i found him kinda lifeless in the plants. i hope hes just asleep. anyone else have this problem?

ok its alot more worse.


he seems to be losing scales towards the back.. he also has small bubbles around his body. he is hanging near the aerator so that could be the cause of his bubbles.

ammo- 0
nitri- 0
nitrates<20

any ideas?

Etwee:
How long has this Oscar being in that particular tank? Your water parameters are fine. However, what's the pH? Do you have CO2 injection in that tank?

They can lay down, tilted, when experiencing high levels of stress OR when seriously ill.

I wouldn't worry too much for superficial injuries at this point. I would pay attention to feeding, and if eating, feed sparingly, keeping water parameters in check... in order to do that properly, I suggest you put this fish in a quarantine tank, lower the water level a bit to simulate shallow water, keep lights out, provide good water surface agitation, and bring temp close to 28C.

Pepe
Santo Domingo

been there ever since i got him about 5 weeks.

ph is about 6.5

no co2 injection

maybe hes bloated or something. not sure.

I once thought my Oscar had tiny bubbles all around him. Came to find out that it was Ick. And he too would lay tilted and lifeless..

Are you absolutely sure you have done the tests correctly? Is your fish breathing heavily at all? Now, because your fish is losing scales, this could well be down to either a bacterial, or a parasitic infestation of the skin.Is there any sliminess of the skin, or anything that looks like it's growing? Is it possible to get a photograph?

LiamLiamLiam wrote:
and he was

Not sure if it is Ick . I wouldn't describe ick as looking like bubbles, more like tiny grains of salt. But we have to also look at the issue that the fish is losing scales. A photograph is pretty essential

at the moment im pretty sure its not ick, the bubbles have all gone away.

hes got this little tiny thing that looks liek a external parasite on his head. but im not sure cos of the light. its black

he also has a white kinda stringy thing extruding from his head, just above his eye. looks about 1 mm long.

ill try get a photograph soon, and yeh the tests were fine.

hes having sulking behaviour. laying low and lifeless

his scales have recovered

I have not experience anything like that.
if it is a parasite, I am very sure your fish
will shrugged off violently to dislodge them.
Does it taking any food? if it does, then it will
survived.

sounds like skin flukes. treatments for parasites will clear them if so. you may notice your fish loose colour and start to become feeble.

good news guys. after a long few days, hes bak to normal. the parasites seemed to have just gone away. and his behaviour has improved alot.

hes still super fussy which i guess is a good sign that hes back.

nice to hear that etwee!

so you have seen the "members oscar fish".
there are some beautiful shots from rafal
but i am a little bit in doubt. it seems not
real..... i don't know... i am more amazed
on simple pictures from the rest.

yeah rafals look nice. hes got one where they all line up perfectly!

im not really into albino oscar colours. i like tiger the best, but it seems as they grow older they lose the bright pigments