{"product_id":"common-oscar","title":"Common Oscar - 7.5cm","description":"\u003ch3 data-end=\"132\" data-start=\"109\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"132\" data-start=\"113\"\u003eSpecies Profile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"181\" data-start=\"136\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"156\" data-start=\"136\"\u003eScientific Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"179\" data-start=\"157\"\u003eAstronotus ocellatus\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"181\" data-start=\"136\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"200\" data-start=\"184\"\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Common Oscar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"181\" data-start=\"136\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"230\" data-start=\"215\"\u003eAdult Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10–12 inches (25–30 cm), occasionally up to 14 inches in large tanks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"181\" data-start=\"136\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"324\" data-start=\"304\"\u003eLife Expectancy:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10–15 years (with excellent care)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"181\" data-start=\"136\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"375\" data-start=\"363\"\u003eHabitat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Native to slow-moving rivers, streams, and floodplains in the \u003cstrong data-end=\"454\" data-start=\"438\"\u003eAmazon Basin\u003c\/strong\u003e (Brazil, Peru, Colombia); 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