Lutino Oscar turning black?

[Galactik]

So I recently got a little oscar that had been labeled as albino at my lfs but later found out he might be a lutino instead.

When I got him, he was perfectly white except for a black trim at the end of his/her fins but as time goes on, he keeps getting darker. Is this normal behavior/peeling for lutinos?

He is super active and eating like a hog otherwise - really enjoying his personality. Hes always swimming next to my baby severum.

 

[Rocksor]

perfectly normal for juvenile oscars to change to a different color pattern as it matures.

 

[duanes]

In any line bred fish there is a possibility to revert to back to a few, maybe even more of its normal characteristics.
Breeding true over time is a relative thing.
Lutino, gold, or long fin are not different species of oscars, they were simply selected by breeders for certain traits, so it is possible for some individuals of a spawn to revert to some natural characteristics. In many cases if normal characteristics are noticed early enough, these are culled to maintain the line, but some color changes may not show up until later, after the fish have been released to LFSs.
This not only applies to oscars, but for any line bred fish from koi, to guppies, to EBJDs, to Glo-fish.

 

[Matteus]

Neat, I was also wondering this. I had some albino long fins a few years ago and I noticed the colours changed over time.

 

[Galactik]

Neat, I was also wondering this. I had some albino long fins a few years ago and I noticed the colours changed over time. View attachment 1406216View attachment 1406217View attachment 1406218View attachment 1406219

Oh wow those look really cool!


I'm excited to see how mine evolves