albino red or red albino would be a more accurate name than ruby red, but I'm guessing the the lack of black pigment from the albino gene allows the red from the red oscar parent line to show up brighter or cleaner than it would have in the original red line without the albino trait. That can often happen in an albino. Albino Julidochromis ornatus display a very bright yellow overall color and the black stripes are replaced with cinnamon red stripes. In the normal color J. ornatus the yellow is less intense and the red color is completely masked by the black.

I've seen albino tigers, and the red on them is bright, so "ruby" sounds OK as a descriptive term.
 
I have two myself. They are beautiful. My favorite oscars that I own. My daughter has a long finned albino red...though it looks like a ruby also. He is also very beautiful.
 
These are simply normal color-morphs with contrived common names, it is a marketing ploy to get you to buy and charge more.
The Ruby Red is a Albino Red, common names include Pigeon Blood, Bloody Red and etc...
The Marbled is simply a Tiger with intense markings.

Dyed O's are very noticeable, they will not 'Look' real, they will look tinted where they should be showing albinoism, will show funky common names such as Strawberry, Blueberry or ect...
Actual dyeing/tinting is a incredibly cruel practice!

http://www.cjexotics.com/Astronotus_ocellatus.html
Types and kinds of Oscars
Morphs of Astronotus ocellatus

First lets get rid of the fake types! ANY current oscar on the market with "berry" in the name is just dyed! Dyed fish do NOT stay that color and are a waste of money! Even more important dyeing fish is cruel - DO NOT BUY these fish! The less that are sold the less that are created and sold to unsespecting people!

Now on to the real/true color morphs and species of Atronotus aka Oscars.

Normal Oscars - Black oscar (aka common or wild type)
Tiger Oscars
Red tiger
Red
Albino
Albino Red Oscars (can be pink,red or orange) aka bloody albinos
Albino Pink Oscars (line bred albino reds)
*Sunshine Albino
Patternless Green
Gold
Half Black ( developed by Herb Fogel,rarely heard of and I think gone from the hobby)
Purple (I had a picture linked but the hosting site asked the link be removed due to overwelming emails)- (rarely heard of and I think "true purples" are gone from the hobby)
Blue aka Slate an offshoot of the purples
Pied aka Piebald (I've only heard of a few wild collected specimens that were sold for high amounts of money)
White,high white,ghost (and other names have been used) - some appear to be something different but they ALL grow into, just reduced pattern albinos
*Lemon - belived to be line bred gold albinos - they keep the yellow coloring and are not dyed. *(this was sent to me some time ago with no author info)*
From time to time theres also a few new cool new names that suddenly pop up for oscar but 99% of these are just sales pitches or marketing attempts for oscars that have been around under a different name for a long time.
OTHER SPECIES:

Along with the common oscar - Astronotus ocellatus there are reportedly two?, possiably more other species includeing

Astronotus orbiculatus or Astronotus obicullaris (controversial) AKA striped oscar
Astronotus crassipinnis AKA striped Oscar or black oscar which are not often bred but are occasionally avaliable as medium sized imported fish.

and Astronotus "sp. venezula"
This page is still in the process of being updated and it will continue to be updated to match new additions to my collection.

* denotes pictures that do NOT belong to me,they have been left on their original site(s) to give their owners proper credit,if you own one of these photos and would like it removed for some reason just let me know

Have a picture of a true color morph thats not listed or pictured here? If you'd like it to be email us. webmaster@cjexotics.com

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