A. crassippinis

[dnimer]

Hi sorry for not mentioning my location, I'm from Southeast Asia. And bumblebee is really rare because maybe the shop owners having trouble with the shipping cost from US or Brazil going here. But lemon and red chilli oscars are plenty here but I am hesistant I have doubt of their lifespan and health because they are not natural breeders feed them something to turn yellow or red. I will try to post some pictures later my oscars are 1" to 1.2"

Thank you

 

[FINWIN]

Yes, they are meant to stay smaller. This has not been my experience. Mine have outgrown some aquarium strain albinos that I got at the same time.

please excuse the micro bubbles in the pics, was half way through some maintenance when I realised I was meant to take some updated pics.

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I posted a link of a you tube video questioning the size of the bumblebees...from 8" to 18" like ocellatus. People either have bad information or never raised a "bee." Data still seems to be all over the place. Oscars in the picture look like the ones I've seen in public aquariums and those are huge.

 

[Kevin@TUIC]

I have imported thousands of A. crassipinnis. They get equally as large as any other Astronotus. I have had wild adults arrive @ 16".
if a species of 'small growing' oscars existed, it would easily be one best selling species in the trade on a global scale. if we can get small adult sized oscars that also keep juvenile oscar pattern it would be a grand slam! Unfortunately, it does not exist.

 

[Peckoltia]

Thanks for the insight Kevin.

 

[HunterAu]

Peckoltia I am living in Australia and i am having trouble locating a Bumblebee Oscar.
Any help would be appreciated..