hello i am new to the site but i need help my oscar has not eatin in 4 days and keeps beat himself up against gravel and tank dont know what to do i live in va and cant find any specialist plz help asap i would really hate to lose the big guy

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The first thing you need to do is test your water for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and pH. One of the signs of toxins in the water is when the fish are very skittish and dart around the tank banking themselves up against things.

If you haven't got a test kit, you need to get one as soon as possible. In the meantime, do a 30% water change making sure you use a conditioner. If the fish stops doing it after the water change, that may indicate that you did have toxins present.

yea thanx but i have been testing the water shows fine but he started this in his old tank like 3 days ago an his new 75 wasnt ready yet now hes in his new one has sum what settled down but still doing it

I'm a little confused, what tank is he in at the moment? when say the water is fine, what exactly are the readings? it is very important that we know. Sometimes people think that 0.3 ammonia is okay when it's not

k jus did test here is my readings


nitrate-0
nitrite-0
hardness-75
chlorine-0
alkalinity-80
ph-6.8


everything appears fine right ???

okay, what about the ammonia? the other thing that is a little dubious is your nitrate reading is 0. It's virtually impossible to keep the nitrate level at zero. How big is the tank, and what filtration have you got? Also, what test kits are you using?

ok i had him in a 45 he out grew it i have moved him up to a 75 gallon he started this in his old tank unfourtunatly my test does not test amonia but my 75 has been set up for about 2 weeks waiting for bloom cycle hes been in it for 2 days now so u wouldnt think thers alot of amonia right??? but anyway my filter is a aqua clear 80 to 110 gallon heat is about 80 degreas

Your 75 gallon tank is not going to be cycled if it has only been set up for two weeks. Has it had any fish in there in the last two weeks, not including the Oscar you have already put in?