Astronotus ocellatus - Oscar, Velvet Cichlid, Marble Cichlid by bidkev
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Astronotus ocellatus - Oscar, Velvet Cichlid, Marble Cichlid by

“To appreciate the full splendour of this fish, see the extra large version here”: http://www.bidkev.com/oscar.php

This is Oscar the Oscar.

Found in the Amazon River and its’ tributaries also Paraguay.

Oscars are regarded as intelligent by aquarists, this being due in part to the fact that they learn to associate their owners with food and are purported to be able to distinguish their owner from strangers. Despite their large size, and predatory nature, oscars are relatively placid aquarium residents best housed with other fishes too large to be considered food items.

Canon 40D: 100mm Macro, 580EXll Flash, wireless trigger

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astronotus ocellatus, oscar, velvet cichlid, marble cichlid, aquarist, aquarium, cichlid, new world cichlid, fishkeeping

Comments

  • LudaNayvelt
    LudaNayvelt12 months ago

    amazing shot

  • Thank you Luda

    kev

    – bidkev

  • salsbells69
    salsbells6912 months ago

    I feel as though i could touch him. Great textural imagery. Well done!

  • Thanks Sal. I’ve been away a while. Nice to see your lovely avatar again .

    kev

    – bidkev

  • Hugh Fathers
    Hugh Fathers12 months ago

    Fabulous!! . . .
    Thanks for the link to the BIG picture, appreciated . . .

  • bidkev
    bidkev12 months ago

    Thank you Hugh. Glad you enjoyed it.

    kev