Bumblebee Oscar (Astronotus orbicularis)

The bumblebee oscar is a fast-moving, active freshwater fish that has a black and yellow striped body, hence the name bumblebee. They fall under the category of the cichlid family and have small sharp edges at the end of their top fins, which they use as a defense mechanism against other fish. When these fish are younger, they often school in big groups, but when reaching maturity towards adulthood they can get up to 10inches to a foot long. When acclimated fully their black spots on their body get very dark ,and they enjoy a variety of carnivorous foods including shrimp, tilapia, bloodworms, and some often like carnivore sticks or shrimp pellets.