Live fish will be delivered only to selected pincodes in Kolkata and nearby areas.

Here’s a complete care guide for the Copper Oscar — a stunning, selectively bred variety of the popular Oscar fish (Astronotus ocellatus), prized for its unique coppery hues and bold personality.

🐟 Copper Oscar Overview

🎨 Appearance

• Color: Rich copper, bronze, or reddish-orange base with darker patches or patterns

• Eyes: Prominent and intelligent-looking

• Fins: Rounded, with possible copper highlights or subtle ocelli (eye-spots)

• Body Shape: Large, oval-bodied, with a slightly humped back

• Variants: Copper Oscars are a designer morph, similar to Red, Tiger, or Albino Oscars in shape and care

✨ Known for their metallic sheen and vivid red-orange glow under aquarium lighting.

📏 Size & Lifespan

🔥 Temperament & Personality

• Temperament: Semi-aggressive and highly intelligent

• Behavior:

  • Recognizes owner and may beg for food

  • Can be territorial and aggressive, especially when breeding or crowded

  • Rearranges décor, uproots plants

  • Can be trained to eat from hand or do basic tricks

🧠 Oscars are often called “water puppies” for their interaction and personality.

🐠 Tank Requirements

💧 Water quality is critical — Oscars are sensitive to ammonia and nitrites.

🍽️ Diet

• Feeding Type: Omnivore (leaning carnivorous)

• Best Foods:

  • High-quality cichlid pellets

  • Frozen: bloodworms, krill, shrimp

  • Live food occasionally: earthworms, crickets

  • Vegetables: blanched spinach, peas

• Avoid:

  • Mammalian meat (e.g., beef heart)

  • Goldfish or feeder fish (can carry diseases)

🕒 Feed 1–2 times daily; remove uneaten food to reduce waste.

✅ Care Tips

• Use a tight-fitting lid — Oscars can jump!

• Avoid sharp décor to prevent injury

• Don’t keep with fragile tankmates

• Maintain stable water temperature and clean tank

• Test water parameters weekly

🐣 Breeding

• Breeding Difficulty: Moderate to difficult in home aquariums

• Spawning Behavior:

  • Form monogamous pairs

  • Clean flat rock or surface to lay eggs

  • Both parents protect and fan eggs

  • Eggs hatch in ~3 days; fry free-swimming in a week

• Fry Care:

  • Feed newly hatched brine shrimp or powdered fry food

  • Separate fry to avoid being eaten by parents or other fish

🎯 Oscars may lay up to 1,000 eggs per spawn.

🤝 Tankmates

Compatible Tankmates (with space and caution):

• Other large South American cichlids (Severum, Firemouths)

• Silver Dollars

• Large Plecos

• Bichirs

• Large peaceful catfish (e.g., Synodontis, Raphael catfish)

Avoid:

• Small fish (tetras, guppies — will be eaten)

• Aggressive tankmates (flowerhorns, red devils)

• Fragile fish or slow swimmers

• Invertebrates (snails, shrimp — will be snacks)

🧱 Space and hiding places reduce aggression and stress.

⚠️ Common Health Issues

🧠 Fun Facts

• Oscars have individual personalities and may sulk, pout, or refuse food if upset

• Known to rearrange tank décor to suit their taste

• Capable of recognizing human faces and reacting to voice and movement

🏁 Summary

The Copper Oscar is a gorgeous, fiery-colored variant of the beloved Oscar fish. It’s ideal for intermediate to advanced aquarists who can manage large tanks and provide the space, filtration, and interaction these intelligent fish need. With proper care, your Copper Oscar will grow into a vibrant, responsive, and long-lived companion.

*Pictures are for reference purpose size & color might vary slightly.

Delivery of live Fish is only available in Kolkata & Howrah.