i got 3 oscars 1 with hith a cure plz, 1 catfish, 2 baby parrot fish and 1 large and belive it or not 1 red and green terror and i have never seen any of them fight. Also my oscars are breeding and do other fish in the tank eat the eggs? Plus my oscar with hith has some white sort of meat coming out under its dorsle fins its happening alot and blocking my filter is it naturall? 1 last question i have 118 gallon tank so will that be enough for them?

to begin with to cure hith you need pristine water conditions ammonia-0 nitrites-0 and nitrates 20 or lower. feed a varied and balanced diet and this should cure it.

as for other fish eating the oscar eggs.....yes they will

as for some "white meat" comming from yur oscar no this is not normal. can you post some pics so we can see what exactly you mean by this.

if you have had no probs with the terrors in your tank yet this will soon change. they are not called terrors for nothing. they are aggressive fish that really do not make good tankmates for oscars. they should be housed with other aggressive cichlids like jags, midas's or doviis.

is your tank big enough for all these fish well the easy answer to this is no its not. firstly three oscars is not a good mumber to keep. since you have a pair(i assume a male and a female) the third one will most likely be in for a rough time. if you want to keep your current fish load for life you will need a tank a lot larger than the one you have now. probably something in the 300 imperial gallon range along with filtration to go with it.

hope this helps

Your Oscar with HITH needs treatment. If cared for properly, HITH should remit and your fish will have scars but no illness.

I would forget about breeding at this point.

A Hospital tank would come in handy, say a 2 or 2.5 footer 30gal tank if your Oscar is under one year old and/or less than 8" long. Otherwise I would go with a 4 footer 40-50gal hospital tank.

White tissue on the dorsal area is not a good sign. If you post a pic it will be helpful; however, your fish is likely to have an open wound and opportunistic infections may occur.

If you can not set a Hospital tank, then this will take a lot of effort, but if you are somewhat persistent you may pull this one off.

As necromancer said, keeping "perfect" water parameters should be your first line of treatment, as well as protein rich food. I would add spyrulina based food too, to enhance your fish immune system. For the time being do not feed live food.


Schedule every other day 30% partial water changes if your nitrates are around 25ppm. If at 40ppm, then go daily. Aim at keeping your cycle intact. Be careful with not over-cleaning.


Not seeing fish behaving aggressively is not a sure way to rule out aggressive behavior in your tank. There seems to be evidence of it due to the presence of your injured fish. I have seen my fish changing their behavior when they notice me around versus when I watch them while they don't see me.

There is some disagreement on what causes HITH, which is a symptom, but there seems to be consensus as for water quality and nutrition in both prevention and recovery for HITH.

If your fish is in the early stages of HITH it is likely that will heal without using medication. If you see no improvement you may need to consider using meds.

Please give some thought to the idea of keeping just two Oscars and not three in your 118gal tank. Also contemplate a plan B for your terror (is it one red-green terror or one red and one green?). Your catfish and parrots should be fine with your Oscars.

My Oscars are paired off and they have their territory on the Left side of the tank, they breed there and no one dares to mess around. However, if I don't get the newborns out, they will be eaten by the other fish as they get away from their parents. Population control works in both directions.

Pepe
Santo Domingo

hey guys thanks for the info here some pics of my oscar with hith and white meat coming out of it dorsal fins and some pics of my tank

you can do this in the gallary under my tank and fish