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And although adults require large aquaria, oscars breed readily when maintained properly and are often characterized as very “personable” pets by their keepers. The oscar is a very popular aquarium fish in North America and Europe. Importance to Humans Oscars spend time resting under cover. Other names are acará-açu (Portuguese), acará-grande (Portuguese), acarahuazú (Spanish), acaraú-açu (Portuguese), aluago elselepo (Galibi), apaiari (Portuguese), astronotus (French), bola-de-ouro (Portuguese), cará-grande (Portuguese), cará-açu (Portuguese), carahuazú (Spanish), cichlidé oeil de paon (French), corró-baiano (Portuguese), corró-chinês (Portuguese), crombier (Creole), dorminhoco (Portuguese), krobié rouj (Creole), masug (Palicur), paya (Creole), pfauenaugenbuntbarsch (German), and pielegnica pawiooka (Polish). Order: PerciformesĬommon English names include oscar, velvet cichlid, red oscar, tiger oscar, and marble cichlid. The oscar is one of the many cichlids popular in the aquarium trade, often bred and cross-bred to create unusual varieties. These stocky, oval fish form breeding pairs to tend to and aggressively defend their offspring. They’re usually a gray-brown to olive green mottle of colors, with an orange-ringed black ‘eye’ spot (or two) at the tail to confuse predators.
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These fresh water cichlids prefer slow-moving water with sunken branches and logs to hide behind.