can some 1 please help my oscar {MR. Redlegs} has HALF of a black face ? he is a healthy fish but the last 2 days HALF of his face is black and its like exactly half of his face ! he is still eating and i have seen him change colors but never just half of his face ! i hope he is ok but im scared can some1 PLEASE HELP ! Thanks Jason

Hello and welcome to the forum..

I have no idea why his half his face would go black other than as they mature the colors change. Is there anything in the tank that he could have bumped into? My O's occasionally have bruises..

I hope thats all it is and he is ok.

need to see a photograph

welcome to the site


as previously stated a pic would be neccessary to help you with your problem.
also could you post your water parameters as well, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, water temp and ph.

hopefully this shows up and my avitar is a pic of him this morning. and as the water condition i have nothing to test it with my money is short sorry ! but i do water changes/clean tank/filters every couple weeks and i have had him a year and a half to 2 years and have became attached to him he has always been in the tank alone ! any help would help thanks agin

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okay, firstly anyone keeping fish should test their water on a regular basis. It's easier to get your own test kits, or some people prefer to take a sample of water to the LFS. Secondly, you are not doing enough water changes, I'll be very surprised if your water is in good condition at the end of two weeks.

So until we can see a photograph, and ascertain the condition of your water, it's very difficult to progress any further with assisting you. What I would say is carry out a 50% water change making sure you use some kind of water conditioner to remove chlorine.

Just so happens today OFL, that I am giving away a free ammonia test kit to someone who needs one.Have Bengalsfan513 PM me his mailing address and I will send him one. The only condition is that he helps someone else down the road that needs assistance.

to post a pic first;
create a account with photobucket (if you dont already have one)
this only takes a few minutes.

then upload your photo onto photobucket.

lastly all you have to do is copy the last link out of the four boxes
then paste here in the thread.

OldMedic wrote:

hey oldmedic, that is the principle i am imploring in my place, "PAY
IT FORWARD". whatever good deeds i have done to somebody else, i always
ask him/her to do the same with others, not to me. (i've got the idea
from the movie of keven spacey, helen hunt, and kid olsen)

Bengalsfan513 wrote:

just want to check if it is on both sides? if not, then something is
wrong, if both sides, then, maybe, it is normal. just keep the water
under check.