The oscar, a popular aquarium fish, proliferated across South Florida and became especially abundant in the Everglades. The lure of catching one of these popular aquarium fish drew fisherman from ...

Oscar. A long-time Florida feature, the Oscar is another South American fish that has made its home here in Southwest Florida. "Most successful in canals running through marsh habitats, ...

Oscar came to the Everglades without warning. Arrived, it seems, by U-Haul trailer in the dead of night. Brought the wife, kids and relatives by the thousands. You’ve seen him in fish tanks, … ...

I don’t want to deal with this oscar fish, so I’ll just go dump it in the canal.’” Oscars, which are dark brown with lovely orange flecks across their flanks, are from the Amazon basin.